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Word: disces (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...audiophiles, the Coop is boasting the newest in Panasonic laser disc players--at last count 10 of the nation's 100 units had been beamed to the mercantile hub of Harvard Square, Argeros said...

Author: By Kristin A. Goss, | Title: How the Coop Copes | 12/14/1984 | See Source »

Because the station had not built up a record library of its own, the Briggs and Briggs music store loaned records in exchange for advertising. Every morning, disc jockeys would go to the store, select the records they wanted to air, and return them the next...

Author: By Paull E. Hejinian, | Title: On the Air And Under The Ground | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

...select their computers on the basis of increasingly esoteric technical specifications. IBM alone sells seven basic variations on its bestselling model, ranging from the low-cost PCjr to the top-of-the-line IBM PC AT. To distinguish between these machines, consumers have to measure memory in kilobytes and disc storage in megabytes. To understand the pros and cons of IBM-compatible computers built by AT&T, Compaq or Hewlett-Packard, they must learn to identify silicon chips by name and measure their speeds in millions of cycles per second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Bothered and Bewildered | 11/19/1984 | See Source »

...capacity. At the same time, Apple dropped the price on the smaller Macintosh by $300, to $2,195. Reason: rumors about the introduction of a bigger machine were cutting into Macintosh sales. The company is now plagued by reports of yet another improved Macintosh that will have a hard-disc memory storage unit built...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Bothered and Bewildered | 11/19/1984 | See Source »

...Disc Jocks...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Colt, | Title: Three Seniors Purchase Limousine | 11/15/1984 | See Source »

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