Word: disks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...computer, which has a 32-bit memory, is considerably more powerful than the two HRSTS computers it joins--both PDP 11/70 computers. The new computer has roughly double the amount of disk storage and can do calculations much faster than the old ones...
More memory and disk space will have to be added to it in the future, though, Lewis A. Law, associate director of the Science Center, said yesterday...
Developed under the direction of C.T.W. Consultant Joyce Hakansson and tested at Sesame Place, each disk will contain four programs and sell for $50-playable, however, only on a $1,500 Apple II computer. Hakansson warns that "computers are just another tool." But, she adds, "They are very patient and nonjudgmental. They never tell a child that he is holding up the class...
...left in the contest, sophomore center White banged home a Vicki Palmer centering pass to knot the game at one and save the Crimson from defeat. Senior Lisa Glen controlled the puck in the corner to Mason's right and fed behind the net to Palmer who directed the disk in front of the goal where White wasted no time drilling it past Mason for her second goal of the season...
This week a seven-year-old disk drive in the system broke down, requiring a spare part to be flown in from California and inconveniencing users of the computer. Law said the two PDP 1170s are currently running at full capacity and an expected "exponential increase in use" of the computer will force some replacements within a few years...