Word: fastest
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Chuck [Nwokocha] is a kid who we are trying to get on the field," Harvard Coach Tim Murphy said. "When he's out there, he's the fastest guy on the field...
Certainly not the fastest runner on the field, he has displayed an elusiveness over his first two games, even executing a nice spin move on a 37-yard run during the third quarter. Wilford also executed two critical blocks on senior defensive back John Aloisi, the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week, during the two successful reverse plays Harvard...
...really a supercomputer that can't be exported to hostile countries. I'm not sure what I'll do with so much power--probably work toward world peace or play poker, as usual. Still, it'll be a comfort. In the meantime, I've been sampling the latest, fastest chip off the block: a 650-MHz Athlon, from Advanced Micro Devices. The new chip, also known as the K7, is slated to ship later this month on selected Compaq Presario and IBM Aptiva 865 machines. For the first time in ages, beleaguered AMD has a speed edge over rival Intel...
...Athlon or Intel's Pentium III: that is the question. All things being equal--components, software and peripherals in the package deal--if you feel you must have the latest, fastest, I'd shop this one strictly by price. Don't worry about brand names. If you can get a better deal on an Athlon, do it. One thing to keep in mind, though, is this: 99% of you who read this column won't see much difference. Chips have become so fast, they outpace most software's requirements. Then again, if speed really matters to you, maybe you need...
...found that the fastest payoff came for students who chose top-tiered private schools with a financial aid offer over private schools two tiers below. These students, on average, made back the difference in tuition in less than six months...