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Word: guess (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...guess because I was the only senior playing it was nice to feel like I went out on a winning game," Kaufman said. "I think we all just got together and decided that we were not going to be denied today...

Author: By Sandra Block, | Title: Aquadudes Seventh At Eastern Tourney | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

Experts say that at least one in 20 passwords can be guessed quite easily because users choose as their password either their name, the name of a friend, their home city, or other computer-related terms. Morris exploited this fact and programmed his virus to request information about users from the computer and use that information to try to guess their passwords. Only one password on each system needed be discovered to break through the next level of computer security...

Author: By Gregory R. Galperin, | Title: Computer `Virus' Infects Nation With Built-In Wile | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

Theresa A. Finn, founder and joint-coordinator of the Irish Cultural Society, said the concert "was a total surprise. I guess Lipson must have heard of us since we have sponsored Irish cultural events at Harvard since the society's inception four years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Short Takes | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

...from Mattel enables viewers to play along with the nightly syndicated show. The unit, when aimed at the TV set, picks up an encoded signal that activates a miniature computer. For each word puzzle, the player can "spin" a wheel to accumulate prize money, choose letters and try to guess the hidden phrase. The TV players' guesses also show up automatically on the home unit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Playing Along | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...hard, because they usually delay offering a solution in order to build up the pot. But the interactive concept may catch on. Youngsters last season could blow away TV villains in Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, and Mattel is developing six more interactive TV products. Guess the culprit on Murder, She Wrote, perhaps? Divine Alf's gag lines in advance? Nah -- too easy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Playing Along | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

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