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...green-paneled, glass and steel home of the Office of Information Technology is as incongruous a place as any for the Happy Hacker to begin his search for term-paper heaven. But that's the campus mecca where papers written on computers get printed out in a high-quality, professional-looking style...
Sure, the building at 1730 Cambridge St. looks like something that ate Tokyo, but walk inside, and one is treated to less frightening surroundings. Turn right past the lobby, and ente: OIT's terminal room. It was here that the Hap. v Hacker encountered the Deity, found Nirvana, and found God in the form of an Apple Laserwriter printer...
There is also a laserwriter hooked up to the Science Center's system. Those feeling technically agile can transfer files from a personal computer onto the Harvard system and from there to the laserwriter. A note of warning: the Happy Hacker does not recommend this to beginners...
After the Happy Hacker finally got over the incredible blow dealt to his with-probability-anything-can-be-accurately-simula ted mentality, he decided not to write about 'printing your way to term-paper heaven'. (Tune in next week for that.) Meanwhile, the Happy Hacker feels like digressing about several computer sports programs that reflect reality better than the aforementioned World Series. On TV, a game is just a game, but on your computer screen, it can truly be an adventure...
Next week, after recovering from several more '86 series simulations, we can talk about 'printing your way to term-paper heaven'. Until then, the Happy Hacker will be busy trying to convince his bookie that the real series took place on a computer, not at a ball park. On second thought, maybe the bookie will take a nicely printed term-paper as payment in-kind...