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...industry as "Popcorn." Officially named the PC AT (for advanced technology), the computer has at least twice the information-storage capacity of any other personal computer on the market. The firm also announced its first PC network, a system that will allow dozens of office workers to hook their computers together so they can use the same business data. In addition, IBM displayed a new program called Topview that lets a user split a computer screen into several sections or windows and work on different tasks at the same time...
...more and more personal computers have gone into offices, companies have been looking for a way to hook them together so they can share information or use centralized equipment like printers or storage devices. The new IBM office network makes it possible for as many as 72 desktop computers to work together. The system, though, is relatively slow, so more time will be required to perform tasks when many people are using the network at once. IBM promises that a more advanced system will be out in two years...
...million state-of-the-art studio in Burbank, Calif, especially for the show, and early segments have featured an array of opulent sets alternating with outdoor locales. The cast, headed by Dame Judith Anderson, has been introduced in a series of action-packed plot lines designed to hook viewers. For starters, there is the return to town of Parolee Joe Perkins, accused of murdering a member of Santa Barbara's wealthy Capwell family five years earlier. Says Brian Frons, NBC's vice president of daytime programs: "This is a terrific opportunity for us, because we get to premiere...
Then there was the trouble with the eagles, the one that died and the one that got the hook. The idea of using a live eagle came from Steve Hoddy, a professional bird trainer from Chatsworth, Calif...
Wolper had wanted 50 convertible automobiles, their tops up, positioned about the Coliseum. The band was to strike up a dazzling dance number, the tops were to come down, and scores of gorgeous show, uh, women were to come popping out. The number got the hook, not for any concern for dignity but because it took too long to get the cars off the field. A journalist who had been watching remarked, "Maybe there...