Word: hookup
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Line. One of the most versatile of the new tools is television. Closed-circuit hookups are now routinely used to give medical students a surgeon's-eye view of operations and enable overworked nurses to watch patients without having to be at the bedside. TV is also employed to extend the reach of physicians, allowing them to see and diagnose patients at a distance. Boston's Logan International Airport, one of the world's busiest, has been linked to Massachusetts General Hospital by a system called Tele-Diagnosis. Those in need of care report to the airport...
Unlimited Possibilities. With a dozen or more "experts" on a single hookup, the pool of knowledge can be enormous. "Does anyone, by any chance, know the recipe for pumpkin soup?" asked a participant in a recent session of the cooks. From out of the void came a voice: "Hot or cold?" When an international traveler disclosed that he was leaving for India, another subscriber told him the name and phone number of an Indian who would lend him an automobile. "There are enough people on the line so that you can ask any question and get an answer," says TeleSessions...