Word: laptopping
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...despite these economical acronyms for the weaponry and technogadgetry with which he is so obsessed, Clancy cannot seem to turn in a novel that weighs less than a laptop. At 4 lbs. and 874 pages, his ninth, Executive Orders (Putnam; $27.95), is another doozy of laborious plot, bombastic jingoism and tedious detail. This time out, Clancy hero Jack Ryan, former CIA director, National Security Adviser, investment banker and maritime historian, gets the only job left to him that doesn't involve manning a cash register at Denny's: President of the United States...
Once exclusively an accoutrement of globe-trotting execs, laptop computers are fast becoming as familiar as their desktop brethren. Everyone from hackers to housewives sees portables as must-have accessories, and manufacturers are jumping on the cash wagon, pushing out dozens of models stuffed with the latest features. How hot is the market? Hitachi, which didn't even sell laptops in the U.S. last year, expects to sell $150 million worth in 1996. At right, three of the slickest new machines...
...With laptop and wife Helene (Deneuve) in hand, Padovic travels to the nearly deserted convent, a cluster of decaying and frequently robbed churches, altars and sanctuaries on a hill overlooking the ocean...
Having noted what Lamont isn't, it would be beneficial to state what Lamont is. It is a library. It has many books. These books are useful for research, reference and general interest reading. Lamont is also composed of a great deal of study space. It even has a Laptop Lounge...
...LAWRENCE, 45, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIF.; radio DJ After two tours of duty in Vietnam, Lawrence developed cancer, which doctors believe was caused by Agent Orange. His vocal cords were removed as part of treatment, and he talks via a laptop computer and voice synthesizer. Still, since February, he has been host of Digital Music Zone on KHUM-FM, which features tunes from the Vietnam War era. Facing more surgery, he nevertheless urges listeners to "jump into the river of life...