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Dates: during 1990-1999
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First, buying a computer. For many people, this process consists of waiting eternally for the price to drop just a few more bucks. Rather than getting a computer when it reaches the "perfect price," my advice is to buy one when you need...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BARATUNDE R. THURSTON'S Tech Talk | 2/10/1999 | See Source »

...could be waiting forever if price is your only reason to hold out. Just resign yourself to the fact that in one week your new 50-kajillion-dollar computer will be worth the value of one floppy disk and deal...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BARATUNDE R. THURSTON'S Tech Talk | 2/10/1999 | See Source »

...council's resolution means City Manager Robert W. Healy will survey the feasibility of 'eminent domain,' or the taking over of the property by paying its market price to the owners...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council Lauded for Move Toward Affordable Housing | 2/10/1999 | See Source »

...cheap and plentiful oil. This has led us to have greater dependence on nations which we would otherwise have little dealing with. For example, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has been able to exercise some degree of control over the U.S. and its economy by setting the price of oil, as evidenced by the shortage...

Author: By Amos C. Kenigsberg, | Title: Drowning Ourselves in Black Gold | 2/9/1999 | See Source »

...industry isn't the only one adjusting to the era of plentiful petroleum. As the price of crude oil falls, the prices of lightly taxed American gasoline (and other petrochemicals) follow suit. Car buyers, with the incentive of bottom-dollar gasoline, snatch up large, gasoline-inefficient automobiles-particularly sport utility vehicles-in increasing numbers. John Schutz, Nissan's director of research and development, said on CNN Interactive, "As long as gasoline is cheap, there will be demand for gas guzzlers." This, of course, encourages auto makers to produce SUVs, which they've done in ever-increasing numbers...

Author: By Amos C. Kenigsberg, | Title: Drowning Ourselves in Black Gold | 2/9/1999 | See Source »

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