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...passing out political propaganda. There were colorful political banners all around and a man was driving a van while proclaiming the merits of the Socialist candidate Cuahetomoc Cardenas through a megaphone on top of the vehicle. The opposition candidate directs his appeals to disaffected members of the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) and workers...
...baud modems. Next you need to type in what class computer you want. If you have not set up a low-priority account, turn off your computer, go down to the Science Center basement and ask on of the terminal watchers to create a Class 4 low-pri account for you. They will assign you a logname and password. That accomplished, you're ready to telecompute away...
...only prerequisite for sending messages to friends at other colleges is knowing their computer address. For example, my friend at Yale, George Hacker's address is YALEVMX\!HACGEOA. To send him a note, all you would need to do is log onto my low-pri account and type MAIL YALEVMX\!HACGEOA return. You simply type the message, and when you get to the end type ctrl D. The message will then be sent...
...final use for the Harvard system is its multitude of games, from hangman to rogue. From your low-pri account, type PLAY LS return to get a list of available games. Playing any game is simple, just type PLAY gamename return...
This problem becomes apparent when Riding discusses the current period of crisis in the midst of which Mexico now seems to be. Riding's fears are well founded. The two pillars of Mexico's past stability, its economic success and the resilience of the PRI, both appear weak. The country gambled on its new-found oil wealth, borrowing heavily through the 1970s and using the black gold as collateral. But oil prices have stagnated while interest rates have risen, leaving Mexico with a debt burden approaching 100 billion dollars...