Word: siliconized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Abrahamson said much of the research is basedon developing compact systems that will berelatively inexpensive compared to presenttechnology. He said that among the scientificbreakthroughs associated with the research is thedevelopment of "gallium arsonide" which willreplace silicon chips in the next generation ofcomputers
Though drug abuse is most likely to make the headlines when it involves Hollywood celebrities and sports stars, the problem is also epidemic among doctors, lawyers and other professionals in high-pressure, fast-paced work environments. In the high-tech firms of California's Silicon Valley, sudden wealth has created a thirst for instant gratification and expensive highs. One former employee at a computer company tells of being the office cocaine pusher for three years. Says he: "It was made to order. I had an instant clientele--hundreds of people who worked with...
Anticipating the gung-ho spirit of their spiritual successors in Silicon Valley, the ENIAC team members worked with demonic intensity. "Eckert was completely devoted to the machine," recalls John Grist Brainerd, the project director. "He would work on it day and night, and worry, worry." Two cots were installed on the ground floor of the Moore School so that the exhausted computer scientists could rest near their cherished machine. "When it finally turned on, everyone was elated," recalls Kay Mauchly. "It seemed like every day was a happy...
...building's main hallway. Nearby, someone has hung a contemporary computer chip and a sign that says it all: "In less than 40 years, advances in microelectronics technology have enabled the digital computer with performance far superior to the ENIAC to be placed on a onequarter-inch piece of silicon...
...halfway to where we want to be," says Hearst. John Markoff does offer insightful reporting on Silicon Valley, while Phil Bronstein has provided first-rate coverage from the Philippines. But the paper maintains only two bureaus outside the city, in Sacramento and Washington, and its overall coverage is a bit skimpy considering the large editorial staff (269 reporters and editors). Hearst does not lack experience, having worked as an Examiner reporter and editor for three years before serving as assistant managing editor at the company's Los Angeles Herald Examiner from 1978 to 1984. Nonetheless, he is criticized by staffers...