Word: superfast
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...minds of downtrodden U.S. commuters and rail travelers, the very mention of Japan conjures up visions of superfast trains and a superefficient railroad system. To a degree, the image is justified. The futuristic Shinkansen, or "bullet" trains, whisk passengers as far as 735 miles from Tokyo to Fukuoka City in the southernmost main island of Kyushu in six hours flat amid plush comfort. That trip costs only $31.15 for a one-way economy-class ticket with a $20.70 surcharge for first-class...
...almost any art form and Barry Lyndon hardly breaks any records in the cinema beauty contest. Take, for example, the many indoor scenes Kubrick shot using only genuine candlelight--something Hollywood has never been able to achieve before for lack of a fast enough lens. Kubrick's Zeiss superfast lens does the trick alright, but leaves the faces out of focus. And the result is not qualitatively different from the kind of fake candlelight that Hollywood has been using for decades...
...part, CDC has been a victim of the 1970 recession and the slow 1971 recovery. Its key business is supplying mammoth, superfast computers to nuclear researchers, university laboratories and aerospace companies-all of which have had to cut their budgets. Also, the hefty profits that CDC once earned by selling rotating disc files, line printers and other peripheral gear have all but disappeared. IBM has become a major manufacturer of peripherals for its own and other computers and sells them at prices lower than those that Control Data has been used to charging...
...million Lash Italia achieved its speed record not by moving at a superfast clip but by swiftly loading and unloading in ports. Most cargo ships spend half their time in port, including considerable waiting for dock space. The new ship can stay offshore, outside the port, while tugs deliver barges to it or pick up barges from it. The Lash Italia has a 500-ton capacity crane that hoists the vessel's 63 lighters (each 61 ft. long) over the stern and stows them in the open holds. Bypassing the crowded docks, the ship stopped at Barcelona for only...