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...tapes had all the high fidelity of phonograph disks but none of their low resistance to wear and tear. The trouble was that they were cumbersome: wound on one reel, they had to be threaded through the playback machine onto another reel, then rewound. In the process, the hapless user could find himself struggling like Laocoon within coils of tape. Before taped music could begin to have the mass appeal of disks, something was needed to simplify the handling...
Simplicity came three years ago with the introduction of the tape cartridge. The cartridge is a plastic case somewhat smaller than a paperback book. It contains a continuous loop of tape that automatically starts rolling when the cartridge is inserted in a slot on the playback machine; thus the user never touches the tape itself...
Time-sharing and batch-processing are opposite methods of computer work. With the first, the users are "on-line," which means the computer functions precisely when it is asked to by the user; with the second, efficient use of the computer requires htat the user assemble problems of just the right size, and feed them in at just the right rate. For the student or Faculty member submitting a question downstairs at the Computer Center, a wait of two or three hours is usual...
...overall effect is sexual-in the words of one user, like "an orgasm all over your body." It is an aphrodisiac, tending also to prolong the time of sexual activity before climax is achieved. Obtainable legally only by prescription, the crystalline drug is, like LSD, relatively easily manufactured, with a production cost of something like $25 a pound...
...general pattern, says the California report, is for the user to inject methedrine into a vein about every two hours around the clock. He stays awake continuously for three to six days-sometimes as long as twelve days. Appetite for food is suppressed completely during this time, and there is a compulsion for constant action. At first this activity is purposeful, say the researchers, but as the "run" progresses, it becomes ever more disorganized. The taker himself, others note, becomes increasingly agitated, often shaking, quivering, working his mouth incoherently...