Gene Amdahl Bets the Big Chip
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Computer designer Gene Amdahl, with his company, Trilogy, is aiming for the mainframe computer market. He will emphasize chip technology. Stiff competition will come from IBM. Problem areas include IBM compatibility, marketing power, price wars and developing workable technology. A graph shows the United States market shares for mainframe computers by company.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1984
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The first baby boomers turn 50 years old in 1996, and they will face the economic realities of growing old. The Canadian mutual fund industry 's assets grew from $25 billion in 1990 to $143 billion in 1995, reflecting the shift of priorities to financial assets from material assets.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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Pledges of pure simplicity
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China is teaching its students self-restraint and abstinence in sex-education classes as a way to encourage fidelity to the family and prevent the spread of HIV. Safe sex and contraception are not emphasized because that information may cause young people to experiment with sex.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2001
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