Tandy Attacks IBM PC

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Tandy Corp. has introduced a new machine that may be the most important in its IBM-compatible line. The Tandy TRS-80 Model 1000 is the third in a line of IBM-compatible personal computers, and with it Tandy hopes to boost slipping sales at its Radio Shack stores. The 1000 is functionally identical to the IBM PC but will be offered for about $1,200, half the PC's price. The 1000 is twice as fast as the PCjr and its base price includes the DOS-BASIC program and bundled applications.

Computer industry, Computers, Product introduction, Digital computers, Marketing, RadioShack Corp., Distribution channels, Computer Systems, Compatibility, Interface, New Product, product announcement, Microcomputer, Marketing Strategy, Price, Retail/Reseller Channel, TRS-80 1000 (computer)

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The trashing of professionalism

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Professions have been viewed as a method through which quality performance is achieved for a particular field or industry. However, some people have criticized professionalism as monopolistic by running against the virtues of market economics.

Evaluation, Professional workers, Professional employees, Professions

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Sextant, extant

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A yachtsman describes his introduction to celestial navigation and the use of the sextant. His mastery of the skill gave him the good feeling that he could find his position anywhere on the earth with a few simple tools.

Column, Appreciation, Nautical astronomy, Sextant, Celestial navigation, Sextants

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