Chasing bugs in the electronic village

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Microsoft Word for Windows was introduced in 1990 as the ultimate word processing program, but two years later many critical bugs in the program have not been fixed. A writer describes his experiences dealing with Microsoft program developers and communicating with other disgruntled users through a Compuserve forum.

Prepackaged software, Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Personal narratives, Computer software industry, Software industry, Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Corp., Quality management, Word processing software, Program errors, Bugs (Software), Microsoft Word for Windows (Word processing software)

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Bit player: the mathematician invented the very essence of the Information Age

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Shannon almost single-handedly invented and brought to maturity the field of study known as information theory. His influential paper, "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" published at Bell Systems in 1948, inaugurated the Information age.

Obituary, History, Cover Story, Mathematicians, Information theory, Shannon, Claude

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Part showman, all genius

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Richard Feynman was one of the most influential physicists of the modern age. His genius is most often credited to his original mind and to his unpredictable paths of thought.

Analysis, Evaluation, Physicists, Genius, Feynman, Richard P.

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