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THE WILD SIDE: ; Blue jays earn some admiration
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My dictionary defines a dandy as "a man who gives exaggerated
attention to dress." In my mind, the definition also includes an
element of self-aggrandizement.
As I watch my feeders from day to day, one bird stands out as a
dandy. The obvious choice is the male cardinal, but he lacks the
attitude. Chickadees, on the other hand, walk the walk, but lack a
dandy's showy appearance.
The bird that combines dapper looks with an arrogant attitude is
the blue jay. During the fall and winter, they roam in small flocks
(maybe "gangs" would be a better term), announcing their arrival
with loud cries of ...
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IBM announces more cost-effective versions of personal computers.
PR Newswire
; ...Systems Division. "The personal computer marketplace is one of...the entire IBM Personal Computer product line." The new...Authorized IBM Personal Computer Dealers nationwide. IBM PERSONAL COMPUTERS IBM Product Center Prices...
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Personal computers change everything, says Personal Computing Magazine in special October issue. (includes list of fields changed by computing)
PR Newswire
; PERSONAL COMPUTERS CHANGE EVERYTHING...world's largest computer monthlies, with...Communications: Personal computers are becoming our...articles on how computers have changed our...commentary from computer industry leaders...
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IBM Cuts Prices on Many Personal Computers
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record
; ...many of its personal computers by up to...phase in the computer giant's...increasing personal computer revenues...95 desktop personal computers, as well...selling a computer through the...personal computers to the specifications...
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The diffusion of personal computers across the U.S.
Newspaper article from: FRBSF Economic Letter
; ...the diffusion of the personal computer across U.S. businesses...some areas adopted computers ninth more intensively...Bay Area is the most computer-intensive. More...country. The focus on personal computers makes sense for several...Area was the most computer-intensive area ...
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A PC in every pad. (personal computers) (Buyers' Guide to PCs) (Industry Overview)
Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
; ...short time as the personal computer. [CHART OMITTED] Just 15 years ago, home computers were primarily the...have a market where computers are affordable, you...more consumers buying personal computers for home use." MULTIMEDIA...While the personal computer marketplace ...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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The homeless PC. (personal computers) (Editorial)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US)
; ...two good reasons. Personal, but not personable...may indeed be the computer age. But the average...does not understand computers, and using a PC requires...market, an entire computer will come on a single...machines of old, personal computers will be confined to...needed to win over ...
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 "Talk of the Nation (NPR)")
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Analysis: Twentieth anniversary of personal computers
Transcript from: Talk of the Nation (NPR)
; ...Twentieth anniversary of personal computers Host: STEVE INSKEEP...its first personal computer. Now IBM's model...millions of personal computers sit on desks and laps...there were sort of personal computers around...to build a personal computer that we ...
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Personal Computers Reach 20th Anniversary.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; ...Intel Corp., the personal computer celebrates its 20th...the first personal computers. Although Intel touts...said he used an Apple computer to write his doctoral...Rasher said he sees the computer traveling in a similar...than one PC, and personal digital assistants...enable ...
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IBM UNVEILS NEW PERSONAL COMPUTERS UNITS DESIGNED TO THWART ITS LOW-COST IMMITATORS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...generation of personal computers designed to thwart...Nor did the computer giant make it...microchip in a personal computer. IBM has also...will make the computers run faster and...written for the new Personal Systems/2 line...of the four new computers is a the new ...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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`SILLY' PERSONAL COMPUTERS ON WAY OUT, MICROSOFT RIVAL SAYS.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...I don't think the personal computer will be the center of gravity for the computer industry in five years...television. But the personal computer on the World Wide Web...engineering device. Early computers -- and the PC is an early...
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