Word: quarterdeck
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Technology stocks like Macromedia Inc., Quarterdeck Corp. and Verity Inc. have been pounded down 75%. Tempting. But tech stocks are highly volatile, no place to hide if you've got the jitters. Some overseas markets, including Japan, Thailand, France, Korea and India, offer values. But the soaring dollar means U.S. investors can lose more on the unavoidable currency exchange than they make in those markets. What to do if you want to sleep at night...
That isn't to say memory compression itself is a pipe dream. On the contrary, the technology is real, and Syncronys is not the only company to have cashed in on its appeal. But neither of SoftRAM 95's top competitors--Connectix's RAM Doubler and Quarterdeck's MagnaRAM2--can boast sales approaching SoftRAM 95's 650,000 copies. And while some have complained about the speed of the other products, neither has been targeted for the kind of virulent attacks mounted against SoftRAM...
...RESPOND TO STORIES WITH astonishing versatility of imagination. The three- year-old listening to his grandmother momentarily becomes Peter Rabbit; the geezer reading Patrick O'Brian's sea stories feels scared on the quarterdeck of a storm-blown frigate. But the distinction between what the reader imagines and what he actually experiences remains solid -- the geezer does not actually get seasick...
...respond to stories with astonishing versatility of imagination. The three- year-old listening to his grandmother momentarily becomes Peter Rabbit; the geezer reading Patrick O'Brian's sea stories feels scared on the quarterdeck ; of a storm-blown frigate. But the distinction between what the reader imagines and what he actually experiences remains solid -- the geezer does not actually get seasick...
...designed by Chuck Adomanis, is outstanding. The Agassiz stage becomes the quarterdeck of the H.M.S. Pinafore: A large folded sail looms above the stage, rope-ladders dangle from the balconies, varnished wood planks completely cover the floor, and a big mast and two staircases link the upper and lower decks of the ship. In the second act, the night sky is simulated by two back-projected slides, making stars twinkle. Gas lamps and the nicely-decorated captain's room add small details to this vivid environment...