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Tag: computers

  • This Week in Princeton University History for March 31-April 6

    This Week in Princeton University History for March 31-April 6

    In this week’s installment in our recurring series, the baseball team’s schedule depends on the timing of a declaration of war, a student is stymied attempting to print a senior thesis, and more.

  • This Week in Princeton History for October 7-13

    In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the first mass-market personal computer is sparking discussion on campus, administrators warn of insufficient funds to pay the faculty, and more. October 8, 1985—Macintosh puts on a microcomputer fair, “Applefest,” in the Engineering Quadrangle…