The United States lost the nuclear-powered submarine Thresher 100 miles east of Cape Cod in 1963, and the submarine Scorpion sank in 1968 in more than 10,000 feet of water 400 miles southwest of the Azores. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
The 24/7 nature of online debate, on the web and across social media, has allowed for more vibrant discussion of the opinions we publish – and your own. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
NYT Opinion’ offers our readers what we think are the most stimulating and interesting points of view you can find anywhere. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
I have sometimes thought the power of computers had exceeded our ability to use them, but Mr. Jobs and his team kept giving us devices that made indispensable things easier in ways you never thought of. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
The Apple IIc, with its 128KB of RAM, 125KB floppy drive, word processor, and spreadsheet application, did everything I could imagine a computer doing at the time. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
The IIc was Apple’s first crack at a ‘portable’ computer, which it sort of was if you didn’t mind a 7.5 pound weight, plus monitor, external floppy drive, and all the cables. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
When I heard the news that Steve Jobs had died, my mind flashed back to 1985, when I began my love affair with computers. I was stationed in Moscow for The Associated Press, and I ordered an Apple IIc – by Telex – from a department store in Helsinki, Finland. They express-shipped it to me, a month later, by train. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
Some grocery stores began using electronic scanners as early as 1976, and the devices have been in general use in American supermarkets for a decade. Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
In many campaigns, one candidate or another is asked to answer for comments he or she made in the past. The answer is usually gibberish – ‘That was a long time ago,’ or ‘I was trying to say something else.’ Andrew Rosenthal Read Quote
