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Trap for the Lonely
Mason, Linda | May 4, 1970 issue

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The article focuses on the concept of computer dating. Computer dating began five years ago at Harvard University, when two undergraduates founded "Operation Match," the prototype of the modern electronic matchmaking systems. Nine months later, some 90,000 college students had spent time with their computer selected "perfect" dates. The 3 dollar fee seemed a token payment for a minimum of five people with whom to have fun. A few firms still match for fees of 5 dollars to 10 dollars, but on the whole computer dating is becoming a big money operation. Compatibility charges 395 dollars and 495 dollars for its programs.

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ONLINE dating; DATING services; COST; STUDENTS; SERVICE industries; DATING (Social customs)
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