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Mason, Robert M. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1982
Discusses the various factors involved in the selection of a satisfactory and flexible microcomputer system, with emphasis on the limited technological sophistication of current models produced by Apple, Radio Shack, and others. Disk operating systems, questions of intersystem compatibility, and the future of microprocessor chip technology are…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Input Output Devices, Merchandise Information, Microcomputers
Peer reviewedBlock, David; Kalyoncu, Aydan – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
Examination of the emergence of microcomputer word processing in the library environment highlights library applications, hardware considerations, evaluations of four word processing programs (Apple Writer II, Screen Writer II, Magic Wand, WordStar), and "nonperformance" factors that influence selection of word processing package. Ten…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Equipment Evaluation, Guidelines
