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Peer reviewedCrawford, Walt – Library Hi Tech, 1984
Suggests factors to be considered in planning for the purchase of a microcomputer, including budgets, benefits, costs, and decisions. Major uses of a personal computer are described--word processing, financial analysis, file and database management, programming and computer literacy, education, entertainment, and thrill of high technology. (EJS)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Computer Literacy, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Peer reviewedCrawford, Walt – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Describes current desktop publishing packages available for microcomputers and discusses the disadvantages, especially in cost, for most personal computer users. Also described is a less expensive alternative technology--desktop typesetting--which meets the requirements of users who do not need elaborate techniques for combining text and graphics.…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Publishing, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedMartin, J. Sperling – Library Hi Tech, 1986
Describes the American Association of Publishers' (AAP) Electronic Manuscript Project, which was charged with the development of standards to facilitate the exchange and processing of electronically created documents, and explains the application of generic tags developed for descriptive markup that can be used with a variety of technologies and…
Descriptors: Editing, Electronic Publishing, Layout (Publications), Manuscripts
Peer reviewedWilliams, James B.; Murr, Lawrence E. – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Supporting evidence from both neurological research in brain hemisphere functions and comparisons of the use of symbols in Eastern and Western cultures are used to advance the position that the capability of graphics software for microcomputers to combine textual and visual elements makes them a powerful and revolutionary communications tool. (CLB)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Graphics, Contrastive Linguistics
Peer reviewedCrawford, Walt – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Discusses changes that have made desktop publishing appealing and reasonably priced. Hardware, software, and printer options for getting started and moving on, typeface developments, and the key characteristics of desktop publishing are described. The author's notes on 33 articles from the personal computing literature from January-March 1994 are…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computer Software Selection
Peer reviewedMellinger, Michael J. – Library Hi Tech, 1987
This detailed description of a fully integrated, turnkey library system includes a complete profile of the system (functions, operational characteristics, hardware, operating system, minimum memory and pricing); history of the technologies involved; and descriptions of customer services and availability. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Databases, Indexes, Information Systems
