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Kahin, Brian – EDUCOM Review, 1989
Discusses issues involved in obtaining patents for computer software. Topics discussed include copyright protection; algorithms and other software processes within programs; the software industry and the effects of patenting; perspectives on software patents within higher education; cost factors; and the use of patents to control information…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Software, Copyrights, Costs
Peer reviewedPogue, Christine; Willett, Peter – Online Review, 1984
Describes preliminary investigation of the use of International Computers Limited's Distributed Array Processor (DAP) for parallel searching of large serial files of documents. DAP hardware and software, test collections, measurement of DAP performance, search algorithms, experimental results, and DAP suitability for interactive searching are…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Digital Computers
