Optical Character Recognition Scanners (OCR) scan typed text and feed it directly into word processing systems, saving input time. OCRs are valuable in word processing training programs because they allow more students access to classes and more time for skill training. (MD)

Looks at the possible impact minicalculators will have on education and considers their main features. (Author/DN)

Describes four new teaching packages that are part of an extensive consumer education series of curriculum materials that includes, in addition to these packages, 22 mini units.'' (See EJ 046 804-808 for previous reviews of twelve of these units.) (Author/MF)

The University of Michigan has lowered its cost-per-square-foot for roof maintenance as the result of 20 years of continuing inspection, analysis and record keeping. (Author)

Describes a few of the many electric safety devices and systems that can keep educational facilities secure from fire, theft, and vandalism. (Author/MLF)

Carpet versus resilient tile versus terrazzo in this item by item rundown on installation and maintenance costs, wear, suitability, and other values, (Author)

Canadians and female children are dealt short shrift by the educational publications industry. (ML)

Comprehensive indepth report on instructional materials programed package. Provides selection data for school systems based on multiple criteria assessing instructional processes and content, difficulty of implementation, and ease of incorporation into an ongoing curriculum design. (Editor)

Product and service reference listings for the park, recreation, zoo, and golf markets. (Editor)

Compiles Greek and Latin words used in American trade names and consumer products. (DS)

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…

Recounts some of the problems encountered in the use of an Osborne-1 microcomputer for personal purposes by a computing veteran, describes some of the shortcomings of the sales system for microcomputers as it presently exists, and makes some conjectures concerning the impact of those shortcomings on the personal computer industry. (JL)

Describes and evaluates the hardware, operation, peripheral devices, software, and performance capabilities of the Atari 400 microcomputer system. (JL)