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Data input by question and answer

By I. C. Pyle
Communications of the ACM, April 1965, Vol. 8 No. 4, Pages 223-226
10.1145/363831.364877
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A data input scheme for a time-sharing computer is described in this paper. Instead of using format statements to determine the input, the computer asks the user for the required values one at a time. The computer converses with the user during the input process, checks for errors, provides standard data, and allows editing of values input.

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