Rosalie Steier
Pages 171-172
Robert L. Ashenhurst
Page 173
Jon L. Bentley
Pages 176-182
Rosalie Steir
Page 183
The Information Technology Center (ITC), a collaborative effort between IBM and Carnegie-Mellon University, is in the process of creating Andrew, a prototype computing and communication system for universities. This article traces …
James H. Morris, Mahadev Satyanarayanan, Michael H. Conner, John H. Howard, David S. Rosenthal, F. Donelson Smith
Pages 184-201
This report proposes developing a rigorous undergraduate curriculum for a B.A.-degree program in computer science. The curriculum is intended as a model not only for high-quality undergraduate colleges and universities, but also …
Norman E. Gibbs, Allen B. Tucker
Pages 202-210
A highly accurate model predicts microcomputer price based on benchmark performance by analyzing the impact on predicted price of fluctuations in system configuration and benchmark results.
Sumit Sircar, Dinesh Dave
Pages 212-217
Using the arithmetic mean to summarize normalized benchmark results leads to mistaken conclusions that can be avoided by using the preferred method: the geometric mean.
Philip J. Fleming, John J. Wallace
Pages 218-221
With an understanding of the structure of microcomputer file systems and what causes incompatibilities between them, it is possible to write software that will enable one system to read files written by another—provided they
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Donald Golden, Michael Pechura
Pages 222-230
Gary Lindstrom
Page 231
"User involvement" in information system development is generally considered an important mechanism for improving system quality and ensuring successful system implementation. The common assumption that user involvement leads …
Jack J. Baroudi, Margrethe H. Olson, Blake Ives
Pages 232-238
A fast parallel thinning algorithm for digital patterns is presented. This algorithm is an improved version of the algorithms introduced by Zhang and Suen [5] and Stefanelli and Rosenfeld [3]. An experiment using an Apple II
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H. E. Lü, P. S. P. Wang
Pages 239-242
