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Using a general purpose microcomputer for online searching

D.M. Nicholson (Andersonian Library, University of Strathclyde)
J.H. Petrie (Andersonian Library, University of Strathclyde)

Aslib Proceedings

ISSN: 0001-253X

Article publication date: 1 September 1983

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Abstract

In 1981, the Online Search Service at the University of Strathclyde began using a microcomputer, rather than an ordinary ‘dumb’ terminal, to search online databases. The system chosen was a Cifer 2684, a British‐built microcomputer, incorporating twin Z‐80 microprocessors (each with 64K RAM), the CP/M operating system, and twin 5¼″ double‐sided, double‐density flexible disc drives holding around 250,000 characters each. A feature of the hardware is an arrangement to enable fast transfer of data on to disc (a full description of the system is given by Petrie and Cowie).

Citation

Nicholson, D.M. and Petrie, J.H. (1983), "Using a general purpose microcomputer for online searching", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 35 No. 9, pp. 354-357. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050896

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