Aslib Proceedings: Volume 37 Issue 6/7
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Videotex systems and data access methods: a state‐of‐the art review
Alison BuscainThe following paper is based on some research work carried out by the author while studying at the Centre for Information Science, City University, London in 1982. The original…
Managing information on a viewdatabase
D.D. BairdECGD is a Government Department which provides insurance cover to exporters against non‐payment for goods or services by buyers overseas and provides guarantees to banks which…
Installing and managing an in‐house viewdata system
A.J. MetcalfMy intention is not to put you off going ahead with a private viewdata system by exposing some of the problems and experiences of Philips UK, but to equip you with a checklist…
Fourth generation videotex
C.H. JacobsThe term videotex is deliberately used in this paper in place of the more usual word in the United Kingdom — viewdata. The meaning of the latter is probably best summarised in the…
Trends in private viewdata systems
P.N. HunterI would like to thank the organiser of the Seminar for giving me such a wide brief: trends in private viewdata systems in the context of where we are now and where we want to go…
Turing and the origins of digital computers
C.J. van RijsbergenTuring and Von Neumann are often credited with being responsible for the design of modern computers. Turing's influence can be traced back to his 1936 paper where he defined the…