Using Computers to Present Sociological Principles

Using Sounds to Present and Manage Information in Computers

The auditive modality, such as speech, signals and natural sounds, is one of the most important ways to present and communicate information. However, in computer interfaces the possibilities of auditive modality have been almost totally neglected. Usually the audio consists of simple signals (beeps and clicks) or background music. The present paper outlines some of the possibilities in presenti...

Computers-Small computers: Past, present, and future.

In this presentation I will try to review some of the progress in the computing field over the last 10 or 12 years, especially in the minicomputer and small computer area-that is, desk-top and hand-held machines. Then, on the basis of this progress and what we already know about further developments in microelectronics, I would like to offer some predictions of things to come in the decade ahea...

Computers-Present and future: Introduction to the symposium.

Computers have become an important aspect of the scientific community, even though their use may present certain social problems. In the social environment, one has to be aware that computers are only pieces of equipment. They are great intellectual tools, and there is great intellectual effort to understand these tools. In the service sector of our economy, the most important tool to attain pr...

Digital Computers : Present and Future Trends

I. L. Auerb~ch (Burroughs Adding Machine Company): Could you tell us the temperature at which you are encapsulating the transistors and crystals and the effect it has on their life? J. Felker: I do not know what that temperature is. I know it is possible to put 'i these in the capsule and still have a satis::'factory yield. In other words, we have .• working units that have been put in plastic....

Algorithmic Principles for Building Efficient Overlay Computers