The Graphic Terminal Display System (GTDS) was created to support research and development in computer-assisted instruction (CAI). The system uses an IBM 360/50 computer and interfaces with a large-screen graphics display terminal, a random-access slide projector, and a speech synthesizer. An authoring language, GRAIL, was developed for CAI, and…

The bibliography contains 308 abstracts of unclassified Rand studies dealing with various aspects of computing technology. The studies selected have all been issued during the period January 1963 through August 1971. The intention is to revise the bibliography at periodic intervals to incorporate new publications. Both subject and author indexes…

Past problems encountered in the use of computers are discussed. They include: (1) computing and data storage costs; (2) machine speed and capacity limitations; and (3) the limited number of languages and Input/Output devices available to facilitate man/machine communication. The improvements in all of these areas are explained. The problems which…

Designed to provide a useful tool for the instruction and increased awareness of the growing number of computer users throughout the world, this edition of the dictionary was based on an information search which provided 22,000 separate definitions and concept explanations. Appended are an introduction to computer system principles and procedures,…

The Prescott (Arizona) Unified School District No. 1 has developed a computer literacy program which reaches from the fourth-grade to the senior high school level. It emphasizes: (1) learning the history of computers; (2) understanding their influence on society; (3) teaching about current and potential uses; and (4) understanding how computers…

The paper descibes a compact and highly efficient disk file management system responsible for the management and allocation of space on moving head disk drives in a medium-scale time-sharing system. The disk file management system is a major component of the Experimental Time-Sharing System (ETSS) developed at the Learning Research and Development…

Register transfer level (RTL) descriptions of digital systems have certain advantages over other descriptive techniques, especially during early phases of the design effort. There are at least three identifiable major uses for RTL-type descriptions. First, RTL can serve as documentation of digital processor behavior, recording in a concise fashion…

Describes the components and the capabilities of nine minicomputers and how they are capable of serving as a terminal with remote IBM 360 or 370 computers. (MLF)

This issue focuses on word processing. This article discusses choosing a word processor. It is noted that the text base of most processors is of the standard letter of manuscript variety, and cautions the consumer to be aware of the limitations of these devices. (MP)

Two different uses of interactive graphics in computer-assisted instruction are described. Interactive graphics may be used as substitutes for physical devices and operations. An example is simulation of operating on man/machine interfaces, substituting interactive graphics for controls, indicators, and indications. Interactive graphics may also…

At a symposium on computers and colleges, speakers addressed a variety of topics relating to the current status of computing, its effect on students, its academic implications, and its technical details. Small colleges and networks were the main foci for the first speakers. The role of amateurs and the variation of user services were also…

Summarizes the characteristics and special features in a variety of mainframe, minicomputer, and microcomputer systems; discusses the applicability of each in school instruction; provides information about hardware, instructional capabilities, courses, and curricula available from computer manufacturers/publishers; and discusses future uses and…

A newsletter for the SOLO Project at the University of Pittsburgh contains short problems and solutions of a general nature that arise in computer technology for education and computer science education. The recent and planned activities of the SOLO Project are also listed. Solo Works Newsletter No. 25 is a poster and No. 26 is a journal reprint;…