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Role of the Minicomputer in Small Educational Institutions.

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Holt, Richard C. – 1974

Data from a brief survey of current and potential uses of minicomputers in small educational institutions suggests that the principal role of minicomputers in such institutions will be for school administration and for teaching the use of computers. In the instructional area, emphasis should be placed on teaching (1) the potentials and…

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Computers

Minicomputer Based School Information Management Systems (SIMS) in Alberta Junior and Senior High Schools. Final Report.

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Wright, P.; Valbonesi, P. – 1985

This report comprises a detailed evaluation of two minicomputer-based school information management systems for use at the senior high school level: (1) Prompt Automated Scheduling System (PASS) by Mid-American Corporation and locally developed software, which runs on an IBM minicomputer, and (2) Student Administration System (SAS) by SIERRA…

Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Data Processing, Databases

Applications of Minicomputers to Library and Related Problems. Papers Presented at the 1974 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, April 28-May 1, 1974.

Lancaster, F. Wilfrid, Ed. – 1975

More than 100 representatives from various types of libraries attended a clinic on the current and future applications of minicomputers in library operations. Among the library-related problems considered were: (1) circulation and control, (2) cataloging, (3) education and training, (4) information retrieval, (5) acquisitions, and (6) serials…

Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education