The article presents a review of the literature on the advantages of word processing for both nonhandicapped and visually handicapped students, and discusses a criterion-reference checklist that allows teachers to assess students' skills in use of the Viewscan Textline and text editor as well as providing ongoing documentation of the students'…

Microcomputers contribute to communications both in the direct sense by expediting word processing and other forms of electronic communication and in the indirect sense by facilitating communication and analysis among managers and researchers. (Author/MLW)

Presented is a comprehensive listing of over 300 UNIX operating system programs from over 100 different sources. Entries are arranged by such categories as accounting applications, database programs, industrial applications, and languages. A cross-references guide of UNIX vendor addresses accompanies the listing. (JN)

The proliferation of word processors, micro- and minicomputer systems, and other digital office equipment is causing major design changes in existing networks. Local Area Networks (LANs) which have adequately served terminal users in the past must now be redesigned. Implementation at Clemson is described. (MLW)

Discusses a study of the qualities and skills that are common to both word processing and data processing personnel. (JOW)

Discusses a study to gain data enabling curricula planners and business educators to plan an effective word processing curriculum, to determine basic skills and attitudes needed by word processing operators, and to make recommendations to help word processor operators increase productivity. (JOW)

Provides methods for assessing the need for adding word processing (WP) to the business curriculum, how to develop WP curriculum once the decision to add it has been made, and discusses necessary WP equipment. (NRJ)

Describes applications of microcomputers to aspects of accounting and auditing, including such areas as financial statements, recordkeeping, and operations analysis. (SK)

The objective of this study was to describe machine transcription in measurable terms for volume of keyboarding, materials handling, error correction, referencing activities, unit operation, and proofreading tasks. Descriptive statistics from the observation of 23 word processor operators are given. The observation device and its implications for…

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using the Apple Writer /// word processing system. (AEA)

The use of job and/or flow-of-work word processing simulations duplicates the typical dynamic business setting that business education students are preparing to enter. (SK)

Compares in table format 57 commercially available word processing programs for microcomputers and provides definitions/explanations for comparative criteria categorized according to editing and printer/formatting features. (JN)

Analysis of the use of Gram.mat.ik IV grammar checker software in business communication classes found 114 errors the program did not identify in 67 student papers. Modifications of the software were recommended to increase its usefulness. (SK)

Argues for a theoretical distinction between the act of composing and the act of transcribing. Examines early writing sessions and note-making patterns of writers working with traditional and computer writing tools. Finds individual writers have distinctly different strategies when writing in different technological contexts. (KEH)

Discusses the use of word processing to organize and catalog information, presenting an example of creating personal library catalog listings. Brief articles discussing other professional uses of computers are included as well as answers to specific questions regarding such use. (CB)