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The article reprints excerpts of articles about the computer industry from previous issues. An article from the June 1975 issue discusses comments by computer engineer Jay W. Forrester about the use of computers to solve socio-economic problems. Another article from the June 1975 issue discusses the...

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 9 - 11
Main Author: Holmes, Neville
Format: Article
Published: IEEE Jun2007
Subjects:
Computer industry
Forrester, Jay W., 1918-2016
Computers & civilization
Computer software
Computer input-output equipment
Database design
Database management software
Software failures
Economics
Maintenance
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article reprints excerpts of articles about the computer industry from previous issues. An article from the June 1975 issue discusses comments by computer engineer Jay W. Forrester about the use of computers to solve socio-economic problems. Another article from the June 1975 issue discusses the costs of computer software. An article from the June 1991 issue discusses how database atomicity preserves computer integrity in case of a software failure. Another article from the June 1991 issue discusses the use of discrete-event simulation to address hardware problems for industry.