People Probers and Superconclusions

Article Abstract:

Three studies on the relationship of office automation, people, and productivity are reported. The American Productivity Center's survey shows that significant gains in productivity are made through human resource development, automation, and environmental design. Word processing is the single most productive technique. The Kelly Report indicates that the first consideration in selecting an office system is its capability. The report gives data on in-house and manufacturer's training. Though automation is widespread, a surprising amount of work is not done on it. The Verbatim Corp. survey of 1,263 secretaries shows that, as users of electronic equipment, they would like to have more part in the planning. Office tasks are rated on their popularity.

Ergonomics, Industrial productivity, Word processing, Personnel, Training, Human Factors, Productivity, Study, Survey

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How Office Systems Assist the World of Sports

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Scouting for the New York Mets baseball team requires written reports and correspondence on its minor league team members and rival teams. Reports are now phoned into a recording machine and transcribed on an IBM display writer. Honeywell provides computer systems for a number of sports. For the 1982 Boston Marathon, Honeywell provided RACER software used on the DPS-6 computer and VIP 7200 terminals. RACER provided constant updated tabulations on the race. A.B. Dick's Magna SL shared-logic information system reports the results and statistical data at automobile racing events to the media in a matter of minutes.

Sports, Statistics (Data), Information, Applications, Statistics, Recreation Industry, RACER, Magna SL

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Automation Outlook: The Seven Levels of Compatibility

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While no two personal computers from different vendors can be absolutely compatible, there are seven features that can be evaluated for compatibility and given priorities. Compatibility with the IBM PC is used to demonstrate the seven levels. They are: disk format compatibility; processor compatibility (Intel 8088 and 8086); operating system compatibility (MS- DOS, CP-M-86 and others); compatible plug-in circuit boards; similar keyboards and character sets; similar memory- mapped video interface; and system capability (read-only memory).

Compatibility (Computers), column, Compatibility, Compatible Hardware, Personal Computers, Criteria

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