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Henle, R.A. and Kuvshinoff, B.W. (1992). Desktop computers in perspective. London: Oxford University Press, p. 637
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Index
functions
figure 264
numerical analysis
applications 107
Nutek chip set
Macintosh computers 393
O
object representation
icon 301
Object Vision
database
management system 23
object-oriented
programming
See OOP
OCRs
(optical character
recognizers)
applications 575
configurations 575
forms reading 576
major components
figure 575
outputs 575
overview 574
reading for the blind 575
scanner inputs 578
office automation
overview 405
office environments
factors 137
office management software
LAN environments 454
OOP
(Object-Oriented-
Programming and
traditional
programming 23
EP databases 111
novice users 23
Open Look
GUI specification 306
Unix International 320
Open Windows
Cogent Data
Technology 389
operating speeds
normalization by wait
states 236
operating systems
tailoring 22
operating systems
Apple A/UX 38
Apple computers 311
as program
starters 301
auxiliary tools 299
breaking the 640K
barrier 153
comparisons 394
competing environments 302
components 287, 288
control of
keyboards 563
CPU support 23
CP/M standard 35
description 21
early types 295
enhancement
features 21
enhancements 216
evaluation 23
features
table 396
functions 21, 283
future trends 160
graphics support 288
hardware islolation
figure 20
hardware support 22
HB category 309
history 285
immaturity 151
integrated support 303
LANs 449, 460
maturation 79
Motorola
microporcessors 384
MS-DOS shells 291
overview 285
performance levels 92
peripherals support 283
fPink 75
primary memory
support 216
programability 309
purpose 283
real time 323
replacements of 216
resources 287
shells
Unix 291
software isolation
figure 20
software tools 300
types 283
Unix shells 291
virtual memory
capability 295
with virtual memory
figure 296
without virtual memory
figure 296
Henle, R.A. and Kuvshinoff, B.W. (1992). Desktop computers in perspective. London: Oxford University Press, p. 637
Copyright and copy; 1992 Oxford University Press
Used by permission of Oxford University Press