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Showing 1 to 20 of 151 for “"personal computers"”.
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Personal computers in the home a collaborative inquiry.
Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 40-07, page: . Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1985.
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Active Control Of Noise Radiated From Personal Computers
… of increased heat cooling requirements, personal computers (PC) have become noisier due to the increased use of fans. Hard disk drives also contribute to the annoying noise radiated by personal computers, creating a need for the control of computer noise. Due to size constraints, the …
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The evolution of intimacy : advertising personal computers in the 1980s
… and situated relationship between humans and computers. Looking to a specific kind of computer at a specific moment in history, I analyze the ways in which advertising played a role in socially constructing an individual's relationship to the personal computer in the home. Based an analysis of …
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PC-ICICLE: an interactive color integrated circuit layout editor for personal computers
An interactive color graphics layout editor for VLSI has been implemented on the IBM PC. The software, PC-ICICLE, is written in Microsoft PASCAL and the 8086/88 Assembly Language under the DOS 2.0 environment. The basic hardware requirement is the standard configuration of the IBM PC with 256K …
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3D-PC : semiautomatic generation of three dimensional databases from images on personal computers
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1994.
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A management science approach for developing a decision model for portfolio rationalization of consumer personal computers
Commoditization of the PC market has led to a shift in strategy at Dell away from customization towards defining specific consumer configurations ahead of time. This shift creates new planning and decision processes around which configurations to select. Given configurations are defined before true …
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Songs in the language of information : using personal computers to create sounds and graphics for a large scale installation
Personal computers are easy to program, inexpensive and portable. With two Commodore 64 computers, I created an artistic installation entitled "Songs in the Language of Information". It was composed of elements reflecting time, space, light, action and predictability. The two computers controlled …
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A longitudinal study of co-diffusion between personal computers and global Internet diffusion: An approach to bridging the digital divide
… study examines the diffusive interaction between Personal Computers and the Internet to investigate if the introduction of other new technologies—such as smartphones and tablets—have changed the co-diffusion effect between these two technologies over time. The results of the study can be used in …
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A Descriptive Study of the Introduction of Personal Computers to Frail Elderly in the Long-term Care Setting: Advantages, Impediments and Feasibility
Will or can long-term care residents learn to use personal computers? Will this experience improve their communication opportunities and provide an enjoyable individual activity for their daily lives? This thesis is a combination of two elements; Project Certain, which is an ongoing program by the …
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A highly accessible application for detection and classification of maize foliar diseases from leaf images
… in sub-Saharan Africa where both smartphones and personal computers ownership is minimal. The primary objective of our research was to establish the feasibility of utilizing computer vision and machine learning techniques to develop a crop diseases diagnosis application that is not only accessible …
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Personal computer network planning techniques amongst building contractors in the Western Cape
… techniques. The recent advent of powerful personal computers linked to these analysis methods have opened new horizons. Just how are these techniques being used amongst the members of the Master Builder's Association of the Western Cape? A survey amongst members showed that the use of …
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Integrated electronic waste management in Mexico : law, technology and public policy
… success in growing the mass consumer market for personal computers, cell phones, and other types of personal electronic equipment. Supporting this incredible growth, the electric industry has also provided electric cells and battery systems to power all these devices. Unfortunately, personal …
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Implementing a fault-tolerant C-Linda in OS/2
… to tolerate failures is particularly important. Personal Computers represent an abundant computing resource. Connecting multiple Personal Computers via a Local Area Network, a common practice in medium to large scale organisations, results in a computing resource which is typically idle, but …
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Document generator software design that supports Turkish alphabet
… in this study is mainly based on IBM personal computers and dot matrix printers.
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Intel Corporation -- Intel Labs Europe : open innovation 2.0
… the world, the name Intel is synonymous with personal computers. Since the early 1980s nearly all personal computers, and more recently servers, are designed with a microprocessor based on Intel's x86 architecture. Over the last decade, however, the industry has seen many changes, and current …
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Computers in organizations: a survey of PC Week articles between 1984 and 1988
… specific issue addressed is the introduction of personal computers (PCs) into work organizations. A review of the literature suggested that both sociological and technological factors must be taken into account when discussing technological change. PC Week magazine contains strategies which …
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Amphibious operation simulation.
Since the price of personal computers is coming down, it is possible to have computers in a small ship that has a limited budget. The commanding officer of a small ship needs a support system for making decisions in amphibious operations. A personal computer would be helpful in saving time …
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The effects of computer-mediated communication on inductive learning by groups
… each other and communicated through a network of personal computers.
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Development of a Distributed Simulation Cluster for MOOS-IvP
… does not bring the cluster down. Additionally, personal computers may be added to the cluster during off hours, thus increasing the average computing power.
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