MSPEC/TSO: architectural specification management utilizing the IBM time sharing option

In view of the shift of emphasis of the architectural practitioner's responsibility from environmental design for which he was trained to that of business management, especially in areas of contract document production, the possibility of relieving the practitioner from one time consuming activity, that of specification production, was investigated. Specifically, the possibility of automation of the task was a major consideration. A procedure for the incorporation of the computer was developed. This procedure, entitled MSPEC/TSO, includes several recent developments in construction communication; namely, the CSI Format and the Uniform Construction Index. MSPEC/TSO consists of several original computer programs used in combination with the IBM System/360 Time Sharing Option for use with remote computer terminals. The procedure for operation was designed to be conversational with the operator, so as to be capable of operation by a clerical staff member.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Environmental Systems Studies

Department dc:contributor.department

Environmental Systems Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1974

Author dc:creator

• Collier, Ronald Lee

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Sabaroff, Bernard J.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Chiang, Robert N. S.
• Bergeson, Donald E.
• Kaneg, Andy N. C.

• automation

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-08012012-040131

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/44050