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- 151: MEDLINE
- ... several untapped markets. These vendors took the data and developed their own user interfaces, then repackaged everything and sold it to libraries, business information services, and directly to health professionals, mainly physicians. Grateful Med is software created by NLM for accessing its MEDLARS databases by health care professionals who are not librarians. Its introduction coincided with the increasing availability and affordability of personal computers. Using a template to guide searching and a sophisticated thesaurus called the Unified Medical Language System , the Grateful Med software enabled medically sophisticated users to conduct searches without having to know special search language. They still had to dial into the database, pay connect time charges and citation charges, but the software would mediate their encounter and guide them through the database's complex structure. Grateful Med was great software. A 1988 study conducted by the NLM, one of the very few available on actual success ...
- 152: Bill Gates Roadway To His Succ
- ... be in charge of fixing them. It was at TRW that Gates began to develop as a serious programmer, and it was there that Allen and Gates first started talking seriously about forming their own software company. In the fall of 1973, Bill Gates left home for Harvard University. He had no idea what he wanted to study, so he enrolled as prelaw. Gates took the standard freshman courses with the ... follow up on some of their ideas. That summer they both got jobs working for Honeywell. As the summer dragged on, Allen began to push Bill harder with the idea that they should open a software company. Gates was still not sure enough to drop out of school. The following year, however, that would all change. In December of 1974, Allen was on his way to visit Gates when along the ... and rushed over to Gates's dorm room. They both recognized this as their big opportunity. The two knew that the home computer market was about to explode and that someone would need to make software for the new machines. Within a few days, Gates had called MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems), the makers of the Altair. He told the company that he and Allen had developed a BASIC ...
- 153: History Of Computer
- ... in which hundreds o! f thousands of transistors are p l aced on a single chip, became increasingly common. Many companies, some new to the computer field, introduced in the 1970s programmable minicomputers supplied with software packages. The size-reduction trend continued with the introduction of personal computers, which are programmable machines small enough and inexpensive enough to be purchased and used by individuals (Rogers, 153).One of the first of ... front of the box. It didn’t include a monitor or keyboard, and its applications were very limited (Jacobs, 53). Even though, many orders came in for it and several famous owners of computer and software manufacturing companies got their start in computing through the Alt! air. For example, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, founders of Apple Computer, built a much cheaper, yet more productive version of the Altair and turned ... Computer company was releasing its own personal computer, the Apple II (The Apple I was the first computer designed by Jobs and Wozniak in Wozniak’s garage, which was not produced on a wide scale). Software was needed to run the computers as well. Microsoft developed a Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) for the IBM computer while Apple developed its own software system (Rose, 37). Because Microsoft had now set ...
- 154: Linux Against Microsoft Window
- ... Out, Slackware Linux Unleashed 3rd Edition) Internet features of Linux make it more popular. Linux was developed on the irternet so it has a wide support for internet tools and protocols. A free e-mail software called pine comes with Linux.It was developed at University of Washington and it has all features of a mail program. There is also a free software called telnet. With telnet you can connect a computer with its IP number through internet. The famous web browser Netscape comes with Linux free.You can surf on the internet with Netscape.It has all ... is also a browser called Archie comes with Linux free too. Linux has support for FTP(File Transfer Protocole). You can use it by typing ftp on the command prompt. Also there is a free software called NcFTP provides a graphical interface that comes with Linux free.FTP is the most common protocole that is used to get files from internet. The talk protocole is also supported by Linux.You ...
- 155: Speech Recognition Technology
- ... the most accurate and sophisticated version of speech recognition technology. Consumers have long fantasized about the day that they could have a conversation with their computers. Until recently, they have been extremely disappointed, because the software requires users to pause between every word, and the accuracy rate floats around 70%. Faster processing capabilities and advances in programming techniques have made speech technology a reality. Speech recognition is fast becoming mainstream technology ... Iversen, 3). The sudden surge in speech recognition applications can be attributed to two major changes. First, the introduction of Intel's Pentium chip in 1994 gave computers enough processing power to run speech-recognition software quickly. Second, the introduction of the general-purpose dictation program by Dragon Systems was better at deciphering conservation speech. Speech recognition systems work by converting sounds into mathematical models. Every word is made up of ... pronounces different words. A product of Fluent Technologies, Baldy, is a simulation that represents skin, eyes, nose, and mouth. Baldy has no hair and greatly resembles a mannequin, but consists of 20,000 lines of software code. He helps deaf children learn how to speak by accurately enunciating words. His facial expressions mirror those of a human when he pronunciates words. He aids deaf children by asking them a question ...
- 156: Linux Against Microsoft Windows
- ... Out, Slackware Linux Unleashed 3rd Edition) Internet features of Linux make it more popular. Linux was developed on the irternet so it has a wide support for internet tools and protocols. A free e-mail software called pine comes with Linux.It was developed at University of Washington and it has all features of a mail program. There is also a free software called telnet. With telnet you can connect a computer with its IP number through internet. The famous web browser Netscape comes with Linux free.You can surf on the internet with Netscape.It has all ... is also a browser called Archie comes with Linux free too. Linux has support for FTP(File Transfer Protocole). You can use it by typing ftp on the command prompt. Also there is a free software called NcFTP provides a graphical interface that comes with Linux free.FTP is the most common protocole that is used to get files from internet. The talk protocole is also supported by Linux.You ...
- 157: Computer Simulations
- Computer Simulation WARSIM 2000 is simulation software, used by the armed forces. Extensive, thorough, and tiring work has been done on thgis program. It covers almost all aspects and situations required for realistic, meticulous and a complete simulation. Information Technology has lead ... hardware to support the training of unit commanders and their battle staffs from battalion through theater-level as well as to support training events in educational institutions. Designed and built using modern computer technology, modern software engineering techniques, and validated algorithms and databases, it will allow units world-wide to train using their organizational equipment. A key feature of the system will be its use of technology to minimize the total ... training events. b. The WARSIM 2000 simulation system will consist of, or use, several components: (1) Computer-based battle simulation models that portray the joint and combined environment needed to support Army training events. (2) Software modules for linking WARSIM 2000 to other simulation models to expand the training environment for joint force training exercises. (3) Databases. (4) Computer systems to run the simulation models and support the databases. (5) ...
- 158: Banking And The Economy
- ... will move away from traditional banking and will become more dependent on electronic transactions using ATMs or PCs (Britt, Savings&Community Banker, February 1995, p.9). Thanks to this “technical revolution”, financial institutions are using software programs, online services, and even the Internet to allow customers to check balances, pay bills, and transfer funds among accounts. Bankers promise that, in the near future, we will also be able to more easily ... buy certificates of deposit, mutual funds, and other investments, and even apply for loans electronically. For most people, today's best option may be plug into their bank through one of three leading home-budgeting software programs, these programs are: ? Intuit's Quicken, ? Microsoft Money, and ? Managing Your Money. By charging $5 to $20 a month for such services, banks are sure to cash in on the high-tech superhighway. This would make everything much easier for customers. All that is required is a personal computer, software and a modem, all of which the majority of people in today’s society have. On-screen instructions, filled with colorful graphics and pictures, explain how to select and work on various tasks. The ...
- 159: Ancient Rome
- ... name Caesar and mean ruler. Today some three-fourths of the countries are Republic, styled after the Romans. The Romans are probably the most influential people of all-time. Works Cited Actium, Battle of. Computer Software. Encarta Encyclopedia, 1996 ed. Adcock, F. E. Roman Political Ideas and Practice. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1959. Asimov, Isaac. The Roman Republic. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966. Burrell, Roy. The Romans. Oxford: Oxford University, 1991. Caesar. Computer Software. Encarta Encyclopedia, 1996 ed. Caesar, Gaius Julius. Computer Software. Encarta Encyclopedia, 1996 ed. Gibson, Elke. Personal Interview. 19 March 1997. Nardo, Don. The Roman Republic. San Diego: Lucent, 1994. "The Reforms of Diocletian and Constantine." CIS: Research and Education (16 March 1997). Republic. ...
- 160: History Of The Computer Indust
- ... scale integration (VLSI), in which hundreds of thousands of transistors are placed on a single chip, became increasingly common. Many companies, some new to the computer field, introduced in the 1970s programmable minicomputers supplied with software packages. The size-reduction trend continued with the introduction of personal computers, which are programmable machines small enough and inexpensive enough to be purchased and used by individuals (Rogers, 153).One of the first of ... front of the box. It didn't include a monitor or keyboard, and its applications were very limited (Jacobs, 53). Even though, many orders came in for it and several famous owners of computer and software manufacturing companies got their start in computing through the Altair. For example, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, founders of Apple Computer, built a much cheaper, yet more productive version of the Altair and turned their ... Computer company was releasing its own personal computer, the Apple II (The Apple I was the first computer designed by Jobs and Wozniak in Wozniak's garage, which was not produced on a wide scale). Software was needed to run the computers as well. Microsoft developed a Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) for the IBM computer while Apple developed its own software system (Rose, 37). Because Microsoft had now set ...
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