A digital computer is a programmable device which on the broadest
level supports the manipulation of symbols aggregated as data. Simply
put, the computer is a tool for creating, maintaining, organizing, storing,
transmitting and disseminating data of all types. Developments in
computing hardware have a certain historical significance and offer
a clear portrait of the role of technology in society. Newer technology
has its roots in this compact history.
The first section of this paper traces the history of computer
hardware in general. The second section focuses on the evolution of
microcomputers as a subset of general computing systems. The third
section focuses on progress in the area of 32-bit microcomputer
architecture. The final section ties those advancements in microcomputing
to existing and proposed database applications in libraries and
related information agencies.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Series/Report Name or Number
Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (26th : 1989)
ISSN
0069-4789
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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