Personal computing in radiation protection programs
Journal Article
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· Radiation Protection Management; (United States)
OSTI ID:5264243
- Techrite Co., Kentwood, MI (US)
In the fall of 1986, Radiation Protection Management surveyed its Correspondents (radiation protection professionals at utilities, universities, national laboratories, consulting firms, and government agencies) on their use of personal computers (PCs). This article presents the results of the survey with profiles of the PC user, the PC equipment, the software, and the work environment. The average PC user is proficient with more than one type of software, is self taught, knows at least one programing language, and uses his/her PC every day. The standard radiation protection PC is an IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible, fully-loaded with 640K of RAM, a hard disk, a modem, etc. Radiation protection professionals use their PCs mainly for word processing and specialty (technical) applications -- their favorite programs are Lotus 1-2-3, Ashton-Tate's dBase series, and MicroPro's WordStar series. Most PCs are shared by several persons, but one of them often uses the PC more than all of the others combined.
- OSTI ID:
- 5264243
- Journal Information:
- Radiation Protection Management; (United States), Journal Name: Radiation Protection Management; (United States) Vol. 4:1; ISSN 0740-0640; ISSN RPMAE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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