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A Data-Capture System for Agricultural Research Based on a Microcomputer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

J. W. McNicol ,
S. C. M. Ng  and
R. Kidger
J. W. McNicol
Affiliation:
Scottish Crop Research Institute, Pentlandfield, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RF, Scotland
S. C. M. Ng
Affiliation:
Scottish Crop Research Institute, Pentlandfield, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RF, Scotland
R. Kidger
Affiliation:
Scottish Crop Research Institute, Pentlandfield, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RF, Scotland
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Summary

The integration of a microcomputer-based data-capture and data-processing system into an existing mainframe computing environment in a crop research institute is described. The system includes hand-held data terminals and electronic balances. Some computing terms are explained in an appendix.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , July 1982 , pp. 255 - 265
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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