00927nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000245006700019260003300086300001700119500002800136520063400164583001900798  a08.15.02 M6264  aMicrocomputers and their applications for developing countries  bWestview P.aBoulderUSc1986  axvii, 216 p.  aBibliography: p.205-212  aAssesses need for microcomputers in development.  Discusses concept of information processing, problems associated with technology transfer and applications of computers to information and communication management.  Gives examples of sectoral applications in agriculture, health, energy and municipal management.  For each sector there is an introduction, an applications review, and selected examples.  Discusses microcomputers policy development in Sri Lanka.  Considers possible future developments in four areas of micro-electronics technology viz. data communications, expert systems, intelligent interfaces, and videodiscs.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR