01010nam a2200145Ia 4500 20260716043009.0 08.15.02 M6264 Microcomputers and their applications for developing countries Westview P. BoulderUS 1986 xvii, 216 p. Bibliography: p.205-212 Assesses 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. 3/7/00 M2LMGR M M6264 38444 38444