000			00981nam a2200133Ia 4500
080			_a08.15.02 M6264
245			_aMicrocomputers and their applications for developing countries
260			_bWestview P. _aBoulderUS _c1986
300			_axvii, 216 p.
500			_aBibliography: p.205-212
520			_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.
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942			_cM _mM6264
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