AWuct-Minicomputers programmed in a high-level interactive Iang u a p form a very attractive basis for the devdopment of systems invdving dose nun-cmnputer cdl . bont i on. This paper is based on a wide rrnge of experience of interactive minicomputer systems in commercial, medial, industrial, and scientific applicrths. It is first argued that the development of systems f a effective mm-computer c o l l a b ration requires not only interactive system use but also intemctive V e m deveIopment. The designer needs to be able to tailor the system to usez requirements at least putirlly is an experimental dialogue at a tenninnl with a usr. There follows a aitique of certain features of central computer utilities that limit their effectiveness in interactive applications, leadmg to a proposal for the use of minicomputer-based systems programmed, and used, interactively. We then give a number of case histories of our own experience in developing and using such systems in commercial, medical, md scientific applications. From this experience, we have extracted a number of rules for p r m m m i r q p interuction between the user and computer system which are outi i ned. Finally, the main features of the softwue tedrndogy underlying thsystems are briefly described.
In REF , B. Gaines and P. Facey shared their own experience in developing interactive minicomputer systems in commercial, medical, industrial and scientific application.
Some experience in interactive system development and application
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