Changing expectations: COSMIC in the new world

Changing expectations: COSMIC in the new world

Twenty years ago, in the olden days, computer software was a specialty niche open only to gurus who were willing to devote years of study to the field. In the last three years the picture has changed With the advent of comfortable user interfaces, word processors, spreadsheets, and easy-to-use datab...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of technology transfer 1990-12, Vol.15 (1/2), p.67-70
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