 Microcomputer Forum: Microcomputers in the Instruction of Operations ResearchPaul A. Jensen
Interfaces, 1983, vol. 13, issue 5, 18-24 Abstract: After years of programming and running codes on mainframe computers, I have a closet full of boxes of computer cards, and the university computer center has many tapes assigned to me. I am constantly amazed at the progress of mainframes from the IBM 7094 on which I did my dissertation to the Cyber 175 system that I use for large network flow problems today. I am also very impressed with the timesharing, interactive processing that allows me to write, use and store programs on our systems. Actually, it has isolated me from the mainframe so that I hardly know which computer runs my codes or how or where they are stored. The computer professionals take care of all that, and they seem to do a very good job in the face of constantly increasing demands. However, it is disconcerting to have my codes stored at points unknown with the ever-present possibility of destruction if I don't use them often enough or forget to add money to my computer account. I'm also a little annoyed by the response time of my time-shared system now that hundreds of users share its magnificent resources. Although the system has been continually updated, it can barely keep up with the new users and uses. Keywords: microcomputers; professional: MS/OR education (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:inm:orinte:v:13:y:1983:i:5:p:18-24 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Interfaces from INFORMS Contact information at EDIRC. |
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