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MICROCOMPUTER SURVEY
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THE PILOT STUDY ON MICROCOMPUTERS HAS REACHED A POINT WHERE
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YOUR INPUT IS VITAL. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP SOME BROAD CRITERIA
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FOR SELECTION BUT NEED TO DRAW TIGHTER SPECIFICATIONS. THE MAIN
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QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED IS 'WHAT ARE THE MINIMUM CRITERIA ACCEPTABLE
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TO YOU IN A MICRO (OR ANY OTHER SYSTEM).' IF YOU WOULD TAKE A MOMENT
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TO REACT TO THE ENCLOSED BASIC AND TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW, IT WILL
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BE MOST HELPFUL.
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CIRCLE THE APPROPRIATE: JR. HIGH SR. HIGH TEACHER STUDENT
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REMEMBER, YOU ARE SELECTING THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM YOU WILL
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ACCEPT. IF NO MICROS CAN MEET YOUR MINIMUM CRITERIA, WE WOULD NOT
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PURCHASE ONE FOR YOUR SCHOOL AT THIS TIME (ASSUMING WE PURCHASE ANY).
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YOU MIGHT READ THE ENTIRE SET OF QUESTIONS BEFORE STARTING.
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CIRCLE THE APPROPRIATE: A BLANK MEANS NO OPINION.
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1. NUMBER OF VARIABLES 26 52 >100
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2. NUMBER OF DIGITS DISPLAYED 6 7 8
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3. TIME TO LOAD (ACCESS) BASIC
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FROM SCRATCH <3SEC <15SEC <1MIN <4MIN
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4. TIME TO LOAD A 100 LINE PROGRAM <3SEC <10SEC <30SEC <1MIN
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5. PRINTED OUTPUT IS NECESSARY ALL THE TIME SELECTIVELY
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WHEN NEEDED
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6. SPEED OF OUTPUT TO THE SCREEN <30CPS 30CPS 120CPS >120CPS
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7. ABILITY TO HANDLE DATA FILES SEQUENTIAL RANDOM
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8. NUMBER OF CHARACTERS DISPLAYED
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PER LINE OF PRINT 40 64 72+
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9. NUMBER OF LINES DISPLAYED 12 16 24 32
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ON THE SCREEN
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10. ABILITY TO MOVE CURSOR
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UNDER PROGRAM CONTROL MUST WANT LIVE
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HAVE WITHOUT
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11. STRINGS (IE $). FIXED LENGTH OF CHARS 6 16 FULL LINE OR
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STRING DIMENSION (LIKE NOW)
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12. MATRIX FUNCTIONS NO 1 DIM 2 DIM
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13. I MUST BE ABLE TO RUN PROGRAMS OF AT LEAST __________ LINES.
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14. SYNTAX ERRORS (SPELLING, ETC)
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LOCATED AFTER THE RETURN MUST WANT LIVE
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INSTEAD OF AT RUN TIME HAVE WITHOUT
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15. ABILITY TO STOP A PROGRAM IN
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MID EXECUTION, EXAMINE AND/OR
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ALTER VARIABLES AND CONTINUE MUST WANT LIVE
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THE PROGRAM HAVE WITHOUT
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16. LIST THE FUNCTIONS (IE: SQR, INT)
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THAT YOU WANT (PLACE IN THE PROPER
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COLUMN) MUST WANT LIVE
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HAVE WITHOUT
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17. HOW MUCH ACCESS TO THE DEC10
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(COMPARED TO WHAT YOU NOW HAVE)
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WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GIVE
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UP FOR A MICROCOMPUTER THAT
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MEETS YOUR CRITERIA. NONE 25% 50% 75% ALL
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18. WOULD YOU TAKE A DECWRITER
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TERMINAL WITH THE CURRENT
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ACCESS ARRANGEMENT OR A
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MICRO (EXCLUSIVE OR) DECWRITER MICRO
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YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME!
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