PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON MICROCOMPUTERS IN TRANSIT: ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS, AIRLIE HOUSE, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 4-6, 1984. SPECIAL PRESENTATION: MICROCOMPUTER TOOLS AND POWERFUL IDEAS

The personal, as opposed to the organizational and necessary, reasons for being involved with computers are often overlooked. Policy makers who deal with computers are going to be more personally involved with computers. As one becomes more of a practitioner and uses the computer daily, one's enthusiasm and expertise will be transferred to co-workers. The computer can be a new tool that shapes thinking and communicating processes. Certain products can help lead in the direction of familiarity and intimacy with the computer as an everyday tool. There is the possibility that the computer can interpose itself between two individuals or between an individual and a group, changing transit from an eyeball-to-eyeball industry. Those using such tools as word processors, spreadsheets and file managers should think of them in less typical ways. All facilitate our ability to express ourselves and communicate, to look at information in new ways. While it is unrealistic to talk now about artificial intelligence, expert systems and natural language are being implemented. Ultimately robotics is destined to play a major role in all fields, including transit. It is crucial how users approach their application of computers.

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  • Pagination: p. 59-62
  • Monograph Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON MICROCOMPUTERS IN TRANSIT: ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS, AIRLIE HOUSE, VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER 4-6, 1984

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  • Accession Number: 00399757
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, TRB, USDOT
  • Created Date: Oct 31 1985 12:00AM