MICROCOMPUTERS IN TRANSPORTATION: SELECTING A SINGLE-USER SYSTEM. VOLUME 2: SELECTED READINGS

The Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation provide training and technical assistance to the new and rapidly changing area of transportation application of microcomputers. These two agencies maintain up-to-date microcomputer references for transit and paratransit operators, transportation planners, and traffic engineers. This document is one in a series of selected readings covering technical aspects of microcomputer equipment, software, data communications, and other topics. Each volume of selected readings focuses on a single aspect. The report responds to the people in the transportation-related industries and professions preparing to acquire a single-user microcomputer system and asking "What should I get?" The report recommends a general selection process which, if followed, will increase the likelihood of selecting a microcomputer system that meets the specific needs of the organization within its resource constraints. Each step in the process is described in detail and issues to be addressed by potential buyers are identified. In this report, the costs of complete configurations based on five single-user microcomputers (Apple II, Apple III, IBM Personal Computer, Osborne 1, and Radio Shack Model 12) are compared and computed. These were selected for illustrative purposes only, since there are many other comparable but perhaps less well known systems on the market. This report also provides a bibliography, a list of microcomputer periodicals, and a list of vendors. Another volume in this series is titled Volume 1: Getting Started in Microcomputers (PB 83-169904, TRIS 371526).

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Albright, R
• Publication Date: 1983-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 144 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Information processing; Microcomputers; Paratransit services; Software; Traffic engineers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Individuals
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00377129
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-URT-41-83-4
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1983 12:00AM