Accession Number:

AD0816533

Title:

THE BRITISH COMPUTER SCENE, PART IV, THE UNIVERSITIES.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM)

Personal Author(s):

• Cowie, James
• Hemann, John W.
• Maycock, Paul D.

Report Date:

1967-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

55.0

Abstract:

A survey of the British computer scene was undertaken in late 1966 and early 1967. The authors acknowledge the encouragement of the Information Systems Branch, ONR. The purpose of the survey was to review the state of development of the British computer scene and to identify future trends. This report is fourth in a series. It describes the university efforts in computing science. Computer development, language development, computer tuition, and computer usage are covered. The first report in this series is the Government Impact on the Computer Scene ONRL-21-67 the second is The British Computer Industry ONRL-27-67 the third is The Regional and National Computer Centres ONRL-28-67. Other reports Parts V and VI will cover the management schools computer interests and a summary of the series. Author

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTERS
• UNITED KINGDOM
• UNIVERSITIES
• UNITED STATES
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• DATA PROCESSING
• STATE OF THE ART
• REPORTS

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE