Excerpt from Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, Vol. 9: September 1983 Programs and data files that operate on one make of personal computer usually are not compatible with those of other inanufacturers. For this reason, nal has found it crucial to standardize on one model of personal computer for all applications which require a personal computer. We have decided on the ibm PC as thernicrocmnputer that most closelyineets nal needs. Lts principal advantages are an easy-to-use keyboard with both upper and lower case letters, ease of expandability, and the ibm reputation for service and maintenance. The disadvantage of the ibm PC is that there is little software suitable for library applications. For this reason, the pcs are used for administrative tasks, such as financial planning and forecasting, word processing, and database management. It is expected that library applications software will soon be available as there is a lot of activity in the personal computer software marketplace. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.