On-line Text Editing: A Survey
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
Office Information Systems and Computer Science
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
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At the University of Wyoming a course was developed on office automation. This course attempts to expose the student to a number of the software tools being used in the "automated office". The exposure is both in the lecture format and by having the students use the software tools available at this installation.There are three parts to the course.The first part discussed text editors. The editors used are the UCSD text editor, and the CYBER's text editor, XEDIT.The second part discussed text processors. The text processors used are TEXTJAB, and RNF, both of which are available on our CYBER computers.The last part discussed other topics of interest including: utility programs, electronic mail, data base management systems and some of the effects of technology on office operations.The use of the computer as an information processing tool was emphasized by its use all phases of the class. For example, all materials that would normally be distributed in handouts were placed on-line on the computer and the students had to obtain copies of the material from the machine.