A short review of current laboratory microcomputer systems and practice.

Abstract:

:In the last few years quite powerful complete computer systems have become available that fill many laboratory needs at low cost (US $3000-10,000). This development is based on the use of microcomputers, which now have capabilities that were previously associated with minicomputers. Due to the rapidly expanding use of microcomputers, a very large software base has been developed. As a result it is now feasible to use a microcomputer in the laboratory for signal averaging, controlling experiments, data analysis and reduction, printing and storage of results, plotting of graphs, curve fitting, statistics and word-processing. These applications of a microcomputer can make some other laboratory equipment unnecessary, thus providing substantial savings on items such as analog tape recorders, strip chart recorders, and stimulus generators.

journal_name

J Neurosci Methods

authors

Flaming DG

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10.1016/0165-0270(82)90044-9

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1982-01-01 00:00:00

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1-6

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1-2

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0165-0270

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1872-678X

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0165-0270(82)90044-9

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5

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