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Microcomputers as work stations for sociologists

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Microcomputers are making their way into the departments, institutions and homes of most sociologists. After a brief overview of the directions of computer and microcomputer evolution and of the microcomputer's present uses, I offer specific advice about the use and purchase of microcomputers for sociologists engaged in research, teaching and administration.

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  1. Queens College and Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USA

    Andrew A. Beveridge

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Beveridge, A.A. Microcomputers as work stations for sociologists. Sociol Forum 1, 701–715 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01107343

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