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A laboratory configuration is described in which two compatible minicomputers are used to collect psychophyiological data and to generate a complex visual display. The two computers are part of independent systems used by different research groups for psychophysiological experimentation and cognitive reaction time research. With minimal additional requirements, however, it is possible to link the function of the two machines and greatly expand experimental possibilities. Two real-time applications are discussed, as well as other advantages of having compatible processors, such as simplified program development.
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Brickett, P.A., Davis, C.M., Gabert, H.F. et al. Dual on-line computers for research in cognitive psychophysiology. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 12, 248–250 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201606
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201606