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An Apple II + computer-based human testing system is described. The system, which was developed using the Pascal language, provides library units of low-level procedures to rapidly access a clock, collect responses, control video output, control a touch-sensitive monitor, and display high-resolution graphics. Built-in hardware and software checks provide a high degree of system reliability. Use of easily altered text files for control of trials within a task and inclusion of and ordering of tasks within a session allows the system to be readily adapted.
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This project was supported through Cooperative Agreement CR808834020 with the Environmental Protection Agency. Apple and Apple II are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Franklin Ace 1000 is a trademark of Franklin Computer Corporation. Pascal is a trademark of the Regents of the University of California at San Diego. The M.T.S. system and all of its library units, ancillary programs and individual procedures are copyrighted by Don Foree.
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Foree, D.D., Eckerman, D.A. & Elliott, S.L. M.T.S.: An adaptable microcomputer-based testing system. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 16, 223–229 (1984). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03202392
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03202392