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We see the development of interactive computing in the microbiology laboratory to be taking place in two ways. The first is the increasing role of the microbiologist in enhancing the programs of a laboratory instrument. The second is the production of instruments which rely upon help from the operator during the operation. These concepts are already familiar in other applications of instrumentation, but represent a new departure in microbiology. In this chapter the developments are illustrated by describing two specific examples of microprocessor instrumentation that are being used in our laboratories.
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Johnson, F., Pearson, N., McDonald, T., O’Grady, F.W. (1982). Interactive Computing in the Microbiology Laboratory. In: Paul, J.P., Jordan, M.M., Ferguson-Pell, M.W., Andrews, B.J. (eds) Computing in Medicine. Strathclyde Bioengineering Seminars. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06077-1_6
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