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As a non-expert in computers and their uses, my aims in this paper are not to explore any subject in detail, but rather to survey the subject of large ground-based telescopes along with some of their present and future demands on computing and data-analysis facilities, and to try to stimulate discussion from experts as to how these needs can be met.
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Smith, H.J. (1986). Present and Planned Large Groundbased Telescopes: an Overview of some Computer and Data Analysis Applications Associated with their Use. In: Di Gesù, V., Scarsi, L., Crane, P., Friedman, J.H., Levialdi, S. (eds) Data Analysis in Astronomy II. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2249-8_13
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