Performance evaluation of three microcomputer based systems in a small business dataprocessing environment.

Abstract

In March, 1977 a team of students under the guidance of the author began studying three personal computer systems to determine their strengths and weaknesses when placed in a data processing environment. The three systems were chosen to represent a broad spectrum of contemporary microcomputer based data processing equipment. System W is a firmware BASIC computer originally designed for scientific applications but found being used in a variety of business processing applications. System T is a storage display graphics computer based on the Motorola 6800 microprocessor ROM BASIC, and ROM operating system. System D is an Intel 8080 based computer designed specifically for business dataprocessing.