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Macdoctor: the macintosh diagnoser
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lavery, David B. Brooks, William D. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | When the Macintosh computer was first released, the primary user was a computer hobbyist who typically had a significant technical background and was highly motivated to understand the internal structure and operational intricacies of the computer. In recent years the Macintosh computer has become a widely-accepted general purpose computer which is being used by an ever-increasing non-technical audience. This has lead to a large base of users which has neither the interest nor the background to understand what is happening 'behind the scenes' when the Macintosh is put to use - or what should be happening when something goes wrong. Additionally, the Macintosh itself has evolved from a simple closed design to a complete family of processor platforms and peripherals with a tremendous number of possible configurations. With the increasing popularity of the Macintosh series, software and hardware developers are producing a product for every user's need. As the complexity of configuration possibilities grows, the need for experienced or even expert knowledge is required to diagnose problems. This presents a problem to uneducated or casual users. This problem indicates a new Macintosh consumer need; that is, a diagnostic tool able to determine the problem for the user. As the volume of Macintosh products has increased, this need has also increased. |
| File Size | 768546 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19960002942 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9r25vb5x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-08-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Computer Programming And Software Human-computer Interface Macintosh Personal Computers Knowledge Bases Artificial Intelligence C Programming Language Applications Programs Computers Man Machine Systems Artificial Intelligence Expert Systems Software Engineering Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |