Research in Adaptable Programming to Achieve Computer Independence

摘要

This document reports the results of four research and demonstration efforts, all of which bear some relationship to former work with the PLANIT computer-aided instructional system. The first part of the report discusses the successful installation of PLANIT on PDP 11 mini-computer. Because it was a feasibility study, some aspects of the installation were done in a less costly, though less efficient, way than if success had been assured. Now that feasibility has been established, suggestions are given for improving the installation. The second part describes the utilization of the PLANIT method for transportable coding on a new application, an on-line query and retrieval system. Several aspects of this demonstration system are discussed and a User's Manual is included in the Appendix. The third part describes a program which was developed for converting PLANIT student records into a format which the Query system can use. This provides a ready application for the demonstration of the Query system. The fourth and final part describes the development of a test program which interactively checks out the MIOP subroutine which must be written locally in the process of installing a portable computer system, either PLANIT or Query. The Test Program makes the check out process fast, easy, and comprehensive. Using PLANIT to perform the same test is difficult beyond the ability of most local personnel who are still new to the system. (Author)