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Managing Computers in Large Organizations

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<strong>Manag<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Microcomputers <strong>in</strong> <strong>Large</strong> <strong>Organizations</strong><br />

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CONTENTS<br />

I<br />

CONTENTS<br />

Steer<strong>in</strong>g Committee viii<br />

Overview<br />

Vision and Value: Gett<strong>in</strong>g the Most out of Microcomputers<br />

John M. Thompson<br />

The Organizational Issues<br />

John Diebold<br />

Small Computer Technology—Where We Are and Where<br />

We're Headed<br />

Introduction<br />

William H. Leary III<br />

Faster, Smaller, Cheaper: Trends <strong>in</strong> Microcomputer Technology<br />

Thomas H. Willmott<br />

Trends <strong>in</strong> Personal Computer Software<br />

Mitchell Kapor<br />

Personal Computer Networks<br />

Robert M. Metcalfe<br />

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36<br />

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