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Research and Advances Jul 1 1989

Efficient placement of audio data on optical disks for real-time applications

Optical disks are among the most promising secondary storage devices for data-intensive applications and database management systems. A means of optimizing the storage capacity of optical disks is presented here.

Opinion Jul 1 1989

From Washington

Diane Crawford

Research and Advances Jul 1 1989

The next generation of interactive technologies

From home entertainment to cultural exhibits to educational methodologies to personal computing, interactive technologies could change observers in to participants.

Karen A. Frenkel

Research and Advances Jul 1 1989

The coming revolution in interactive digital video

Edward A. Fox

Opinion Jun 1 1989

ACM forum

Robert L. Ashenhurst

Research and Advances Jun 1 1989

Literate programming

Christopher J. Van Wyk

Opinion Jun 1 1989

An interview with Ivan Sutherland

Karen A. Frenkel

Research and Advances Jun 1 1989

Password cracking: a game of wits

The following report has been gleaned from "A Tour of the Worm," an in-depth account of the November Internet infection. The author found the worm's crypt algorithm a frustrating, yet engaging, puzzle.

Donn Seeley

Opinion Jun 1 1989

Viewpoint

Paul Saffo

Opinion Jun 1 1989

President’s letter

Bryan Kocher

Opinion Jun 1 1989

Legally speaking

Rosalie Steier

Opinion Jun 1 1989

Viewpoint

James H. Morris

News Jun 1 1989

News track

Rosalie Steier

News May 1 1989

News track

Rosalie Steier

Research and Advances May 1 1989

Intelligence in scientific computing

The authors discuss the development of intelligent techniques appropriate for the automatic preparation, execution, and control of numerical experiments.

Research and Advances May 1 1989

An object-oriented requirements specifications method

Analyzing requirements for object-oriented software is examined in an alternative methodology from the more standard structured analysis approach. Through parallel processes of decomposing objects and allocating functions, the methodology is explained in detail.

S. C. Bailin

Research and Advances May 1 1989

Computer hardware performance: production and cost function analyses

Based on microeconomics, computer hardware performance is analyzed using two methods. For the cost function analysis, both purchase and lease prices are used. The results show no economies of scale for the mainframes and superminis during the 1981-1985 period.

Y. M. Kang

Opinion May 1 1989

ACM Forum

Robert L. Ashenhurst

Research and Advances May 1 1989

The SEI education program: the challenge of teaching future software engineers

As the technical foundations of software production emerge, software engineers run the risk of obsolescence—now.

N. E. Gibbs

Opinion May 1 1989

President’s letter

Bryan Kocher and Bruce H. Bruemmer

Research and Advances May 1 1989

Why the look and feel of software user interfaces should not be protected by copyright law

An attorney looks at how copyright law is applied to the protection of software user interfaces and makes a strong case for reevaluating the way the law views software.

P. Samuelson

Opinion May 1 1989

Legally speaking

Roslie Steier

Opinion Apr 1 1989

Viewpoint

John Dobson and Brian Randell

Opinion Apr 1 1989

President’s letter

Bryan Kocher

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