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ERIC Number: EJ355813
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Common Sense Clones: Price and Performance in PC-Compatible Computers.
Crawford, Walt
Library Hi Tech, v5 n2 p41-53 Sum 1987
Details a series of tests conducted by the Research Libraries Group, Inc., to evaluate IBM clones i.e., computers designed to use hardware and software originally intended for IBM microcomputers. The results of evaluations of several personal computers, using the criteria of performance, aesthetics, ergonomics, and documentation, are reported. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Design Preferences, Documentation, Equipment Evaluation, Equipment Standards, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Human Factors Engineering, Microcomputers, Tables (Data)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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