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THE USE OF MICRO-COMPUTERS ON NURSERIES
Article number
97_8
Pages
63 – 70
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Abstract
In September 1978 a PET mini-computer made by Commodore was acquired by the Management Section of the Guernsey Horticultural Advisory Service.
Programs have been written for the machine to provide:
Programs have been written for the machine to provide:
- Accounts analysis
- Crop plans and budgets
- Crop analysis
In the experimental section of the Advisory Service the machine has been programmed to check glasshouse temperatures.
The object has been to ascertain how an inexpensive mini-computer might help the nurseryman to run his business.
The paper describes the configuration of the mini-computer, the programs so far devised and discusses how the grower may use the machine.
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Authors
J.H. Dempster
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