WORKSTATIONS

THE RAPID ADVANCES IN MICRO COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND THE MASS MARKETING OF THE PERSONAL MICRO COMPUTER HAVE RESULTED IN DRAMATIC COST REDUCTIONS IN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. ALSO, THE SIGNING OF THE AIR FORCE, NAVY AND MARINE MICRO COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT HAS RESULTED IN A DRAMATIC 50% REDUCTION IN THE COST OF MICRO COMPUTER SYSTEMS. ALL OF THESE FACTORS MEAN THAT IT IS NOW REALISTIC AND COST EFFECTIVE TO INTEGRATE MICRO COMPUTERS INTO PROFESSIONAL WORKSTATIONS FOR THE USE OF ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL. THIS STUDY WILL DEVELOP A PLAN AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATE THE ADVANTAGES OF USING THE MICRO COMPUTERS TO PERMIT THE TIMELY DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION UP AND DOWN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, THROUGH REALISTIC USE OF ELCTRONIC MAIL. THIS WILL ALLOW SUPERVISORS AND SUBORDINATES TO ACCESS THEIR MESSAGES BETWEEN CRITICAL MEETINGS AND TRAVEL. IT WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE THE REDUCTION OF REPETITIVE TYPING AND PROOF READING OF TAILORED MILITARY STANDARDS, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF WORK. THE LEVEL OF ANALYSIS THAT ENGINEERING PERSONNEL CAN ACCOMPLISH WITH USER FRIENDLY SOFTWARE WILL BE DEMONSTRATED AND/OR DEFINED. IT WILL ALSO DEFINE THE QUANTITY AND OPTIMUM DISTRIBUTION OF MICRO COMPUTERS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATIONS.