TY - JOUR AB - The practice of using a large international database to retrieve scientific abstracts through a time sharing network may be replaced by storing this type of information locally on a microcomputer system. Evaluation of alternative configurations through the use of systems simulation is well known, and in this study a simulation model is developed to reflect the characteristics of a typical information retrieval system on three specific microcomputer configurations. VL - 6 IS - 6 SN - 0309-314X DO - 10.1108/eb024117 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024117 AU - Davis R.H. AU - Rinaldi C. AU - Neves J. PY - 1982 Y1 - 1982/01/01 TI - Evaluation of alternative microcomputer systems for retrieval of scientific references T2 - Online Review PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 539 EP - 544 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -