Abstract
The computer system described in this article automates the process to deliver on-line information daily. On-line data (for this study we accessed the Scrip daily update file available through Data-star [Data-Star, Plaza Suite, 114 Jermyn Street, London, UK, SW1Y 6HJ.]) is automatically retrieved, downloaded onto a personal Computer, and uploaded to a VAX computer with a software communication package PROCOMM PLUS (PROCOMM PLUS, Datastorm Technologies, Inc., Columbia, MO.). The information that was then transferred to a database system, System 1032, (System 1032, CompuServe, Data Technologies, Cambridge, MA.) can be accessed and managed easily with a customized menu-driven system. Not only has this automated system saved us a significant amount of time as information providers, but it also allows users to access and utilize important information as soon as it becomes available.
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