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... XCON ( for eXpert CONfigurer ) , which is now used routinely to configure its popular VAX - 11 / 780 computer systems ( Kraft , 1984 ) . Having received a customer's order that specifies the capabilities the system should have , XCON ...
... XCON ( for eXpert CONfigurer ) , which is now used routinely to configure its popular VAX - 11 / 780 computer systems ( Kraft , 1984 ) . Having received a customer's order that specifies the capabilities the system should have , XCON ...
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... XCON produced a savings of $ 25 million , and it also enabled DEC to fill customers ' orders in a more timely manner . XCON testifies to the power of the computer as a mind tool , which is evident in applications such as computer ...
... XCON produced a savings of $ 25 million , and it also enabled DEC to fill customers ' orders in a more timely manner . XCON testifies to the power of the computer as a mind tool , which is evident in applications such as computer ...
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... XCON : An Expert Configuration System at Digital Equipment Corporation , ” in The AI Business : The Commercial Uses of Artificial Intelligence , ed . P. H. Winston and K. A. Prendergast . Cambridge : MIT Press , 1984 . KULIK , JAMES A ...
... XCON : An Expert Configuration System at Digital Equipment Corporation , ” in The AI Business : The Commercial Uses of Artificial Intelligence , ed . P. H. Winston and K. A. Prendergast . Cambridge : MIT Press , 1984 . KULIK , JAMES A ...
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WORK TRANSFORMED | 24 |
MANAGEMENT AND LABOR | 48 |
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY | 73 |
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