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The computer, in spite of its strengths and the denials of its missionaries, does have a number of weaknesses. These can be seen in three areas: first, the machine itself, second, the people who serve it and, third, its output.
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© 1981 Trevor J. Bentley
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Bentley, T.J. (1981). The Weaknesses of the Computer. In: Making Information Systems Work. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03955-5_12
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