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Programs are needed to make a microcomputer work. Fortunately, there is a large range of software available: the chances are that something can be found to solve a particular problem. Many microcomputer users will, therefore, never write a single program instruction. Had the programs of interest to them not been available, they would never have bought a microcomputer.
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© 1991 Paul F. Burton and J. Howard Petrie
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Burton, P.F., Petrie, J.H. (1991). Software concepts. In: Information Management Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3206-8_3
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