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Computer and information technology: software.

D O'Brien
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You have that new computer and you are ready to start computing, right? Not quite. There is another essential to get started--software. This article focuses on software necessary and nice for your computer, and resources that can help you in your quest for creating the best possible and easiest to use computer system. Once you have gotten everything installed and functioning, you will be ready to take the next step--going online. In the next issue of the Journal we will get you online and traveling on the information superhighway. Happy computing!

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D O'Brien. 1998. Computer and information technology: software.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1089-9472(98)80093-2

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