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Main Author: Perez, Ernest
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ559805
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  • Old PCs: Upgrade or Abandon? Perez, Ernest Computer Literacy Computer Peripherals Computer Selection Computer Storage Devices Costs Economic Factors Equipment Evaluation Improvement Library Automation Library Expenditures Library Personnel Microcomputers Optical Data Disks Examines the practical realities of upgrading Intel personal computers in libraries, considering budgets and technical personnel availability. Highlights include adding RAM; putting in faster processor chips, including clock multipliers; new hard disks; CD-ROM speed; motherboards and interface cards; cost limits and economic factors; and recommendations. (LRW)