Mine planning using Apple's Macintosh - overview of applications software and planning techniques

Richard L. Sanford, Philip Johnson, Thomas Novak, Lloyd A. Morley

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Abstract

Apple's Macintosh computer line had much of its significant development following introduction of the DOS-based PC. Current Macintosh use in mine-planning applications lags DOS machines since many users have made significant investments in hardware and training for other environments. Macintosh use is becoming more pronounced in many other industries, and commercial software is of at least the quality of that available for DOS machines and many workstations. This paper describes attributes of the Macintosh computer family as related to many mine-planning problems and solutions including software, memory considerations, workstations, DOS compatibility, and networking.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEmerging Computer Techniques for the Minerals Industry
Pages321-328
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 1993
EventSymposium on Emerging Computer Techniques for the Minerals Industry - Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Duration: Feb 1 1993Feb 1 1993

Publication series

NameEmerging Computer Techniques for the Minerals Industry

Conference

ConferenceSymposium on Emerging Computer Techniques for the Minerals Industry
CityTuscaloosa, AL, USA
Period2/1/932/1/93

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering (all)

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