Minicomputer software for high-energy physics experiments

The author concentrates on a specific application; how small computers are used in high-energy physics experiments. He discusses current practice in laboratories, rather than emphasizing theoretical aspects or future developments. The first part is of interest to people without experience in the use of small computers in experiments; the author trys to explain the way in which they are used. In the last part he discusses some of the alternative ways of tackling the problems met with in these applications. (Auth.)