[en] Interface equipment for VME bus connection with PRAVETS-16 personal computer is described. Block-diagram the developed equipment which allows to realize data exchange between VME bus and PRAVETS-16 mass memory in on-line and memory access and interrupt priority modes is given

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[en] The new advanced multi-language PC version of the system for safeguards reports and inspection support is now in operation at the Risoe National Laboratory for all Danish installations. The system can be used on PCs in other Community countries, because the language of the display text can be selected on a menu. The programs are being delivered to Petten for use for 3 material balance areas. The system has been improved by significant increased capacity and speed. A sub-batch system has been integrated in the general programs

[en] The automated information activities are surveyed of the Nuclear Information Centre carried out using 16-bit Commodore PC's. Personal computers are used in input data preparation for the INIS system and for producing masters for the Branch File Bulletin (Zpravodaj Odvetvove Evidence). Within the branch research project the data retrieval system Nuclear Power Plant Economics and a file of the Czechoslovak nuclear programme participants are completed. On-line access to the IAEA data centre using PC's is under study as is mediation of communication of Czechoslovak end users with the IAEA, downloading and analysis of information files, and the building of the data retrieval system Nuclear Power Plant Indices. It is expected that in the future, the INIS base on CD-ROM will be utilized, preparation, editing and graphic layout of texts will be performed, a laser printer used, and other information files compiled. Examples are shown of some print-outs. (author). 5 figs

[en] Large vocabulary speech recognition, its techniques and its software and hardware technology, are being developed, aimed at providing the office user with a tool that could significantly improve both quantity and quality of his work: the dictation machine, which allows memos and documents to be input using voice and a microphone instead of fingers and a keyboard. The IBM Rome Science Center, together with the IBM Research Division, has built a prototype recognizer that accepts sentences in natural language from 20.000-word Italian vocabulary. The unit runs on a personal computer equipped with a special hardware capable of giving all the necessary computing power. The first laboratory experiments yielded very interesting results and pointed out such system characteristics to make its use possible in operational environments. To this purpose, the dictation of medical reports was considered as a suitable application. In cooperation with the 2nd Radiology Department of S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital (Udine, Italy), a system was experimented by radiology department doctors during their everyday work. The doctors were able to directly dictate their reports to the unit. The text appeared immediately on the screen, and eventual errors could be corrected either by voice or by using the keyboard. At the end of report dictation, the doctors could both print and archive the text. The report could also be forwarded to hospital information system, when the latter was available. Our results have been very encouraging: the system proved to be robust, simple to use, and accurate (over 95% average recognition rate). The experiment was precious for suggestion and comments, and its results are useful for system evolution towards improved system management and efficency

[en] Cheaper, more powerful personal computers and simpler codes could bring computational fluid dynamics into the humblest workshop. But, as reported here, the UK firms who pioneered the technology disagree strongly with their US rivals on its future direction. (author)

[en] When studying the microstructure of refractories, their formation mechanisms or their interaction with the working medium, its often necessary to have a complete characterization of the microdistribution of the chemical elements. The conventional 'spoty' X-ray elemental mapping, normally available in the scanning microscopies, is not enough to give a complete description of the situation. In order to improve the quality of the information, a system has been developed for x-ray mapping with the aid of microcomputers. This report describes such a system and exemplify its application to a study chemical attack of refractories by potassium vapor. (author)

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[en] Realization of NEC7220A type microcircuit-base graphic controller is described (primitives), fast transfer of bit maps through direct access channel (DMA) and display of color images (1024x1024 points, 8 colors) are realized by hardware means. Insignificant changes should be introduced in control programs to use low resolution monitors. There are no special requirements to PC configuration, while presence of a standard display board with corresponding display computer represents the only one obligatory specification

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