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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even the most technically oriented managers found that a lot of practice was required to master the machines. Robert J. Bertini Jr., a controller, took his home "so I could make my mistakes in private." After three weeks of self-training, Bertini now eagerly displays complicated financial projections and claims that his productivity has increased 10%. Stephen Melvin, president of an aircraft-engine manufacturing division, found the U.T. training sessions "humbling, like golf." But he asserts that the computer lets him dig deeper into his division's operations by giving him quick access to records and data...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Finding the A on the Keyboard | 5/16/1983 | See Source »

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