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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 40 , Issue 9 (September 1997) table of contents

Pages: 30 - 37

Year of Publication: 1997

ISSN:0001-0782

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Abbe Mowshowitz

City College of New York, New York, NY

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
J. Computer Applications
J.1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING
Subjects: Business

Additional Classification:
B. Hardware
B.3 MEMORY STRUCTURES
B.3.2 Design Styles
Subjects: Virtual memory

I. Computing Methodologies
I.3 COMPUTER GRAPHICS
I.3.7 Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism
Subjects: Virtual reality

K. Computing Milieux
K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
K.6.1 Project and People Management
Subjects: Management techniques (e.g., PERT/CPM); Staffing

General Terms:
Human Factors, Management, Theory

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