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Distributed processing techniques: interface design for interactive information sharing.
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A set of generalized interface data-handling routines that control message traffic between a satellite minicomputer in a clinical laboratory and a large main-frame computer are designed and implemented.Abstract:
The Information Systems Division of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has successfully designed and implemented a set of generalized interface data-handling routines that control message traffic between a satellite minicomputer in a clinical laboratory and a large main-frame computer. A special queue status inquiry transaction has also been developed that displays the current message-processing backlog and other system performance information. The design and operation of these programs are discussed in detail, with special emphasis on the message-queuing and verification techniques required in a distributed processing environment.read more
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Distributed Laboratory Computing: Integration of a Laboratory Computer into a Hospital Information System
Delane A. Wycoff,James R. Wagner +1 more
TL;DR: Operational characteristics of the system are discussed, and special attention is given to the critical problems and advantages of interfacing two computers.