Examining the computing and centralization debate
Communications of the ACMPublished 1 July 1991Open access
Joey F. George, John Leslie King
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The notion that computers, or more significantly, a computer, will control the lives and destinies of humans actually predates the age of computing.
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article Free AccessExamining the computing and centralization debate Authors: Joey F. George Univ. of Arizona, Tucson Univ. of Arizona, TucsonView Profile , John L. King View Profile Authors Info & Claims Communications of the ACMVolume 34Issue 7July 1991 pp 62–72https://doi.org/10.1145/105783.105796Published:01 July 1991Publication History 93citation1,524DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations93Total Downloads1,524Last 12 Months86Last 6 weeks7 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteeReaderPDF
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