“Colour measurement in textiles”
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A paper which looks at the importance of accurate colour measurement in textile manufacture, the way in which modern instrumentation and computer databases can be used to standardise colour, and the different methodologies used to ensure accurate sampling of different textiles such as yarn and fur.
Filename: JLcolourtex.wps

“Computerised accounting systems”
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A paper which looks at the specific requirements of a firm of building contractors with regard to the installation of a computerised accounting system, and the particular financial transactions which the system would be required to incorporate. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLCompacc.rtf

“Living System” Software
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A 7 page paper comparing software to a living system. Still in development by Sandia National Laboratories is MentorPal®, software that employs neural-network technology to automatically offer “individual real-time advice to soldiers and other government teams in the field.” MentorPal has many of the features of a living system, defined as a system with boundaries, metabolism, defining code, purpose, complexity and a defined size, that also is self-organizing and operates within a framework of conceptual meaning. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSitSoftLivingSys.rtf

“Microsoft as a Monopoly”
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A paper which looks at the ethics of Microsoft’s business practices, and assesses whether it has achieved a monopoly within the software industry and if so, whether this is detrimental to the general good and should be restricted by the state.
Filename: JLmicrosoft.wps