A computer-program system to facilitate the study of technical documents

Symbiont is a computer‐and‐program system for use in research on computer‐aided study. It stores, retrieves, and displays documents and parts of documents. It “semi‐automates” the taking of verbatim notes. It facilitates the manipulation and intercomparison of graphs. And it conducts searches for pa...

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Published in:American Documentation 1966-10, Vol.17 (4), p.186-189
Main Authors: Bobrow, Daniel G., Kain, R. Y., Raphael, Bertram, Licklider, J. C. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation
Computers
Digital computers
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Summary:Symbiont is a computer‐and‐program system for use in research on computer‐aided study. It stores, retrieves, and displays documents and parts of documents. It “semi‐automates” the taking of verbatim notes. It facilitates the manipulation and intercomparison of graphs. And it conducts searches for passages of text that contain specified words or phrases. Experience with Symbiont and plans for its improvement are described.
ISSN:0096-946X
0002-8231
1936-6108
1097-4571
DOI:10.1002/asi.5090170406