Publisher's Synopsis
This text describes the principal aspects of computer-use in systems control, particularly in industrial automation, giving emphasis not only to the hardware and software components, but also to the integration of the system in the external environment and how it should interface with the human user.;Practical examples are included in the text, such as how to build a simple multi-tasking system on an 8086-based personal computer running MS-DOS and how to develop a control application with the help of information technology.
