Personal computer industry

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The problem with me-too drugs is not that they are sometimes imitative or of modest therapeutic benefit. Imitation is an important dimension of competition, and the more choices consumers have, the more intense will be the competition. The personal computer industry provides a clear illustration of how rapid improvements in quality can coincide with steep price reductions (46). The problem with me-too drugs is that a large part of the market in the United States is very insensitive to price and does not get the full benefits of price competition that would be expected from the availability of an array of similar products. 

Silicon-based technology is the foundation of multibillion dollar enterprises. The modem personal computer industry exists only because of the ability to economically produce silicon wafers from... 

Markoff, John. 2005. What the Dormouse Said How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry. New York Viking. 

There are a few widely recognized models for partnerships in industry. Wal-Mart is recognized in the retail industry for building processes and information systems that distribute nearly instant information on actual sales throughout the supply chain. Dell Computer Corp. has a similar reputation for pioneering direct sales channels for personal computers. Dell s methods are now widely copied in both the personal computer industry and, increasingly, elsewhere. 

Selective use of international transportation modes is now common in the personal computer industry, in which items with low added values are normally carried by sea in order to reduce transportation costs (scale economy), whereas key parts with higher added values are selected according to demand shifts and are transported by air. 

PPO (Polyphenylene oxide) - is often discovered under the trade mark "Noryl". It is an engineering polymer which has superior physical properties and temperature resistance when compared with ABS. It suffers some UV degradation but has nonetheless found widespread use in the personal computer industry. 

Taking into account that it is necessary to make vary the flaw detector settings during the main part of the verifications, the total number of verifications is rather important. So, Technical Center for Mechanical Industries (CETIM) began the development of an electronic system enabling to benefit of the current possibilities of generation of synthesised radio frequency signals and help of personal computer for operator assistance and calculation. 

The rapid development of the computer technique and the decreasing prices in spite of the increasing of performance have spread the use of personal computers (PCs) not only for industrial use but also for private use. Also, in spite of increasing requirements mea.surement and test systems become more and more economical, including NDT-systems. 

A recent trend in particle analysis has been the introduction of personal computer-based automation (3). Sophisticated software packages can be used to automate and speed up the analysis. In some cases these computers can even carry out continuous process control (qv) (see Computer technology). The latest machines also allow the measurements of smaller particles and can detect a wider range of sizes. Machines based on light-scattering principles are being more widely accepted by the industry because of speed. An average analysis takes from 1—2 min, whereas those based on sedimentation principles require from 10—120 min. 

Most new hardware and software development in the EMCS market now aims at utilizing the full potential of EMCSs and at making the information obtained more usable and accessible. This accessibility has created a secondary benefit with a greater potential for custonier/utility communication. In many ways the EMCS evolution and market penetration in the industrial, commercial, and to a certain extent, residential markets, has equaled that of the personal computer. 

The theory of X-ray scattering is highly practical It is an accurate theory, based on a few sound assumptions, and with implementations on personal computers it may be used to interpret the structures of advanced industrial materials and thereby to assist in process development and quality control. The characterisation scientist or engineer who has a good grasp of the theory will therefore be able to design better measurements and to interpret them more accurately. 

A new integrator offers full compatibility and support of the HP 6890 series GC features, and includes gas-saver mode, split valve control and post-run programming. It also contains two new industry-standard Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) slots to accommodate long-term data storage and prints the run-deviation log after each analysis. 

Most analyzers incorporate a personal computer (PC) for data acquisition, control, data analysis, presentation/display of results, and communications. Many are integrated via Ethernet-based networks. Two approaches are used either the computer is integrated into the analyzer package, including the visual display and keyboard/control panel (an abbreviated keyboard or a preprogrammed equivalent), or a separate industrial-grade... 

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