Facing up to Reality: Dilemma of the Dislocated Office Worker

Article Abstract:

Modern technology can perform many of the functions of todays' office worker. Unlike other technological impacts, job displacement is occuring during a period of near stable economic growth. Many industries do not replace workers who are terminated. Companies that experience growth find additional work can be handled without additional staff. A chart shows occupational categories with above and below average growth projections. The service industry is expected to provide about seventy-five percent of all new jobs over the next ten years. Income distribution and training are solutions considered in solving the dilemma of technology-induced unemployment.

Job security, Social conditions, Trends, Technology-Induced Unemployment, Social Issue, Dehumanization

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Integrated Office System Operates in Either Stand-Alone or Clustered Configurations

Article Abstract:

A.B. Dick's Knowledge Worker workstation is available for $8,800. Included are a twelve-inch high resolution monitor, detachable keyboard, 512 KB RAM CPU, two RS232C ports, RS422 port, parallel printer port, power supply, and a 10 MB hard disk drive with a 630 KB capacity. Functioning alone or in a cluster, the computer can run CP-M-86, CTOS, UNIX System V and MS-DOS. It operates with BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, Pascal C and Assembly languages. A photograph of the workstation is included.

C (Programming language), UNIX, Workstations, New Product, product announcement, CP/M, FORTRAN, FORTRAN (Programming language), Stand-Alone Systems, COBOL, COBOL (Programming language), BASIC, BASIC (Programming language), C Programming Language, MS-DOS, Assembly Language, PASCAL, Pascal (Programming language), Knowledge Worker

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