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Describes experiments with BLEND (Birmingham & Loughborough Electronic Network Development) towards speedy communication between scholars.

Describes the processes involved in transferring the old OS Record Cards to a flexible and responsive computer system to aid in the production of period maps and in the retrieval of site information for various purposes.

Computer reconstruction of phase plans from single-context plans.

Describes curve-fitting software applied to profiles input from digitizing tablets used with the Spectrum.

Brighton area SMR information is processed with a GIS method which allows incorporation of environmental and other data and rapid production of maps or tabular information in response to enquiries from scholarly or planning bodies.

Initial experiments with a computer program embodying an abstract model of a sociocultural system; this displays a form of spontaneous collapse. Central to the model is the adoption and discard of mutually beneficial and cumulative contracts between the component actors of the system. Au (abr)

Reviews some methods available for reproducing diagrams on computer; examines the possibility of 'browsing' in an electronic journal system; and describes a classification for archaeological diagrams (towards their storage and retrieval). CD-ROM is also examined.