Computer automation of soil dynamics research

Abstract The rapid development of computer technology in the past few years, combined with the accompanying reduction of costs, has resulted in the availability of a very powerful tool to researchers. A real-time multiprogramming digital computer system has been in use at the National Tillage Machinery Laboratory for 8 years. This system supports about 90% of the Laboratory's data acquisition, analysis, storage, and display requirements. The computer has had considerable impact on the productivity of the research program at the National Tillage Machinery Laboratory.