Historical Perspective (cont’d)
Historical Perspective (cont’d)
- early 1970s: minicomputer
- more computing power in the hands of more medical investigators
- 1970s: microprocessor ‘computer on a chip’
- late 1970s, early 1980s: personal computer
- computer-based information mgmt tools
- Funding: NIH, NCHSR, NLM (industry)