Boros L G, Lepow C, Ruland F, Starbuck V, Jones S, Flancbaum L, Townsend M C
Surgical Research Laboratory, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus 43210.
Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 1992 Jul;38(2-3):77-89. doi: 10.1016/0169-2607(92)90078-l.
A powerful method of processing MEDLINE and CINAHL source data uploaded to the IBM 3090 mainframe computer through an IBM/PC is described. Data are first downloaded from the CD-ROM's PC devices to floppy disks. These disks then are uploaded to the mainframe computer through an IBM/PC equipped with WordPerfect text editor and computer network connection (SONNGATE). Before downloading, keywords specifying the information to be accessed are typed at the FIND prompt of the CD-ROM station. The resulting abstracts are downloaded into a file called DOWNLOAD.DOC. The floppy disks containing the information are simply carried to an IBM/PC which has a terminal emulation (TELNET) connection to the university-wide computer network (SONNET) at the Ohio State University Academic Computing Services (OSU ACS). The WordPerfect (5.1) processes and saves the text into DOS format. Using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP, 130,000 bytes/s) of SONNET, the entire text containing the information obtained through the MEDLINE and CINAHL search is transferred to the remote mainframe computer for further processing. At this point, abstracts in the specified area are ready for immediate access and multiple retrieval by any PC having network switch or dial-in connection after the USER ID, PASSWORD and ACCOUNT NUMBER are specified by the user. The system provides the user an on-line, very powerful and quick method of searching for words specifying: diseases, agents, experimental methods, animals, authors, and journals in the research area downloaded. The user can also copy the TItles, AUthors and SOurce with optional parts of abstracts into papers under edition. This arrangement serves the special demands of a research laboratory by handling MEDLINE and CINAHL source data resulting after a search is performed with keywords specified for ongoing projects. Since the Ohio State University has a centrally founded mainframe system, the data upload, storage and mainframe operations are free.
本文描述了一种通过IBM/PC将MEDLINE和CINAHL源数据上传到IBM 3090大型计算机的强大处理方法。数据首先从CD-ROM的PC设备下载到软盘。然后，这些软盘通过配备WordPerfect文本编辑器和计算机网络连接（SONNGATE）的IBM/PC上传到大型计算机。在下载之前，在CD-ROM站的FIND提示符处键入指定要访问信息的关键词。生成的摘要被下载到一个名为DOWNLOAD.DOC的文件中。包含信息的软盘被简单地带到一台与俄亥俄州立大学学术计算服务中心（OSU ACS）的全校计算机网络（SONNET）具有终端仿真（TELNET）连接的IBM/PC上。WordPerfect（5.1）处理文本并将其保存为DOS格式。使用SONNET的文件传输协议（FTP，130,000字节/秒），通过MEDLINE和CINAHL搜索获得的包含信息的整个文本被传输到远程大型计算机进行进一步处理。此时，在用户指定USER ID、PASSWORD和ACCOUNT NUMBER后，任何具有网络交换机或拨号连接的PC都可以立即访问并多次检索指定区域内的摘要。该系统为用户提供了一种在线、非常强大且快速的方法，用于搜索指定研究领域中疾病、试剂、实验方法、动物、作者和期刊的关键词。用户还可以将标题、作者和来源以及摘要的可选部分复制到正在编辑的论文中。这种安排通过处理使用为正在进行的项目指定的关键词进行搜索后产生的MEDLINE和CINAHL源数据，满足了研究实验室的特殊需求。由于俄亥俄州立大学有一个中央建立的大型机系统，数据上传、存储和大型机操作都是免费的。
