Radford D A, Cooper R E, Guy H J, Larkin J
Comput Programs Biomed. 1980 Aug;12(1):45-50. doi: 10.1016/0010-468x(80)90110-5.
The implementation of new computer-aided biomedical experiments usually requires a high level of computing expertise and a significant amount of time. Acquiring this knowledge and devoting the necessary time may result in the inefficient use of a researcher's own particular skills. A number of software aids for laboratory experimentation have been developed, but it is considered that none adequately satisfies the user's requirements. DALE (direct access to laboratory equipment) has been designed as a user-oriented software system, and consists of a menu-based interactive subsystem, with which experiments are defined, and a table-driven interpreter to execute the experiment. Little computing knowledge or development time is required to implement new experiments, and experience has indicated that DALE is a useful tool for biomedical experimentation.
新的计算机辅助生物医学实验的实施通常需要高水平的计算专业知识和大量时间。获取这些知识并投入必要的时间可能会导致研究人员自身特定技能的低效使用。已经开发了许多用于实验室实验的软件辅助工具，但据认为没有一个能充分满足用户的需求。DALE（直接访问实验室设备）被设计为一个面向用户的软件系统，它由一个基于菜单的交互式子系统（用于定义实验）和一个表驱动的解释器（用于执行实验）组成。实施新实验所需的计算知识或开发时间很少，经验表明DALE是生物医学实验的一个有用工具。
