1981 Reports

On the Long-Term Implications of Database Machine Research

Shaw, David Elliot

It is argued that the long-term import of current research on specialized hardware for database management may extend far beyond what is now considered the immediate province of database management systems. In particular, the potential support which "database machines may provide for very high level mechanisms for the description of information processing tasks is considered and exemplified with an operational system for knowledge-based information retrieval.