COMPUTERS WHAT
GOOD
ARE
THEY
ANYWAY?
the system. After three years no part of
it has come on line, and there is no sign
it ever will. The $7,800 is not what
hurts most. It is the 300-plus hours of
his wasted time and the lost activities
those hours represent. Also important:
he probably will never try another one!
Resist the Urge
to Buy Until You
Know Why
B Y M A R T I N K I N G
The Computer is not a labor-saving
electronic device-it is an irresistible
social force. If you don't recognize that
fact you are a contractor at risk.
Contractors' problems take a variety
of shapes, but they eventually boil
down to one thing: time. Whether