Implementing ASSASSIN on the ICL ME29 at the British Institute of Management

This paper describes the methods used at the British Institute of Management (BIM) to computerise the records of the Management Information Centre using ASSASSIN, and the problems of implementing version 005 on an ICL ME29 machine are discussed. Choice and limitations of hardware and software configurations are described, together with examples of stored data illustrating some of the control options on ASSASSIN, particularly the use of thesaurus features that have been implemented. The problems that can arise when using converted software are outlined, and lessons learnt during implementation are identified.