title: Rejuvenating old computerized spectrometric instrumentation: discussion of two case histories.
abstract: Computerized analytical instruments of late 70's and 80's are facing rapid technological obsolescence, although they are often retaining good analytical performances. Responsibility is to be attributed to the fast advance in computer technology, which is leaving little or no back-compatibility with old standards and data formats. Rejuvenation may be reached by simple hardware and software modifications, to allow data exchange with modern PC's and LIMS. Two typical case histories for spectrometric instrumentation of late 70's are then presented and discussed in a general fashion.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Fisiche e Matematiche, dell'Insubria - Sede di Como, Via Valleggio, 11 22100 Como. carlo.dossi@uninsubria.it
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dossi
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pozzi
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Recchia
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Giussani
authors.forename: Vladimiro
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dal Santo
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008838:Microcomputers; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000295:instrumentation*