IBM 1130 User Manual page 12

INTRODUCTION
Now that your 1130 computing system is on order,
what should you do next? When the 1130 computing
system was proposed, mention was made that it
could perform both scientific and commercial jobs.
Some typical commercial jobs that may have been
considered at that time are:
• Payroll (used as an example later in the
manual) and labor distribution
• Accounts receivable
• Accounts payable
• Sales analysis
• Inventory control
Planning the use of the 1130 for specific applica-
tions such as the above leads to other questions that
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need answers. How will the personnel for your
installation be selected? When will your applica-
tions be implemented on the 1130? How will this
job of implementation be carried to completion? In
other words, you need a plan to carry out the in-
stallation of this new system.
In answer to the first question, selection of
personnel, your IBM representative can supply you
with the Programmer's Aptitude Test, which will
help you with some of the selection. (It may be that
you will find these people in your company, but you
may also find it necessary to hire someone outside.)
The second and third questions, when will the
implementation be done and how, may be answered
by your general (installation) plan, which is dis-
cussed next.