This paper reviews the software and hardware requirements for on-line computing. It shows these facilities can be used to conduct on-line simulation experiments of models of agricultural systems. The general problems associated with modelling are indicated and the advantages of the on-line approach are discussed.
Key words and phrases: on-line computing, modelling agricultural systems, systems analysis in agricul ture.
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