Three 5 ¼ inch floppy disks and accompanying manual; CompuGarden plan prepared for Debbie Lerer
Published 1985 by CompuGarden, Inc.
This computer program, “developed in collaboration with the New York Botanical Garden” (Manual, Credits), was created as a resource for all levels of vegetable gardeners, from beginners to expert horticulturists. Users can enter the vegetables they want to grow (pulling from a database of “over 80 vegetables, herbs and flowers” (p. 2)), and CompuGarden will produce a complete plan for the placement, amount, and potential yield of each selection. It also provides a visual garden map for each of the four seasons, crop rotation and gardening task schedules, and the ability to log plant productivity. The second binder is an example of a complete garden plan prepared using the CompuGarden program for NYBG employee Debbie Lerer.
3 ½ inch floppy disk and accompanying User’s Guide
Created by R.H. Callihan (Extension Weed Specialist), R.T. Dobbins (Programmer/Analyst), & S.L. Carson (Laboratory Aide)
Released 1993 by the University of Idaho Plant Science Division
WEEDS (Western Expert Educational Diagnostic System) 2.0 is “a user-friendly computer program, with custom menus and data base for identification of 970 of the western U.S.” (title page). Dividing weeds into “grass-like” and “non-grass-like,” the program prompts the user to indicate a series of properties that apply to a given plant specimen (Leaf length? Shape of Leaves? Plant height? Juice milky?...), eventually displaying a list of all the plants that match the selected characteristics.
Multimedia set for mushroom identification. Includes a spiral-bound Guidelines for determining the genus, identification cards, a 3 ½ inch floppy disk, and a book with species codes, descriptions, and pictures
By Rudolf Winkler
Published 1996 by AT Verlag
Pilz2000, the computer program stored on this floppy disk, was created to complement, not replace, the paper-based mushroom identification tools included in the set. According to the publication’s website, the program expands on the book and cards by allowing for identification based on microscopic properties.
CD-ROM (Compact Disk – Read-Only Memory)
By Allan Armitage
Released 2001 by Interactive Design & Development, Inc.
Users of this CD can download an interactive computer program that allows them to “enjoy a visit to the private garden of America’s gardener and horticulturist, Dr. Allan Armitage” (CD insert).
