"Organized Activity and Its Support by Computer proposes an answer to the question: What are computers for? With technical expertise, Anatol Holt analyzes human activity and its relevance to computer use. Holt interleaves a theory about the universal aspect of social life with a vision of how to harness computer power. Organized Activity and Its Support by Computer will be of interest to those concerned with computers, especially those with an interest in "groupware". Particular relevance to social scientists, management scientists, students of law and philosophers are addressed. Though technical in spirit and method, this book does not require significant prior computer knowledge of the reader."