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Computers Related To Turf Grass Industries     The field of turfgrass science, and golf course management has became really sophisticated in just the few short years that I have been involved. Muchof the equipment has gone higher tech, as far as electric automobile motors, and more calculating toolized technology. Many golf course overseers now are , "onlinevia the web". If there is a question concerning a new disease or fertiliser one arsehole log on to Texas AM home page and hopefully find a solution to the problem.The technology in the computer field has also advanced the irrigationtechnology in the agriculture field. Irrigation systems can now be turned onwith the touch of a button with IBM or MACINTOSH Personal computer. Newcomputer technology will continue to make leaps and bounds for the turfgrassindustry.     Ransome Industries, maker of fine turgrass mowing equipment, has comeout with the source electric mowing machine. I myself am not in favor of this,or I would guess anyone in the petroleum industry is either for that matter.There has been a greater demand for environmental concern along the nationscoastlines, and nation wide. Most of the worlds great golf courses are locatedalong the coasts. Ransome was banking on that an electric mowing machine wouldfit that need. It has been slow to catch on as of late. Its benefits are analmost quiet no noise machine. (Beard 302). Many country club members wouldbecome sicken when the superintendents would send out the greensmowers dailyat 600 A.M. The diesel and gasoline powered engines are noisy, and would wakeup many members that live along the golf course. The second benefit is no costof gasoline or oil, and therefore no chance of a petroleum leak or spill. There declivity lies in there initial cost,"$15,000 for a gasoline triplex mower, and$20,000 for an electric powered mower. Another real downfall is that they canonly mow golf club holes, then they have to be charged for ten hours, rendering themuseless for the rest of the day. Hopefully technology can produce anenvironmental friendly machine, date not putting the oil industry in a bind, "And also keep the governments hands out of the cookie jar with new environmentaltaxes"     The mesh has become a very important tool to the people in theturfgrass industry. At any given time a golf course superintendent can log ontovarious companys home pages to learn something about their product.(Beard 101)If one day I am searching for a new fairway mower, I can bypass the phone callsand written estimates, and go strait to the information.