XCON (eXport CONfigraturer) was designed under the domain Computer-System Components. The main responsibility of the XCON Configurator is to arrange internal components of the computer in a sensible way when a company receives an order from a customer to buy a computer. It was developed to replace “human agent” with “technical export editors.” These editors have two majors operations to perform:

(i) acting as a checker for order completion

(ii) correct placement, and proper wiring connectivity between components.

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March, 1978