I see three main trends in the use of general purpose computers in real time. The first is more processing power. The second is the use of higher speed interconnects between computers (allowing more data to be delivered to the processors). The third is the use of larger programs running in the computers. Although there is still work that needs to be done, I believe that all indications are that the online need for general purpose computers should be available for the SCC and LHC machines. 2 figs.

Tests of CP violation using B decays into CP eigenstates can be improved by using events normally rejected because of incomplete information. A search for lepton asymmetry in decays {Upsilon}(4S) {yields} B + {bar B} {yields} (K{sub S} + J/{psi}) + (lepton {sup {plus minus}} + X) can be improved by including other (c{bar c})K{sub S} events where the (c{bar c}) pair is not bound in a J/{psi} but in some other state like {psi}{prime} or {eta}{sub c} and where the lepton asymmetry is predicted to be the same as for (K{sub S} + J/{psi}), other (c{bar c})K{sub S} events which are not fully reconstructed and (c{bar c})K{sub L} events where the K{sub L} pair is not detected and which are predicted to have the opposite lepton asymmetry from corresponding K{sub S} events. The information from these additional events can give improved statistics if suitable cuts can be found to improve signal/noise. The opposite asymmetry predicted for K{sub L} events can test spurious lepton asymmetries due to systematic errors. 3 refs.