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NOVEMBER 1970

Take a close look
at the big three
in small computers.
At Varian, we conside r th e 620 se ri es as a
kind of comp uter molecule, bonded by
the same standard software: FORTRAN IV,
MOS , BAS IC , RPG , and othe rs. Thi s 620
family also offers the largest line of
peri phera ls ava il ab le in th e industry.

620 / i: one of the most popular eve r built

- ove r 1300 sold wo rld wide - th is
systems-oriented digital comp uter featu res
ease of interface and progra,ming ,
fu ll array of options required in today 's
multi-application environment and up
to 32,768 word s of memo ry, 16- or 18-bits.

R-620 / i: a ruggedized version of the
620 / i, it's a gene ral-purpose computer
that 's designed to wi th stand environ mental extremes. For truck , shipboard,
or other military / industria l app lications.
The 620 / i's large software library wo rks
with the R-620 / i.
620 / I: latest in the series , the 620 / f has
a 750-n sec cyc le time, meaning it
executes 2V2 times faster than the 620 / i.
It is 100% upward compatible from the

620 / i. And, this new compute r also uses
the 620/ i's field-proven softwa re.
The 620 serie s gi ves you three more good
reasons for ta lking to th e big company
in small compute rs.
u. S.

Sales Offices: Downey, San Diego, San
Francisc o , Ca lif. ; Washi ngto n, D.C.; Atl an ta , Ga.;
Chicago, III. ; Waltham, Mass.; Ann Arbo r; Mich.;
Al buque rqu e, N. Mex. , New Roche ll e, Syrac use, N.Y. ;
Fort Washington, Pa., Dallas, Hous ton, Tex.
Other offices worldwide.
Varian Data Machines, a Varian subsi d ia ry,
2722 Michelson Dr., Irvine , Cali f . 92664 .
Tele pho ne 71 4/833- 2400 .

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The Big Company in Small Computers

MODERN DATA
HUMBLY ANNOUNCES
ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT
COMPUTER INSTALLATIONS.
We've done it by hiring a group of veteran
EDP Consultants to assemble a completely
new information package. To help you cope
with the problems of unbundling.
To keep you up-to-date on the latest improvements in EDP Operations techniques.
To help you use your computer equipment
more effectively. And to guide you in evaluating and training EDP personnel for all types of
installations.
These EDP experts are called the MODERN
DATA Profess ional Se rvices Division , and
they're readying a continuing series of regular
reports, updating reports, surveys, and special
newsletters designed especially for EDP management personnel.
The series is called Guidelines for EDP
Management, or GEM for short. It's like having a continuing seminar of " how to" and
" what's new" in computers without the expense in time and travel. The first series
(GEM Series 70-1) will include three major
reports on " EDP Personnel Training and
Evaluation" :
FIRST REPORT: Setting Up An In-House Computer Personnel Training Program (Available
Mid-November 1970)
SECOND REPORT: EDP Personnel Evaluation
Techniques (Available Mid-April 1971 )
THIRD REPORT: Finding And Selecting EDP
Personnel (Available Mid-September 1971)
GEM Series 70-1 is being compiled for us by
Oyer Computer Services, Inc., the " People-

ware" Company, specialists in training, education, evaluation, and selection of EDP personnel since 1967. Paul D. Oyer, president,
has been solving EDP problems since 1951.
These reports will be in loose leaf form, and
bound in a hard-cover binder. The Division is
also working on a nationwide survey of typical
EDP personnel salaries by type and size of
installation and major geographic regions.
This survey will be the most comprehensive of
its kind ever assembled. It will be included as
a bonus with the third report to subscribers
of the full series.
For your information, we have included an
outline of some of the topics in the first report
on the back of this page.
The subscription price for GEM Series 70-1
is $350 per year. The single reports are available at a cost of $150 each. If you order a
single report, there is no further obligation.
If you purchase the first report you will be
given a 30-day option to convert to a full subscription for the additional $200. If you are
not fully satisfied with the report, return it to
us within 10 days for a full money back
guarantee.
To subscribe, send your remittance for the
series or the first report in an envelope with
the coupon below. This saves you billing and
handling charges.
If you prefer to be billed later, simply check
the appropriate box and drop the card in the
mail.

GEM Series
Prof. Services Div., Modern Data
3 Lockland Avenue
Framingham, Mass. 01701

o Check enclosed (Include this card in your
company envelope)
o Please bill me 0 P.O. Enclosed
(Add 1 % billing & handling charges)

Gentlemen:
Please enter my order for the following:
o One annual subscription to GEM Series No. 70-1, "EDP Personnel Training & Evaluation" at
$350.00 per year.
o One copy of the 1st report in the above series - "Setting Up an In-House Computer Personnel Training Program" at $150.00 per copy.
Name

Title

Company
Address
State

Zip Code

Here's a sampling of some of the topics in
our first report in GEM Series 70-1 ... "Setting
Up An In-House Computer Program."
• Establishing a practical framework - including objectives, budgets, facilities
• How to build an effective training staff
• Establishing a curricula for top and line
management - including EDP managers, system analysts, designers, programmers, machine operators
• Guidelines for determining instructional
method, time and sequence.
• Effective use of training resources
• How to revise and up-date your curricula
• Percentages of time to be spent in learning
• Percentages of total EDP budgets for training programs
• Case study section - how to beat the new
unbundled education prices and how some
typical companies are solving their EDP
training problems
• In-house training - potential problems and
solutions
• And much more in this 250 page report.

First Class
Permit No.244
Framingham,
Mass.

BUSINESS REPLY MAIL
No postage stamp necessary if mai led in the U.S.
Postage will be paid by:
Modern Data
Professional Services Division
3 Lockland Avenue
Framingham, Mass. 01701

Large Screen Displays
Link your data or
signal source to
TV display systems with
Tektronix scan conversion

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for convenient viewing
in labs, classrooms,
production lines,
hospitals,
computer installations
and many other areas.

The display size depends only upon
.
your choice of TV monitor or receiver.
The 4501 Scan Converter accepts alphanumeric and graph ic data- in the fo rm of analog
inputs- and converts it to displays on TV re ce ivers and monitors. The hi-contrast TV displays are ideal for individual or group viewing
- even under bright light conditions. The displays may be viewed as light data on a dark
backg round or as dark data on a light background , selected from the 4501 front panel.
The 4501 uses a Tektronix bistable storage
CRT. Data may be written once on the storage
CRT and retained for an hour without refreshing . The results are : call for your data once,
then view it as long as one hour on a TV-size
display. Besides that, the 4501 transfers continuously written data to your TV display.
MULT IPLE DISPLAYS- The 4501 will drive
multiple, inexpensive receivers and monitors.
The units may be located locally or remotely.
Outputs from a TV camera can be mixed with

data from the 4501 to produce a picture that
is an overlay of the two signal sources. With
overlaying , you can instantly compare data
from two different sources.
The uses for the 4501 are virtually unlimited.
For a demonstration, contact your local Tektronix Field Engineer or write Tektronix, Inc .,
P. O. Box 500, Beaverton, Oregon 97005. See
your cur rent Tektronix catalog for specifications.

4501 Scan Converter ... . .. . .. . . . $2500
A vailable in U.S. through the Tektronix lease plan

u.s. Sa les Pri ce FOB Beaverton. Orego n

TEKTRONIX®
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committed to technical excellence

See The Tektronix Display At FJCC
MODERN DATAl November 1970

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Four friendly faces from INCOTERM - each with its own
keyboard - each with functionally independent access
to the powerful 2K computer that is built right into the
Master terminal - each permitting up to 256 characters
on the screen.
All this for under $100 a month per operator position.
Each operator can verify, qualify and format input right at the source. And because of the built-in computer,
each term inal is fully compatible with virtually any main-

frame system and with most other types of terminals you
may now be using.
If you want hard-copy output, there's the SPOTM_p
Printer. If you want to change jobs, there's the SPOTM-L
Program Loader. And for tying it all together, we offer the
SPOTM-M Multiplexer. Let's face it : that's a powerful lot.
For details, call or write M.R. Clement, Jr., Vice President
of Marketing .

. . . the international computer terminals people
Hayes Memorial Drive I Marlborough, MassachuseHs 01752
Tel: (617) 481-2000
Atlanta, Georgia / (404) 451-2307

San Antonio , Texas / (512) 734-7016

See you in Houston 2

New York, N.Y. / (212) 868-7557

Booths 2820 & 2822

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NOVEMBER 1970 •

VOLUME 3 •

NO. 11

CONFERENCE REPORT - ACM '70

A MODERN DATA staff report on the recent ACM "Unconventionai Convention featuring
Ralph Nader, A Black Panther, the Com puter People for Peace - all this and Dr. Herb
Grosch too!
68

A SMALL COMPANY AND A BIG SYSTEM

Can a small company from the West find love, happiness, and profit in the large-scale
systems market?
70

THE FCC REPORT AND THE "THRESHOLD ISSUE"

After years of data-gathering, behind-the-scenes wrangling, and iust-over-the-horirzon
coniecture, the EDP community and the proposed microwave carriers are finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
74

UN BUNDLING THE UNBUNDLER - Recent Congressional Hearings on
Governm ent Periphera ls Procurement

Witnesses testify as to the savings to be gained by purchasing from the independent
peripheral manufacturers .
TECHNOLOGY PROfiLE

78

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COMPUTER OUTPUT MICROFILM SYSTEMS

The factOTs that go into evaluating COM systems are discussed along with a survey of
commercially-available COM equipment. A COM glossary is also included.
94

HOW TO INVEST IN SMALL COMPANIES or, "What the World Looks
Like From Where I Stand"

A revolutionary proposal for the creation of a Federal agency, called FARCE, to conduct
a monthly investment lottery.
46

Corporate Profile-LOGICON, CORP.

48

Communications Clinic-PRIVATE LINE SHARING REVISITED

54

On-Line-A SECOND-GENERATION PLOTIER?

56

Source Data Automation- OPTICAL READERS

58

Systems Scene-THE $300 SALISBURY STEAK

60

Software Forum-CRIMINAL JUSTICE-A CHALLENGE TO THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY

18

LETIERS TO EDITOR

44

STOCK TRENDS

28

NEWS ROUNDUP

62

WHBW

30

ORDERS & INSTALLATIONS

96

NEW PRODUCTS

36

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

102

NEW SOFTWARE & SERVICES

38

DC DATASCAN

103

NEW LITERATURE

42

CORPORATE & FINANCIAL NEWS

104

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

READER SERVICE CARDS
MODERN DATA/November 1970

OPPOSITE PAGE 104
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Fora dime,
PEe will knock 30% off
what you've
been paying
for 75ips
transports.
1

For the price of a phone call, PEC's new 75ips
transports will give your minicomputer system faster
throughput with higher transfer rates . And for 30%
less than you've been paying .

IBM compatible tape gUides . And all 75ips models
are plug-for-plug compatible with PEC 's other
popular 6000 Series transports .
For all the facts and

These new 10112" reel transports have a unique,

figures on this 75ips

simple design and a vastly superior servo system for
gentle , positive tape control , excellent speed

breakthrough and an
immediate price quote,
call your Ipcal PEC

stability, and controlled start/stop operation. Tape

office today. Or save
the dime and write
for our new brochure .
Peripheral Equipment

is accelerated to 75ips with 'legligible velocity
transients or overshoot.
These PEC 6000 Series transports offer high data
reliability in 7 and 9 track, 800cpi NRZI and 9 track,
1600cpi phase-encoded USASII and IBM compatible
formats . They are available in read-after-write, with
a dual gap head; and in write/read with a single gap
head . Other outstanding features include program
restriction-free operation, easy tape loading, and

"Visit us at FJCC'70.
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Booth 3016."

Corporation, 9600 Iro ndale Avenye , Chatsworth,
California 91311. (213) 882-0030.
• Th is w aveform is th e v gl ta ge seen at the head when reading an "all
ones" tape. and starting ana stopping in th e middl e of the data.

PEe
SALES O FFI C ES : Los Ange les (2 13) 882·0030 . • Orange Cou nty (714) 546·4836
San Franc isco (415) 948·4577 • Ch icago (31 2) 696-2460 • Phil adelphi a (215)
849-4545 • Bosto n (61 7) 899-6230 • W ash ington, D .C . (703) 573-7887 • New
York (203) 966-3453 • London Reading 582115

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MODERN DATA
S. HENRY SACKS

EDIT OR AN D PUBLISHER

WILLIAM A. GANNON

ASSO C. PUB LIS HER

ALAN R. KAPLAN

ASSOC. EDITO R
ASSOC .

EDITOR

ASSOC .

EDITOR

JOHN

A.

LOUIS

MURPHY
J.

BROCK

DAN M. BOWERS

CHI EF EDITORI AL CO NSULTA NT

WASH IN GTON EDITO R: Ha rold V. Semling, Jr. WEST COAST ED ITOR : Karen Kuttner. FINANC IAL
NEWS EDITOR : James I. Lp.abman. EUROPEAN EDITOR: Richard Petterse n.
CONSULTI NG AND CONTRIBUTI NG ED ITORS : Ralph G. Berglund; J . Reese Brown, Jr.; Richard
T. Bu esc he l; Larry L. Constanline; Thomas DeMarco; Maurils P. de Regl; Ken Falor; Lawrence A.
Feidelman; Ivan Flores ; Michael B. French; Fay Herman; Waller A. Levy ; Thurber J . Moffett; Joseph
Popolo; John E. Taft; Jerome B. Weiner .
Ed ito rial Prod .: Ruth Marlin, Manager; Jud ilh DeWi tt , Dian e Burkin, Sall y Haskins, Assls.
Circulation Dept: Ca rol Grace, Manager; Slep hen E. Hughes, Asst.
Ass't. to Pub lish e r: Donna L. Maiocca
Cover Artist: William Kwialkowski
. BERNARD GREENS IDE

ADVERTISING PROD. MANAG ER.

All co rrespondence regarding circulal ion, advertising , and editorial should be addressed to the
publica lion offices al:

Computer
Automation
announces
two new
minicomputers
H IGH SPEED AND
EXTENSIVE MEMORY
OPTIONS ARE FEATURED.
Computer Automation, a Californiabased computer manufacturer, has
adqed two more computers to its
already broad mini line. The new
machines, designated Models 116
and 108, are. the top of the line of
the sixteen-bit and eight-bit series,
respectively.
An exte nsive line of interchangeable
memory opti ons has been added,
allowing almost unlimited flexibility
in structuring the co mput er configuration. These include:
• Small core memor ies in 1K, 2K,
and 4K sizes at 1.5/,s cycle time.

MODERN DATA
3 LOCKLAND AVENUE
FRAMINGHAM, MASS . 01701
(617) 872-4824

• ROM memories in I K, 512, and
256 sizes with 400 ns access time.

Published monlhly and copyrighled 1970 by Della Publicalions, Inc., 3 Lock land Ave. , Framingham, M.ss .
01701. The contents of th is publicalion (in excess of' 500 words) may nol be reproduced in whole or in
part without w r i tten permission.

SU BSCR IPTI ON S: Circulated withoul charge by name and lille to U.S.-based corporale
and technical management, sys tems engineers, systems analysts, ED? ma n agers, software
specialists, and other personnel who qualify under our qualificatio n procedures . Avail·
able 10 others at the rate of $ 18.00 per yeari single issues $1 .75. Subscription rate for

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all foreign subscriptions is $25.00 per yea r (12 issues). POSTMAST ER: Send Form 3579 to: Circulalion Depl.,

Modern Data, 3 lockland Avenue, Fra mingham, Ma ss. 01701. Controlled circulation postage paid at Con -

cord, N.H.

• ROM with Scratch pad, which
el iminates the need for alterable
core in dedicated systems.
• Scratchpad of 128 x 16 or 256 x 8
th at can be bought separately
or mixed with va rious sizes
of ROM .
A new high-speed DMA option operating at 1.3 megabytes is offered
with the 116 that allows interfacing
w ith su pe rspeed peri ph erals and
data collection dev ices .

SALES OFFICES
ROBERT J. BANDINI

SALES MANAGER
NEW ENGLAND
Wm. A. Ga nn o n, 3 Lockland Avenue, Framing ham, Mass. 0 170 1

(6 17) B72-4824

NEW YORK
Robe rl J . Bandini , 400 Madison Ave ., Sui le 401 , N.Y ., N.Y. 100 17

(2 12) 753-0375, (203) 226-3544

PHILADelPHIA
Don McCann, 116 Hadd on Ave., Suite C, Haddonfie ld , N.J . 080 33

(609) 428-2522

MIDWEST
Gerald E. Wol fe , The Pa tt is Group, 4761 Touhy Ave ., Li ncolnw ood , II I. 60646

WEST COAST & SOUTHWEST
John Uphoff, 711 East Wa ln ut St., Lan d s Bldg ., Pasadena , Cal. 91101

Both new compu ters are software
and hardware compatible with the
existing Computer Automation machi nes, permitting freedom to move
up or down in mach ine performance and price.
Delivery on eit her machine is 15 to
60 days, depending upon th e configurati on.
For fu ll detai ls on specifications,
pricing, and OEM discou nts write:

(312) 679-1100

(213) 681-1133
COMPUTER AUTOMATION, INC.
895 West 16th Street · Newport Beach , Ca lifornia
92660 • Phone (714) 642-9630 • TW X 910-596-1377

THIS ISSUE OVER 80,000 COPIES

See us in Booths 361 4-361 8 at the FJCC.
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MODE RN DATA l No vember 1970

5

Honeywell computers may be applied liberally.
If you're looking for a general-purpose computer that
really is general purpose, you ought to know about
Honeywell computers. Like the H316 computer below,
and other members of the Series 16 family. Then there's
the Series 32 family. And the H11 2 minicomputer.
They're being used in all sorts of applications.
On off-shore oil rigs, they're helping keep free-floating
ships directly over the drill.
In supermarkets, they're speeding checkouts and
maintaining total inventory control.
In airline systems, they're concentrating data to cut back
on expensive telephone line lease costs.
In hospitals, they're providing on-line, real-time
access to both in-hospital communication systems
and remote data facilities.

And if that isn't enough, try these: Space capsule
simulation. Antenna control. Numerical control.
Remote manipulator control. Industrial control.
Weather reconnaissance. Weather forecasting. Patient
monitoring. Navigation. Target tracking. Fire control.
Seismic studies. Travel reservations. Medical research.
Credit verification. River traffic control. Communications. Graphic data conversion . .. Whew.
Now that's what general-purpose computers
are all about.
Get more information about Honeywell computers
and the uses they're being put to. Write for our
Control Applications Kit. So you can consider the
alternative: Honeywell, Computer Control Division,
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 .

The Other Computer Company:
Honeywell
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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL- Sa les and Service offices in all principa l cit ies o f t he w o rld, Manufacturing in Australia, Ca nada, Finla nd . France, Ge rmany. Japan. Me x ico, N e th erlands . Spa in . Taiwan, U.K. and U. S.A .

Moore New Ideas for
Data Processing
Speed up expediting
with your computer

When m~Jter i31s and purchased sub - assemb lies
aren't ready on schedule, the production operation
grinds expensively to a halt . _Moore can prov ide a
computer-controlled expediting system that keeps
~upplier~ on their toes. Preparation of queries is
quick and inexpensive. Needed informa tion comes
l?ack~returI~mai~ System also provides an
effective W,IY to appraise vendors. Ask ab out
Idea #451.

Increase legibility
of source documents

The more copies of a document you need, the
more likely that some will be blurred and virtually
illegible. Moore has a system that gets around the
problem. Inste3d of requiring your automatic
printer to hammer out seven carbons, Moore designed
a system that uses two sets of four copies .
Everyone gets legible copies, mistakes are aver ted,
better utilization is made of print-out capability.
Ask about Idea #452 .

Keep parts lists
current and error-free

Where parts 3re both manufactured and bought
from outside vendors, record keeping c an be a
nightmare. Especi311y with design changes and new
models being introduced . Moore has a way to turn
this task over to your computer s o it is done
gUicker, more 3ccurat~ and at far le ss cost.
It even lets you determine at a glan ce which parts
come from outside vendors. Ask about I dea #453 .

For short-run,
single-part
detaching

Detach one-pCtrt continuous forms a nywhere-at
a low cost 3nd with high efficiency. The Moo re
Model 305 Detacher machine hand les sh ort runs,
varying sizes-3nd suppleme nts other equipment to
solve peak 10[ld problems . Detaches 110 feet of
forms per minute (120 -11" deep forms per minute) .
Quiet, safe oper3tion with maximum economy .
Ask about Id ea #454 .

Refresher for business

One fresh idea, a new twist on an old one, and
a business can perk up. Moore ideas have a way of
taking the tedium out of routine. A way of making
things work smoother . Your Moore man has thousands
of them. Call - him . He's in your telephone book.
One Moor e idea may be what you need .

(ilfb
M OORE 'BUSIN ESS F ORMS, INC.
Over 675

MODERN DATAl November 1970

offlc~ s

and plants. 2618 salesmen in North Am eri ca

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,
We're winning by introducing three
new Nova-line 16-bit mini computers that go
faster and cost less than the competition.
We're winning by being smart.
By looking ahead at what mini computers are going to be used for.
By designing new computers to take
advantage of new technologies.
By staying one step ahead of the
competition.
We've been winning the
battles consistently.
In just 2% short years we've
introduced a complete line of mini
computers, software and peripherals, and we've grown from a total
newcomer to one of the big three.
Our latest victory can best
be described by describing our
three new machines:
.
SUPERNOVA SC:
The first mini computer with a highspeed all monolithic memory, making it the
fastest mini computer in the world.
NOVA 1200:
The first mini computer to take advantage of large-and medium-scale integration,
making it very fast (1200 nanosecond cycle
time) , most reliable, and considerably less
expensive than any other mini computer at its
performance level.
NOVA 800:
A new machine that offers even more
speed and performance than the Nova 1200
for the guy who needs it. At a price he can
afford.

The first mini computer
with all monolithic memory:

SUPERNOVA SC.
There's only one real reason to build a
machine around a monolithic memory: speed.
Not just cycle-time speed.
Real speed, that can only be measured
in terms of instruction execution.
The Supernova SC can execute arithmetic and logical instructions in 300
nanoseconds.
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In a single memory cycle.
That's because we built the Supernova
SC processor around its monolithic memory.
It overlaps the instruction execution
cycle with the fetch of the next instruction.
Which takes advantage of the real
speed break available with a monolithic
memory.
As we said, we used a monolithic memory in order to take advantage of it.
Not just so we could say we had it.
Price: $11,900

The first mini computer
to use LSI and MSI to gain
performance and economy:

NOYAI200.
Other machines use large-scale
integration.
No machine has used it as effectively
as the Nova 1200.
We've combined LSI with a high
degree of medium-scale integration.
Not just so we could say we did.
But so we could drastically lower the
parts count, increase reliability, lower cost,
and still make the Nova 1200 2% to 3 times
MODERN DATA/November 1970

faster than its predecessor, the Nova.
So we could offer a mini computer that
ranks, in terms of performance, at the upper
end of the multi-accumulator 16-bit machines,
yet sells for about the same as most singleaccumulator 12-bit machines. Price: $5,450.

. The faster, more
powerful Nova:
NOYA800.
For the guy who wants more speed but
doesn't want to spend much more dough, we've
got the Nova 800.
Faster, more powerful than the 1200,
Nova 800 has a fully parallel central processor
and a basic cycle time of 800 nanoseconds.
But what makes it extra special is its
extremely flexible 10 structure that allows it
to handle a heavy load of 10 traffic of varying
types and speeds.
Price: $6,950.

We're more than
machines.
O.K.
So now you know something about
each of our new mini computers in particular.
MODERN DATAl November 1970

N ow we want to·tell you something
about all of our computers in general.
They're compatible.
The first Nova we ever built uses the
same software, the same 10 interfaces, fits in
the same amount of space, uses the same
peripherals as our new Supernova SC.
They offer systems manufacturers a
range of machines and performance options
that they can plug into a system without any
modifications, all backed by as generous an array of discount schedules as you'll find anywhere.
We mentioned software.
We've developed a complete
line of it.
.
Big computer software,
desIgned, not scaled down, for mini
computers.
Like ALGOL 60,
FORTRAN IV, Time Sharing
BASIC, and Disc Operating System.
.
The s~me goes for our peripherals:
dISC systems, mdustry-compatible mag tape
units, paper tape equipment, card readers
line printers, real-time clocks, A I D DI A '
communications equipment.
'
,
As you can see from all of the above,
we are and have been winning the mini
computer battles.
Simply because we've consistently
come up with the mini computers, and all that
gG~S with them, that perform better and cost
less than ever before.
To the victor go the spoils.

~ ., DATA GENERAL

Southboro, Mass. (617) 485-9100 / Hamden, Conn.
(2 03) 248-9660 / Commack, L.I., New York (516) 368-3304 /
Rochester, New York (716) 235-5959 / Clark, New
Jersey ( 201) 381-3500 / Bowie, Maryland (301) 262-1198 /
Bryn Mawr, Pa. (215) 527-1680 / Orlando, Florida
(305) 425-5505 / Chicago, Illinois (812) 589-4888 /
Richardson, Texas (214) 281-4846 / Englewood, Colo.
( 803) 771-0140 / Manhattan Beach, Cal. (218) 876-7917 /
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Zurich, Switzerland (051) 340777. DATAGEN OF
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Quebec (514) 341-4571 / Toronto, Ontario (416) 447-8000 /
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Maynard, Mass. 01754
I'd like to compare the DEC and SYSTEMS
lines of small real-time computers.
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THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT DATA PROCESSING.
To do this properly, we at Modern
Data have created a Professional
Services Division.
And in turn, this new division has
created an annual subscription service that gives you practical up-todate information and advice on
how to develop and maintain a
more efficient computer installation. Through regular reports, updating reports, surveys and special
newsletters.

We call our first series "Guidelines for EDP Management." (GEM,
for short.)
Each GEM series will concentrate
on one particular aspect of managing a computer installation.
The first series reports will discuss "EDP Personnel Training and
Evaluation." They'll cover setting
up an in-house training program,
personnel evaluation techniques
and how to find and select the right

people for an EDP job.
The first report is available in
mid-November.
We put a special order card on
the first page of this issue. Fill it out
and we'll send you the GEM reports. They'll make your computer
operation a work of art.

MODERN DATA

,

Computer Utility
users
. help design
our products!

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MODERN DATA/November 1970

The COPE mylar tape punch .
(There's a reader, too.)
The COPE .30 remote terminal.
(One of eight.)

Our 3D- inch
incremental
plotter.

The COPE printer.
(Perfect mate for the .30.)

The Datel tape cartridge.
(Goes with our tape deck
- or all alone.)

The Datel 31 termi nal.
(Datel 30's big brother.)

Look what they've
done for us lately.
We built the Computer Utility Network when most
people, except a han dful of computing engineers,
said it couldn 't be done. And through the Network,
UCC and its customers have evolved a wide range
of products to allow users to real ize the full advantages of computer power ... by accessing UCC's
large-scale computer centers from terminals at their
own locations.
For instance, our COPE line of hig h speed remote
batch term inals is industry's broadest (ranging all the
way from the new COPE .25 to th e proven .45) . For
the timesharing user, the UCC- Datel keyboard data
term inals provide point-to-point communication and
compute r interface, with the model 31 offering an
added benefit.- a simple, reliable magnetic tape recorder which 'gives an off-line data capturing capability that results in greatly reduced transmission
costs.
Other UCC products include incremental plotters
and computer output microfilm (COM) equipment,
tape decks, multi ple speed modems and even tape
MODERN DATA/November 1970

cartridges - but for computers instead of stereos.
Wh ether or not you 're now using ou r Computer Utility,
you 'll find UCC products best for accessing computer
systems - yours or ours. And if you 're maki ng systems to sell someone else, remember ours are user
designed com ponents.
For more information on how UCC computing
products can work for you , contact: Corporate Marketing , Dept. 11 MD, The UCC Tower, P. O. Box 6228,
Dallas, Texas 75222 (214) 637-5010.

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UNIVEASn-y CONfPUTING CDWrRANY
Corporate Offices: The UCC Tower
P. O. Box 6228/Oallas, Texas 75222
New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol:

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Size) ," you list the value as .05" /
.025" although the correct value is
.0025" or .05 mm. This results in a
factor of 20 for improper interpretation of resolution and line generation rates.

LETTERS TO EDITOR

To the Editor:

To the Editor:

As a user of the Mark II time-sharing service, we have in the past
very frequently engaged in the
wishful thinking that it would be
of great benefit to us if we were
able to share the experiences of
other users in coping with Mark II.
For this reason, I would like to
explore the feasibility of forming a
Mark II User's Group . The objective of this group should b e to
maintain communication between
users relating to Mark II problems
and opportunities.
I would therefore appreciate
your publishing this letter inviting
interested readers to participate in
this undertaking by writing to:
Heinz Dinter, President, Computer
Management Corp., n05 West
University Avenue, Gainesville,
Florida 3260I. Telephone 904-378-

In his June On-Line column, Thurber Moffett reviewed "Past and Future Trends in Computer-Aided
Design and Manufacturing," a pap er written by Wallace E. Dietrich
and myself. Copies of the original
paper can be obtained upon
request from:
Auerbach Associates, Inc., 1501
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va. 22209.

1615.
Heinz Dinter,
President
Computer Management Corp.
Gainesville, Fla.

Donald E. Craig
Principal Consultant
Auerbach Corp.

To the Editor:
We appreciate your including CalComp 'in the "Technology Profile:
Digital Plotters" in your July 1970
issue of MODERN DATA. However there is an error which we
would like to call to your attention .
On Page 77, last column headed
"1136 Series," in the section entitled
"Resolution
( Step,
Increment

minimizes the chance that he won't
get the rug pulled out from under
Congratulations to Mr. David R. him before he goes on the air.
A programmer who was given
Bell on his July article titled "Up
The System Down-Time." As an that paragraph as a "statement of
ex-programmer, systems analyst, the objective" would write a procomputer sales rep., and branch gram to solve for the minimum
manager, I really enjoyed Mr. Bell's chance that he won't get the rug
comments, but his third paragraph pulled out, or, stated another way,
demonstrated that the most trouble- the programmer could solve for the
some problem is the communication maximum chance that he will get
between a systems analyst and a the rug pulled out. Mr. Bell probaprogrammer.
bly did not mean that, and probably
Find the one or two p eople most would be very unhappy with a
affected and get their approval at Monte Carlo program that sugeach significant development step. gested the best road to disaster. AlThis in no way mitigates the project though the article is ' intentionally
leader's responsibility; it hopefully humorous, I suspect that "an extra

To the Editor:

18

James L. Pyle
Asst. to the President
and Dir. of Public Relations
California Computer Products, Inc.

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To the Editor :
I would like to correct certain information about INFORMS, General Analytics Corp.'s information management system, contained in your article
"Survey of Program Packages-Report
Generation and File Management Systems" in the August, 1970 issue.
The primary access method used by
INFORMS is direct access BDAM,
with a secondary sequential access
method, QSAM, however, the system
does not handle indexed sequential
files as indicated in Table 2 of the
article. Also the maior structure of the
data files in an INFORMS data base is
not inverted, although the system has
the capability of handling inverted
files.
INFORMS is a general-purpose
data base management system that
creates a multiple-file data base from
multiple input English-like free fOIm
report generator language selects, calculates, and formats reports in viltually any desired output style from any
multiple-file INFORMS data structure.
David H. Mortlock, Jr.,
Customer Representative,
General Analytics Corp.,
Bethesda, Md.

negative" got in that sentence.
Thanks again to Mr. Bell for a
near-perfect job.
A.V. Parker, Branch Mgr.
General Electric Co.

The Author's Reply: Mr. Parker is
right. I was negatively negative and
should have been positively negative. I'll bet the editor will 'not let
nothing' like that slip by him again!

The Editor's Reply: Like what?

MODERN DATA/November 1970

300 Bits/Sec
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When you make the decision to build the modem
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the OEM 's and the end users. Application assistance as near as your phone. Need data? Let's
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Communication Systems

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Springfield , Illinois 62708
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Telex: 406-421

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One minute of silence from Videojet is worth 15 minutes of mechanical
clatter from ordinary communications printers.
That's because Video jet prints.a completely new way- with an ink jet.
So at 250 characters a second, the sound of printing is no louder than the
sound of ink hitting paper. There's another advantage to the ink jet-its
simplicity. This makes for very little servicing.
And because Videojet prints as fast as your telephone lines can deliver,
you can use it in remote applications with your computer. It's also plug to plug
interchangeable with IBM 2848/2260 terminals .
Videojet prints full computer length lines on standard, fan-fold business
forms. And unlike most impact printers, character sizes and number of
characters per line (up to 200 characters) can be adjusted to fit your needs.
So if you're looking for a flexible inexpensive printer, this is it.
Now that you've observed one minute of silence from Videojet, wouldn't
you like to see a lot more? Videojet .. Another information handling product from A. B. Dick Company,
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all-monolithic
nology;
memolY and logic.
Andanew
computer that
makes the most
of it:
145.
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You might call it a new era of computers,
or a new generation, or a technological breakthrough.
But what really counts is what it means to you.
compatibility, and DOS emulation at no extra
charge.
Like our new low-cost, high-speed disk facility
(the 2319) that holds 87 million characters. And
attaches directly to the system without the need for
a separate control unit.
System/370: IBM's computer line for the '70s

The hottest con cep t in computer technology
System/370 Model 145 is the first generalpurpose business computer with 100% monolithic
circuitry. Including main storage.
The use of this technology with its very high
circuit density cuts main storage space in half.
Monolithic technology also speeds up the computing process. And improves reliability as well.
New advancements in speed
Model 145 is..3. to.5.times faster than System/360
Mo del 40 . .5. to 11. times fas te r than Sys tem/360
Model 30.
And that's another reason it's the natural system to move up to if you're a Model 30 or 40 user.
Features, features, features
Like the other computers in the System/370
line, Model 145 is newly engineered inside and out.
It's loaded with features .
Like four selector channels. So you can run
more jobs and get more work done in the same time.
Like reloadable control storage . So you can
have features like block multiplexing, 1400 and 7010

With System/370, whatever you've got to get
out gets out a lot faster.
With any model, you can get our new highspeed printer (the 3211). It fires out numbers and
letters at the rate of 2000 lines a minute. Faster than
you can blink.
With any model, you can also get our new highspeed disk facility (the 3330). It can hold up to 3112
times more information than our current files. 800
million characters in all. And it can send it into your
computer up to 2% times faster. At a rate of 806 thousand characters per second.
We think it's the best file around.
Revolutionary new product line
But perhaps the mos t amazing thing of all is
th a t we've been able to make System/370 this
advanced while still making it compa tible with
System/360.
And you also kn ow with IBM you have the
support of the most complete program library in the
world. As well as the support of our Systems Engineering and Education services.
We've used a lot of words to describe System/370
Model 145. Like 100% monolithic circuitry. Like
faster speeds. Increased performance. New features.
Greater reliability.
These words aren't empty chatter.
Everything we've said is backed up by hard facts.
Our products change . But our philosophy
doesn't. We want you to get the most out of your
computer system.

System1370. The performance computers for the seventies.

MODERN DATA/November 1970

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terminal operations controller
T.O.C.S. starts with the CDC@20290 Multistation
Controller. This device interfaces directly to the
Selector Channel ; handles the chores of polling 12
independent ports for inbound data traffic .. .
directing outbound messages ... performing
EBCDIC-device code translation .

T.O.C.S.
multistation controller
CDC 's 20290 Local Controller and 216 Remote
Controller will support CRT displays, typewriters ,
hardcopy recorders and line printers in any
combination. Permits the high-volume data entry and
retrieval operations demanded by on-line
management systems.

graphics subsystem terminals
Control Data can provide a versatile family
of remote graphic terminal subsystems.
Included among them is CDC's GRID TM which
incorporates its own computing capability,
and can be remoted from the central site
via 201-A or -B, or 301 Modems.

source data terminal
The CDC @ SD-101 is an on-line source
data terminal for data-collection systems
that lets you automate inventory,
production, schedules, cost/time
reporting and other records
needed to keep plant and
office management
up-to-the-minute.

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remote batch terminals
Control Data offers you a choice of
remote batch terminals that will handle
a variety of peripherals in line speeds
from 2000 bps to 40.8 kb.

MODERN DATA/November 1970

TERMINAL
----------0 PERAT ION S
CONTROL
. . . a unique cost-saving way to expand your
EDP capability without getting "sold-up" to a bigger CPU
Now - get far more from your existing computer - spare yourself the expense of going
to a bigger mainframe. CDC® T.O.C.S. is the
versatile new " Term inal Operations Control
System " that offers a simpler, more efficient
answer to controlling local and remote terminals within your communications network with
faster transfer rates throughout! Compatible
with major computer system mainframes including IBM 360, T.O.C.S. actually takes over
many routine communications housekeeping
chores , clears the way for more profitable use
of your central processor.

Speeds communications.
expands channel capacity
Much of T.O .C.S.' enormous gain in efficiency
is due to its versatile multistation display controller that handles functions such as polling
for inbound traffic . . . directing outbound
messages . . . EBCDIC-code translation ...
and other tasks that would unnecessarily burden your CPU.
T.O.C.S. software accommodates Control
Data's entire family of terminal systems. Handles any combination of single or multistation
CRT displays, typewriters, hardcopy recorders, line printers, and communication-line

pollers . Supports both local and remote terminals and communication lines ... regardless of mix or number - right up to practical
load limits for the line , channel and your
applications software. The controller interfaces directly with the Selector Channel at
59,500 characters per second .

Control Data's cost cutting
total-systems approach
T.O.C.S. adds up to one of the most complete
lines of fully operational terminal-control
hardware / software packages available. So
you get precisely the system you need ... at
single-source savings. Shown here are just a
few of the many terminal options available
to you.
From the world 's most powerful computers,
to people-oriented terminal systems , Control
Data means cost saving efficiency ... compatibility that only a total systems supplier
can provide. CDC has the hardware, the software, everything you need from engineering
services to set-up, operator training , documentation and support.
For more information on T.O.C.S. and a
copy of our new brochure, "Terminal Operations Control Systems," just call our HOT
LINE collect.

HOT LINE 612-884-8195
Or if you prefer, write directly to:
Control Data Corporation
Dept.MD-110, P.O. Box 1980
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55111
MODERN DATAl November 1970

CONTROL DATA
CORPORATION

CIRCLE NO. 15 ON INQUIRY CARD

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OUR. NETWORK ALLOWS AN
UNDERMANNED POL.ICE
FORCE TO PROTEcT LARGE
POPULATION AREAS . IN SECONDS,
ALERT, A NEW COMPUTERIZED
TELEPROCESSING SYSTEM,
ANswERS QUERIES ABOUT
SEVERAL. FILES, INCLUDING :
NAME, VEHICLE LICENSE,
WARRANT WANT, VEHICLE
IDENTITY NUMBER AND
CROSS REFERENCE
INDEX FIL.E. SYSTEM

CAN ALSO INTERFACE
WITH FBI 'S, WASHINGTON . D. C.
NATIONAL. CRIME
I N fORMATION CENTER .

SPECIAL.ISTS ARE
DEVELOPING A COMPUTERIZED
FINGERPRINTCw\SSIFICATION
SYSTEM. USING OUR NETWORK,
DET!:CTIVES WI LL BE ABL.E

TO IDENTifY "SCENE OF
THE CR/ME " FING£RPRINTS
WITH IN SECONDS.

OUR NETWORK l-ETS POLICE
CHECI< OUT SUSPICIOUS CARS
BY RADIO . OUT-Of-STATE
LICENSES ARE CALLED TO
HEADQUARTERS AND CHECKED
THROUGH THE STATE POLICE
COMPUTER SYSTEM . IF
NECESSARY, THEY ARE AL.SO
RUN THROUGH WASHINGTON,D.C.S
SYSTEM. I F A CAR IS STOLEN,
COMPUTER TRANSMITS PERTINENT
FACTS, VIA TELETYPEWRITER,
BACK TO HEADQUARTERS AND
THEN TO WAITING PATROL CAR .
ALL WITHIN 15 SECONDS!
500N, OUR NETWORK WILL

LINK MORE THAN 450
CALIFORNIA L.AW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCies i t ) cRIME FILES IN
SAcRAMENTO AND WASHINGTON
D. C., PROVIDING INSTANT
ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON
WANTED PERSONS, LOST OR
STOLEN PROPERTY, FIREARMS
OR VEHICLES.

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NEWS ROUNDUP

CPMA CHARGES HARDWARE BUNDLING

Th e Computer Peripheral Manufacturers Association (CPMA) is "vitally concerned" that
IBM may b e embarked on a course which
would restrict independent peripheral manufacturcrs from offering th eir products for use with
IBM equipment. CPMA presiden t L. Richard
Caveney charges that th ere is evidence of an
emerging IBM design strategy of "na tive attachment," i.e., bundling normally independen t subsystems. Caveney refcrrcd in particular to th e
2314-type disk drive controller, which is included
as an integral attachment with th e S/360, Model
25 and, he suspects, with forthcomin g models in
th e S/.370 series. While th e controller package is
formally offered as an "option," its additional cost
is unrealistically low. This, says Caveney, represents a form of hardware bundling in that it effectivC'ly amounts to chargin g th e IBM mainframe
custom er for th e controller whether or not lle
wish es to use it.
Further aggravating the situation is an alleged failure on IBM 's part to provide as
comprehensive technical information on the con-

troller-drive interface as it provides on the channel-controll er interface. Release of the latter information is obviously beneficial to IBM since it
supports sales of th e internally-controlled Model
2314 disk drive. Caveney maintains that the ne t
effect of th ese meas ures is not only to price the
independent controller manufacturers out of the
market, but to force th e disk drivc manufacturers
to develop th eir own con trollers since they cannot design for operation with th e controller provided by IBM .
In the opinion of th e CPMA, whether or not
this strategy is being practiced intentionally by
IBM, it "can onl y res ult in greatly reducing or
el iminatin g th e competition in the peripheral
equipment marketplace. " To prevent "n ative attachment" policies from spreading, the CPMA is
req uesting all computer manufacturers and the
government to resolve "That all future computer
systems be designed so as to define clearly the
electri cal and mechanical connecting interfaces
betw een th e peripheral equipment and th e controller, th e controller and th e channel, and the
channel and th e central processing unit. And
that th ese interfaces be defined and published
in detail at th e tim e a new product is announced."

MINIS FROM DATA GENERAL

LARGEST NC MACHINE TOOL

Data Gen eral Corp. has announced three new
minicomp uters. The new Nova 1200, Nova 800,
and Supernova SC arc all 16-hit machines and
ful ly software- and periph eral-compa tible with
each oth er and with Data General's present Nova
and Supernova models. Base prices of th e Nova
1200 and Nova 800 ( th e numbers refer to memory
cycle tim es in nanoseconds ) with 4K of core,
D\1A chan nel, and TTY interface, are $5450 and
$69.50, respecti ve ly. The Supernova SC , wi th 4K of
.'300 nanosecond semiconductor memory, is priced
at $11,900, inclu ding DMA and TTY interface.

A $1.6 million num eri call y con trolled five-axis milling machine, believed to b e th e largest com pute ri zed machin e tool ever built, was recen tly un ve il ed b y Onsrud Machine \,yorks an d its parent
firm , Dan ley ~[achine Corp ., Cicero, Ill . Th e giant
tool completely machines marin e propellers up to
17 feet in diameter and weighing up to 15 tonsfrom th e raw castin g to th e final polishing stage. It
is 32 feet hi gh and covers almost a thousand
~quare feet of floor area. The con trol llnit, an AlI enBradl ey ~Iod('l BR 3300, is programm ed in APT.

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Say goodbye to former notions of
modem price/ performance. Our new DigiNet
TDM-330 will do more for much less.
If you want to use all of the speed your
peripherals have built into them, you'll
want to meet the TDM-330.
It gives you switch-selectable rates of
2400/ 4800/ 9600 bps.
It operates up to three miles over
4-wire twisted pair cable, point-to-point or
multipoint.
And there's no installation fuss-plug
it in and go.
No monthly rental.
No more maintenance hang-ups-a
screwdriver to replace a unit with a spare
is all that's needed.
T he T DM-330 is equipped with a built-

...

in test facility and an automatic line
equalizer for easy installation and
maintenance.
It interfaces to your data terminal or
controller with a standard EIA RS-232
connector.
Best of all , it's here- ready to let your
peripherals operate at rated speed.
Say goodbye to buck-a-bit notions.
Say hello to our DigiNet TDM-330 ....
at only$925-and 9.6

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