Start Date
4-1969 8:00 AM
Description
Commercial data processing systems of all generations, first, second and third, have been plagued by a serious imbalance of speeds. While all functions of information systems input, processing, and output are interrelated they have been sadly out of balance in speed relationships one to the other. A major objective of the Non-Impact Printing Project (NIPP) (now titled Micremation) "was to devise a solution to the crucial imbalance on the output side of the computer. Providing adequate on-time information to operational levels is solving only part of the output problem. Management, while leaning heavily on computers to answer their day to day operational needs with thousands of lines of data, is still looking for a system which will reduce this data to a format which facilitates a review and analysis of current status and trends. Concepts now under development during Phase III of NIPP will approach this problem toward a solution.
Frequently referenced in this document will be the term "Micromation System." It can be considered as a system which combines the technology of computers and high speed microfilm recorders to solve major problems in information management. Discussions further in the text will indicate how Micromation has afforded a practical solution to fill the speed gap between fast automatic data processors and slow output printing systems, much to the satisfaction of "both the data processing manager and his customer.
To eliminate confusion on the part of the reader, it should be understood that unless otherwise qualified, the media of microfilm which will be under discussion throughout this document will be l6mm roll film, in cartridges. The advantages of compactness, low cost, and ease of use make this media particularly suitable to business information systems. The term "business" is used here to indicate information systems designed to support the management and operational aspects of logistics, finance, personnel, and other similar areas which are computerized and non-scientific.
Micromation and Micrographics
Commercial data processing systems of all generations, first, second and third, have been plagued by a serious imbalance of speeds. While all functions of information systems input, processing, and output are interrelated they have been sadly out of balance in speed relationships one to the other. A major objective of the Non-Impact Printing Project (NIPP) (now titled Micremation) "was to devise a solution to the crucial imbalance on the output side of the computer. Providing adequate on-time information to operational levels is solving only part of the output problem. Management, while leaning heavily on computers to answer their day to day operational needs with thousands of lines of data, is still looking for a system which will reduce this data to a format which facilitates a review and analysis of current status and trends. Concepts now under development during Phase III of NIPP will approach this problem toward a solution.
Frequently referenced in this document will be the term "Micromation System." It can be considered as a system which combines the technology of computers and high speed microfilm recorders to solve major problems in information management. Discussions further in the text will indicate how Micromation has afforded a practical solution to fill the speed gap between fast automatic data processors and slow output printing systems, much to the satisfaction of "both the data processing manager and his customer.
To eliminate confusion on the part of the reader, it should be understood that unless otherwise qualified, the media of microfilm which will be under discussion throughout this document will be l6mm roll film, in cartridges. The advantages of compactness, low cost, and ease of use make this media particularly suitable to business information systems. The term "business" is used here to indicate information systems designed to support the management and operational aspects of logistics, finance, personnel, and other similar areas which are computerized and non-scientific.
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