Abstract
A requirement was foreseen for a translator capable of providing translation facilities in smaller sorting offices. The design philosophy adopted was one which gave insurance against a major breakdown by providing a number of inexpensive independent units in place of a centralized translation equipment. The paper describes a novel data storage device comprising a Perspex drum fitted with a special binary data code film on its periphery, and employing optical scanning techniques for data retrieval. The principles of operation and manufacturing aspects of a code sorting translator incorporating both optical and magnetic storage drums are described.
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