Abstract
The requirements to be fulfilled by the equipment used to control letter coding and sorting equipment in a modern sorting office are summarized and a method of using a general purpose computer for these purposes is described. Emphasis is given to the use of a magnetic drum to reduce the cost of core store and to the method of organizing the computer program. The ability of the computer to undertake secondary tasks and the constraints imposed by the requirement of high reliability are mentioned.
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