Research and Development in the Computer and Information Sciences: Overall system design considerations; a selective literature reviewU.S. National Bureau of Standards, 1970 |
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... light pen , microfilm , FOSDIC - type scanning 9 Information flow requirements Input-output, terminal design, and character sets General input-output considerations.
... light pen , microfilm , FOSDIC - type scanning 9 Information flow requirements Input-output, terminal design, and character sets General input-output considerations.
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Mary Elizabeth Stevens. including light pen , microfilm , FOSDIC - type scanning , mark - sensing , OCR ( Optical ... light pens or pointers to use ? Are they heavy or difficult to aim ? 4.20 Should light - pen imputs be displayed a ...
Mary Elizabeth Stevens. including light pen , microfilm , FOSDIC - type scanning , mark - sensing , OCR ( Optical ... light pens or pointers to use ? Are they heavy or difficult to aim ? 4.20 Should light - pen imputs be displayed a ...
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... light pen , we hope to achieve both good speed and good discrimination of detailed information . " ( 1962 , p . 120 ) . However , Sutherland comments that : " The information processing industry is uniquely wanting in good ...
... light pen , we hope to achieve both good speed and good discrimination of detailed information . " ( 1962 , p . 120 ) . However , Sutherland comments that : " The information processing industry is uniquely wanting in good ...
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... light pen . . The program function keyboard contains 32 keys designed to allow the operator to indicate program interpretative functions to the computer by means of a single key depression . . . Any significance can be ascribed to ...
... light pen . . The program function keyboard contains 32 keys designed to allow the operator to indicate program interpretative functions to the computer by means of a single key depression . . . Any significance can be ascribed to ...
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... light pen photo- multiplier produces a pulse at the instant the selected element is painted , which signals the com ... light- pen sensitive and can be selected by pick function . This operation may be used to select a single option from ...
... light pen photo- multiplier produces a pulse at the instant the selected element is painted , which signals the com ... light- pen sensitive and can be selected by pick function . This operation may be used to select a single option from ...
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Page 142 - PERIODICALS JOURNAL OF RESEARCH reports National Bureau of Standards research and development in physics, mathematics, and chemistry. Comprehensive scientific papers give complete details of the work, including laboratory data, experimental procédures, and theoretical and mathematical analyses.
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