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Scientists at the Cambridge Electron Accelerator will for the first time get a detailed look at their experiments while they are in progress, when a new computer is installed at the Computation Center in January.
Under the existing system, experimental data is recorded on what Zachary called "home-made electronic devices" and analyzed later on a computer. If something goes wrong early in a 5 or 6-hour exeriment, it will not be detected until the accelerator is turned off.
To correct these problems, the Center has ordered an IBM 360/50. The computer, which will be linked to the accelerator through a cable, was chosen because it can handle input-output devices like magnetic tapes and punch cards while it is performing computations.
Dial for the Answer. Business some time ago began using computer centers to process data cards, count receipts or keep track of airline reservations from distant offices. Time sharing goes much beyond that. It links up as many as 500 widely separated customers with one large computer, lets each feed...
Plugging Them In. Some companies have discovered that time sharing has reduced to one-fiftieth the time needed to answer a problem, have found access to a large computer more profitable than ownership of a small or medium-sized machine. The Massachusetts In stitute of Technology, one of the pioneers...