TEST AND EVALUATION OF FLIDEN AND MODEL 28 ASR PROGRAMMATIC EQUIPMENTS
Abstract
The FLIDEN and 28 ASR Programmatic were operationally and technically evaluated. The operational evaluation was designed to evaluate two different input devices for the Univac File Computer System and to determine what aspects of the FLIDEN display were essential for the optimal man-machine relationship. Four different display configurations of the FLIDEN were tested, ranging from the optimal condition of both format and operator typed copy being displayed to the least desired condition where the display is blank. An integral part of the operational evaluation was the employment of different skill levels in subject groups in order to determine if significant differences between them existed. The technical evaluation of the 28 ASR Programmatic and FLIDEN considered such topics as: maintainability of equipments, equipment modifications, and adequacy of the technical manuals as instruction books. During the test period, a number of malfunctions appeared in the FLIDEN which necessitated detailed technical investigations. A series of transmission tests was also conducted utilizing the 28 ASR Programmatic (serially) and FLIDEN (serially and parallel) to transmit messages into the Univac File Computer via the High-Speed Paper Tape System. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0284786
Entities
People
- George Apostolakis
- Stephen D. Benson