A PROPOSED CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND DATA SYSTEM. VOLUME I.
Abstract
The primary purpose of this report is to describe the current state of exploratory development of a Chemical INFORMATION AND Data System designed to meet the needs of the United States Army. It treats in detail of the plans and computer programs which have been formulated to permit large scale experimentation with CIDS. The prime objective of this experimentation is to accumulate sufficient experience with the system to permit the Army to reach final decision with respect to its operational utlity. In addition to matters broadly referable to system contents (i.e., chemicals, information, and data), such experimentation involves inquiry into matters such as economics of the system; personnel, equipment, and space requirements; communication facilities; and the extent to which the system satisfies practical needs of the Army. The experimental system, currently in pilot test, has the distinct advantage of operating in either real time or batched mode. The system is time shared among the several users who may query the file simultaneously via remote teletypes or chemical typewriters so that each receives a real time service. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0479679
Entities
People
- Clarence T. Van Meter
- David Lefkovitz
- Samuel D. Bedrosian
Organizations
- University of Pennsylvania