THE COMBOMAT

Abstract

The 'combomat' is a system installed at RAND wherein persons requiring small amounts of computation may set up the work directly for an I.B.M. Card-Programmed Electronic Calculator. These persons are able to get all the information required for use of the system from a short manual in which no previous familiarity with computing machinery is assumed. The Card-Programmed Electronic Calculator setup currently in use employs an eight-place floating decimal and operates on mark sensed cards prepared by the customer. However, it is emphasized that the term, 'combomat', refers to a system rather than to a particular Card-Programmed Electronic Calculator setup and that the wiring may be as simple or as complex as the installation using the system requires.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 28, 1951
Accession Number
AD0605448

Entities

People

  • J. D. Madden

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Products
  • Calculators
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Iterations
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Pilot Studies
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Prototypes
  • Washers (Cleaners)

Readers

  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems