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36. 1973_09_27_CODIT Report (An acronym for Computer Output Document Information Transfer), 1973 September 27

 File — Box: 3
Identifier: Box 2

Scope and Contents

Copyright 1973 JVM. This 12-page document, drafted by JVM, was part of a large WLC/MRC Iowa City effort during the 1970s to develop 'turn around' documents for the WLC W2300 OMR Scanning system (the scanner portion of the W2300 system was the Patented W300/301/305 OMR Scanner). The basic idea, as shown on the front page of this document, was to use an OMR template sheet to design the layout of the intended test or survey document (without any programming required), then scan this 'master document' on the W301, send the data to the interfaced-HP-2100 Computer, and then on to the IBM-370 mainframe, then print OMR scannable continuous-forms stock on the high-speed mainframe line printers, which in turn, after bursting into separate sheets, could be marked by the respondents and scanned and processed on the W2300 Scanning system; thus a 'turnaround'. This project was related to another effort underway at about the same time, termed SCORE. See folder 1974_01_15_MRC SCORE Patent Application_John V. McMillin, et al, for additional details

Dates

  • Creation: 1973 September 27

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 14.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Iowa Archives Repository

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