Systems in Action
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Gray, Cary, Ames and Frye of San Diego processes sixty per cent of its legal paperwork on its Wang OIS 140 WP system. Twenty-five Xerox 630 Memorywriters using 5.25 inch diskettes plus a Model 630C, hard wired to the Wang were installed for staff secretaries. Disks may be inserted into the 630C for transferral to the Wang's memory by communications software. An office complex of small businesses shares a Sony 24-hour Network Central Dictation Service. Sirena Inc. swimwear manufacturer, uses The Standard Register Co. with its Forms Management and Inventory Control system to handle all phases of its order form service including design and inventory.
Publication Name: Office Administration and Automation
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 0745-4325
Year: 1983
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Systems in Action
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A fire on Thanksgiving day, 1982, in Minneapolis destroyed Banco Mortgage Company's Datapoint loan processing equipment worth $500,000 and 4,000 loan files. Branch offices were able to replace the files, and processing was temporarily continued at another processing location using software backup that had been stored off-site. Datapoint supplied installation and systems personnel and had a shipment of processors and disk drives enroute from San Antonio the following Monday. By Tuesday a new system a new system was established and running.
Publication Name: Office Administration and Automation
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 0745-4325
Year: 1983
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Systems in Action
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After making a cost-benefit study comparing SPI Lighting system fixtures to fluorescent recessed lighting, Teledyne has installed SPT's system. The system consists of various units using metal halide high intensity discharge lamps. A savings of $132,657 can be realized in ten years of operation. An Oxidata Microline 82A printer is used for printing stock price graphs from 750 stock records. The fast reliable printer uses inexpensive three-dollar ribbon cartridges.
Publication Name: Office Administration and Automation
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 0745-4325
Year: 1983
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