CONTROL DATA CORPORATION REPRESENTATIVES' VISIT, 15 MAY 67, 1000 HOURS

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• Publication Date: May 16, 1967
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16 May 1967
. MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Control Data Corporation Representatives' Visit,
15 May 67, 1000 hours
1. Subject meeting was a follow-up to a letter from Earle
Lerette (Special Assistant to the President of CDC) to Mr. Duckett,
expressing a desire for closer ties with the Directorate and implying
a possible consultant-like role for one Charles J. Purcell. Mr.
Duckett could not be present and asked Messrs. Briggs and Chapman
to meet with Lerette and Purcell. In fact, Lerette entered a hospital
on 12 May and was represented by Thomas E. Stone, Vice-President
for Marketing; Purcell (now called Staff Consultant--a technical,
rather than sales position) was present, as was Joseph A. Kersey,
District Manager (D. C. area), Command and Intelligence Systems.
2. In summary, both Briggs and Chapman expressed interest
in periodic contact between Purcell and their offices to keep abreast
of CDC developments --a consultative relationship was not discussed;
Kersey did note that they deliberately selected Purcell because he is
not in CDC sales but is knowledgeable technically of the range of CDC
support- -including linking 'Other main frames to CDC peripheral
devices. Stone had used the word "consultant" in summarizing his
understanding of Lerette's letter; Briggs deliberately spoke of periodic
contact in the context of our IBM, RCA and other such contacts.
3. OCS state-of-the-art or near-term, and ORD R&D, interests
were differentiated and secific mention was made of 25X1
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4. Th.: visitors stressed display equipment and their infor-
mation retrieval experience, as represented by a 150 man effort at
NASA and an operating system at the University of Texas involving
remote query multi-tasking, with security compartmentation over-
tones--the students being encouraged on Saturdays to try to break
the system.
5. The next step was acknowledged to be establishing the
appropriate clearance(s) for Purcell and then more detailed working
level discussions. According to information received during the
meeting, there is no record of a clearance for Stone; Kersey has an
Agency SECRET (19 March 65) and NSA SI; Purcell has an Agency
SECRET (3 Feb 65) but no codeword clearances.
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CHARLES A. BIZIGG
Director of Computer Services
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Corporate Marketing
8100 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55420
Telephone Area Code 612/888-5555, Ext. 4208
CHARLES J. PURCELL
Staff Consultant
CONTROL DATA- CORPORA -TION
11428 ROCKVILLE PIKE
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
TELEPHONE
949.8800
THOMAS E. STONE
Vice President
11428 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852
Telephone Area Code 301/949-8800
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transcriber also appeared to be below normal standards of
reliability. As a result the Agency ordered an IBM 1401
for input/output processing. Shortly before this installation
was to take place, the announcement of the RCA 301 computer
with IBM card reader punch and an improved printer re-
sulted in its acquisition vice the IBM 1401. The compat-
ibility of the RCA 301 with the installed RCA 501 and its
lower costs were additional contributing factors to this
decision. The RCA 501 and RCA 301 are used more than any
other systems in the CIA Computer Center; their average
usage is 565 hours per month and 490 hours per month re-
spectively.
In January 1963 the IBM 1410 and IBW_1401 systems were
installed. These systems provided the capability of editing,
sorting, and listing large files of data. Intelligence
files and special projects in the DD/I area which had not
previously been considered feasible on TEAM equipment pro-
vided the principal volume of work for these systems. Later,
new "business applications" in the DD/S area began to add
significantly to the workloads, a case in point being the
project.
Utilization of the IBM 1401 and IBM 1410 averages 440 hours
and 547 hours per month, respectively.
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In July 1963, the IBM 7090 was installed to fill the
need for a large-scale scientific computing capability. One
of the great benefits of this particular computer was the
easy acquisition of many operational IBM 7090 programs devel-
oped by other users in the aerospace, intelligence, and
scientific fields. Utilization of this system averages
500 hours per month.
2.1.2. Peripheral Equipment
The CalComp Digital Incremental Plotter System and the
Digi-Data Paper Tape to Magnetic Tape Converter are repre-
sentative of peripheral equipment purchased to provide a
unique capability. The plotter has been used both for
plotting telemetry data in analog form and for statistical
graphs. The paper tape converter has been used primarily for
project Electronic Printing of intelligence Composition(EPIC)
and for foreign Missile ,g ace Analysis Center (rMSAC) require-
ments
2.1.3. Incompatibility
The problem of compatibility of data and computer hard-
ware occurs between the RCA and IBM equipment. Magnetic tapes
are not interchangeable between these systems and the only
communication between these computers is through punched cards.
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Chapter 3.
CURRENT PROJECTS
The recurring Rroductiof jobs are enumerated in this
chapter. One-time jobs, internal scheduling and monitoring,
training runs, and computer support development efforts
(which in the aggregate involve a large amount of computer
time) are not itemized. These figures are a further break-
down of the production totals shown in Chapter 2.
3.1. SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
Following is a summarization of the present scientific
computing workload. The workload is subdivided by type,
followed by an explanation of the activity, customers, average
machine usage per month, etc.
3.1.1. Cir Defense System Simulation
This category consists of problems in the areas of
general air defense systems, radar ranging analysis and hit
and intercept probabilities. The customers for this effort
are OSI, OSA, and ORR. in a typical month, these operations
account for 4.7 hours of 7090 time and 3.2 hours of 1401 time.
3.1.2. Trajectory and Orbital Analysis
Involves problems related to satellite coverage, orbital
determination and analysis, missile characteristics evaluation
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3.3. MANAGEMENT DATA PROCESSING
On-going jobs which serve the Support Directorate are
summarized below. Projects, customers, and machine use hours
are given and each job is explained briefly. Preliminary work
is underway on the development of a new Management Information
~jystem (MIS)
3.3.1. Agency Training Record (ATR)
The customer for this activity is OTR. In a typical
month it accounts for 3.3 hours of 501 time and 3.0 hours
of 301 time. Records of Agency-sponsored training are
maintained.
3.3.2. Badge File
The customer for this activity is OS. In a typical
month is accounts for 2.5 hours of 501 time and 1.0 hours of
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and 6708 hours of 3016 time. The operation is to maintain
payroll records and produce salary checks, statements of earn-
ings, deductions, leave balances, and W-2's; provide payroll
accounting back-up and audit details, furnish information on
excessive use of sick leave, compile data on overtime payments,
and produce LWOP accumulations.
3.3.8. Individual Earnings Records
The customer is OF0 In a typical month it accounts for
10.0 hours of 501 time and 100 hours of 301 time. Pay period
records of all personnel and payroll actions on pay, earnings,
and deductions are provided.
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3.3.9. cable Traffic Analysis c.ATRPNL
The customer of CATRAN is Oc. in a typical month it
accounts for 3.2 hours of 1410 time and 0.1 hours of 1401 time.
it provides statistics on cable traffic for planning personnel
requirements, equipment, circuit requirements, etc.
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3.3.12. . Loc T ics Stock ~accoUntin r
The customer for this activity is OL. In a typical month
it accounts for 80.0 hours of 501 time and 66.0 hours of 301
time. Maintenance of a master Property File (i.e., stock
level and account of property) is provided.
3.3.13, Manufacturers _Cross Reference
OL is the customer for this activity. in a typical
month it accounts for 6.0 hours of 501 time and 2.0 hours of
301 time. It supports the Defense Logistics Supply center
federal cataloging function.
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3.3.16.6. Reciprocal and Reconciliation Accounting-
The function is to maintain accounts and furnish detailed
information for the reciprocal and reconciliation accounts.
3.4 CO.MMO OPERATIO14S SUPPORT
OCS is supporting the office of Communications with
several on-going computer projects which are listed below.
3.4.1. Machine Analysis
In a typical month this job accounts for 0.7 hours of
1410 time. This is a specialized machine analysis
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Chapter 4
PROJECTED WORKLOAD
This chapter deals with monthly increases over the
present computer workload which, though excessive to on-hand
hardware capabilities, can be accommodated by the planned
system. Required computer time is shown in terms of present
hardware where feasible. However, projected requirements
which cannot be handled on present type hardware are estimated
for third generation hardware of the required capability.
4.1. SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
A large part of the projected growth in the computer
workload as of the end of 1968 is attributable to increased
activity on scientific computing jobs which are already
operational. The total increase in scientific computing time
is estimated to be over 646 hours on the 7090.
4.1.1. Air DefAnse S sect Simulation
The customers for this activity are OSI and the Office
of the DD/S&T. The projected growth in workload on this activit:
will will require an additional 32 hours of 7090 time and 26 hours
of 1401 time. The computing work relates
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4.3. MANAGEMENT DATA PROCESSING
By the end of 1968 the projected increase in computer
use time required to handle the planned growtth in management
support jobs totals 24 hours of 501 time, 25 hours of 30lo
275 hours of 1410, and lol hours of 360/65 per month.
4.3.1. Badge Office Files Consolidation stu,,,,,_X
The customer for the Badge Office Files Consolidation
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4.3.4. Contract Accounting and Reporting System (CONARS)
The customer for the Contract Accounting and Reporting
System is DD/S&T, Plans and Program Staff. The projected
growth in the workload on this activity will require an
additional 6.0 hours of 1410 time. The computing work
relates to developing a system to do file maintenance and
produce periodic reports on Agency contracts based upon.
contract type, contract subject matter, and contract finan-
cial accounting.
4.3.6. Studv of Cable Secretariat Procedures for Possible
Automation
The customer for this study is the Cable Secretariat.
The projected growth in the workload on this activity will
require an additional 1.1 hours of 360/65 time. The com-
puting work relates a study of the present procedures in the
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inclusion of all payroll accounting entries through the exist-
ing computer system.
4.4. COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS SUPPORT
No increase in the present workload or new COMMO support
jobs have been identified. However, this is an area in which
computer support to date has been quite beneficial. Therefore,
growth, though not predictable in volume, is to be expected.
4.5. STATISTICAL DATA PROCESSING
The projected increase in required computer time for
statistical jobs amounts to 25 hours of 7090 time and 21 hours
of 1401 time per month. The three projects which account for
this increase are included below.
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4.6. DOCUMENT/ INFORMATION "T.K.UWAL
Project CHIVE is the large scale document/information
retrieval system under development in the Agency. To date
computers have been used to support experimental work on
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shown previously. In addition, any especial provisions
we have incorporated for accounting, security, accountability
or retrieval would necessarily have to be incorporated into
this software design also. As more details become available
on this software, continued study of the specifications will
be necessary in order to determine the necessary additions
to satisfy the Agency's need.
5.3. ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS
In reviewing the IBM supplied software and in becoming
acquainted with the IBM provided hardware, three major prob-
lems have been defined which will require study, solution,
and management approval before the plan outlined above can
be completed. These problems are briefly sketched below.
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5.3.2. Audit Trails and Accountability
The "new wave" in computing is on-line operation. Some
of the proponents of this mode of operation have hypothesized
that all computing will be on-line in the next few years.
Several major obstacles must be overcome before such a system
is possible. First, some of our data comes from such widely
spread locations that it must first be concentrated before it
is entered into the computer. For these data, accuracy is more
important than time and the traditional keypunch and verifying
process provides high accuracy combined with low cost. In the
foreseeable future a good portion of our data will be entered
into the machine in this way.
Another facet which will impede the predictions concerns
the capabilities of the average trained programmer and his
usual work habits. During the process of programming a task,
a large job requires access to 20 to 50 different pieces of
paper. The current mode of operation spreads these pieces
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shown previously. In addition, any especial provisions
we have incorporated for accounting, security, accountability
or retrieval would necessarily have to be incorporated into
this software design also. As more details become available
on this software, continued study of the specifications will
be necessary in order to determine the necessary additions
to satisfy the Agency's need.
5.3. ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS
In reviewing the IBM supplied software and in becoming
acquainted with the IBM provided hardware, three major prob-
lems have been defined which will require study, solution,
and management approval before the plan outlined above can
be completed. These problems are briefly sketched below
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