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Functional organization of data in the RCA BIZMAC system

Published:07 February 1956Publication History

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Basic to the data-handling pattern in the RCA (Radio Corporation of America) BIZMAC system is the highly flexible arrangement of data on magnetic tape. This arrangement was established after careful study of actual business data and processes to be handled by the system. It was found that business data have two major characteristics:

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    AIEE-IRE '56 (Western): Papers presented at the February 7-9, 1956, joint ACM-AIEE-IRE western computer conference
    February 1956
    174 pages
    ISBN:9781450378581
    DOI:10.1145/1455410

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    • Published: 7 February 1956

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