DISPOSITION OF THE SPECIFIC FORMAT CHIP PRINTER AND CHIP PROCESSOR

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04747A000400030014-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2001
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: May 28, 1968
• Content Type: MFR

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NPIC/TSSG/DED-1223-68
28 May 1968
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SUBJECT: Disposition of the Specific Format Chip Printer and Chip Processor
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECO
1. BACKGROUND: Early in 1964, a Chip System presentation was made to
the NPIC Staff which included, among other equipment to be developed, a Chip
Printer and Chip Processor. This system was to provide, among other advant-
ages, a high resolution contact film chip of target areas for use by the
photo analysts. The envisioned system would reduce the requirement for mul-
tiple duplicate copies of entire missions by selectively printing only those
areas of specific interest to NPIC. Upon approval of the program and alloca-
tion of the necessary funding, contracts were awarded to develop a printer
and a processor.
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cessor was designed and built as a companion piece of equipment to the Printer.
The Printer contract, which was started in June 1964, has had several changes
in scope and several overruns, making the total dollars expended
The Processor contract dated May 1964 was in the amount of
3. CURRENT STATUS:
a. Fabrication of both pieces of equipment has now been
completed by the respective contractors. The Processor
has been tested and evaluated twice, first by
=and more recently by These tests
resulted in a recommendation for modifications in the
amount of The Printer underwent test and eval-
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end of May 1968. The resultant test report will contain
recommended costly modifications to the Printer.
b. At present there is no known operational requirement
for this equipment because of the size (4" X 5") and for-
mat of the film chip generated--it was for an earlier
system. In view of the current trend toward the Micro-
fiche type of collateral information presentation, a
query was made of the respective contractors of the cost
to modify the Printer and Processor to a 4" X 6" size
output rather than the 4" X 5" as designed. The Printer
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to be exorbitant--it would be more logical to build an
25X1A entirely new printer. The Processor is more reasonable--
for modifications including the - originally
25X1A recommended. However, this price does not include film
holders and magazines for the new size chip.
4. CONCLUSIONS: The Chip Printer and Chip Processor, once through T&E,
will be of no operational use at NPIC. At present, there is no foreseeable
application using the 4" X 5" formatted output either for imagery exploitation
or for collateral information. The cost of modification to any different size
is prohibitive. It would be more reasonable to build a new printer utilizing
the technology we developed under this contract.
5. RECOMMENDATIONS:
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a. Investigate through
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b. Investigate, through the possibility of
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25X1A tion. If neither of the above organizations are interested,
it may be advisable to hold the printer in storage and
bail it to the manufacturer of the follow-on printer if
a chip system does become a reality. The processor in
this case would not be required and should be turned over
to Logistics for disposal.
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