COMMENTS ON REFERENCE MEMORANDUM ON ADVANCED AUTOMATED GRAPHICS EFFORT

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05171A000600020134-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 10, 2003
• Sequence Number: 134
• Publication Date: May 26, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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IC/S G/DF H.:
26 may 1969
rancuza on Advanced Automated t ray. hl
1 C "s i G-131-6 , Dated 24 April 1969
The e.bove referenced memorandum- concerning our contract with
25X1 has been received and noted. It is most encouraaiminF, to hear
that I!G sees our feelings that 'PIC should become pore involved in. the
area of computer aphids. We have been trying to convince 1NPIC of the
growing importance of this field but, `!ailed to do so for nearly three'
years until the subject contract was approved. f.vca this contract repre-
sents only a small stet' In the right direction,
2. In reference to the eor ent in Via referenced document that our
contract is putting the c-trt before the horse, we proaosed in Jaaiua ry 19-17
that a reporting techniques =4. equipment study to contracted. In other
words, me attempted the systems analysis approach. which is mentioned is
Pas aph 5 of the memorandum. foVever'. as will undoubted? be recalled..
this effort was not supported in memorandum 3 C/t?D-35/7. The belief of
25X1 soxie v*s that the= study voila- adequately handle most of the a rear- con-
temploted under the contract proposed by us. Our staff did not ful y concur
in this opinion and, unable to obtain sufficient backing for a contract,
decided to embark on an in-house study of this important area. Unfortunately.
our staff was able to devote the manpower deserving, of t zis pro ect nor
were blessed with all of the talents which a suitable, large contractor
aaiit have. Nevertheless, we did our best within these limitations and feel
that si. nifioent p - gress has been roads.. For example, the Photon 713 was
chosen for fixture typesetting output contrary to en alternative recoa enda.-
to use the photon was %ion by, of course, not prompted
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f fact effort by Cr, Reprograap1lics Division (the P 8D) and AID (then IPD) .
3. Ruear tas ?3o rca.*xaent and industrial locations were visited to
determine the state of develop nt of grsp"dies eeuip .-t. eased on these
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for both textual and a pica consoles. A COPY of this compendium Is attacued
to this me,
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fore nce raorandu on Advanced Automated flraphi
n i from.
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or spade dravins
by PSG or M an the basis
serious problem.
5. consi iea .hle tine was spent in collecting data on p
production. Data f'or C'-(Q :showed a$. large amount of ? snpo r devoted to
perspentives and rectifies line drawings. The argument of P SO is that
fewer graphics of this type a presently being made and thus there is
little need for automation in this area. lur argument is that one of
actions is c?as utnoation and graphic are exctrel
this function. In our Ju meut .,
author intended. A rectified draviug or a perspective leaves little
for misinterpretation. A au portin ar eart was that auto nation
make the production of perspectives and line drawings less expensive.
The number and type of graphics produced does change ho.rever, our staff a
L' ,eder these circv stances it in difficult to satisfy all I cor-,..
s others we have consulted c n t predict their future magnitude or
poneaats. The referenced memo ssu ge to spend more effort on editing
techniques. P30 has raco nded: dropuing the editing tasks and ancen...
tratia more on graphics. Accordingly, we are atteaptir to find a system,
that can accomplish both textual and graphics display. Frankly* do not
have sufficient a erience with the system to be aware of all of its
capabilities. This
is very exploratory
existing problems*
be used to MUM
amine a wide variety o
Csphics T
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rt in acgyi.sitiaan and interpretation if the
ing it to the analysts and decision makers.
d by the written rd too often Woos not convey
capable of
ins dravin;s.
furnish is an infor tion base which can
problems. It proposes to cursorily ex-
utilize PLOW
ver, this approach was not support
resent graphics production w not a
purposes of the contract. The contract
d it oaken no araantee to solve any
ha so that may assess the full pot ntial of
o calculate the cost effectiveness of si
heir cost, but their effectiveness in doll
ree with . O that 0 has a vested interest in
of this project. This interest will be an incentive for themes
show us the full capabilities of their graphics system. The netaa
of this contract is not indus ive to most c aanies unless they have other
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