LETTER TO MR. HARRY OVERS FROM CLIFFORD D. MAY, JR.

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 20, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 2, 1976
• Content Type: LETTER

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Mr. 11arrv Ov~%-rs
Acting Director, Bureau of Data Processing
D-nartr^e_nt of
Social , unity ," ftytA. istration
Baltimore, Maryland 21235
Dear Sir:
The Office of Joint Com. cater Support has been simulating
both RCA 501 and 301 computer programs on an 133M 360 since
1973. These prarrars have been functionally stable since
that time and have been running virtually without error.
we will be pleased to share with you any programs Or
information we may have about the op?ration of these simulator
packages. I am advised it is culite nossible you will be eblo
to install the 301 simulator with little effort on your System
360.
It your convenience, you may contac
Chief, Oneratians Division, Office of Joint Computer Support on
We are pleased to be of assi t =e in this
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CLI1 FOP./ MAY JR.
Deputy Director of Joint Computer Support
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCAT[ON, AND WELFARE
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21235
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Director
Joint Computer Support
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Dear Sir:
It has cone to our' attention that ,,,our agency may be in the
oossession of a simulator packago that will allow C". 301
computer pro grams to be processed on an I ,II 360 computer. Our RCA 301 computers were rather uniquely configured and
these programs are currently processed with a special
Spectra 70/35 emulator. The configuration was as follows:
one RCA 381 six-pack tape unit with Sense Read Error Enhance-
ment, the standard RCA hodel 333 drum printer, an I.3i 1402
card reader/punc_,z and. an --).CA 1-Iodol 3!485 seven track tape
unit which was hard-wired to accept instructions intended for
an IBM Model 729-IV tape unit.
It is possible that this agency's flexibility in mai.:inr
future plans would be greatly enhanced if this simulator
package could be adapted to handle our RCA 301 programs.
Should your agency be willing to share this simulator with
us, we would first review it to determine the extent of the
modifications required. Your office could either furnish
the name and phone number of your responsible analyst or
make direct contact with the Systems Support Branch of the
Bureau of Data Processing on (301) 591+-7567.
Your assistance and cooperation in this matter would be
greatly appreciated.
Sincerely -,,,ours,
Harry 0
Acting Director
Fur. eau of Data Processing g
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Social Security Administration (SSA) to SMIS-DC, 17 April 1974
SSA processes requests for 6 million social security cards a year.
It issues 28 million checks a month to beneficiaries, and makes
4 million changes a month to 220 million people records. There
are 1 million changes a month to 22 million Medicare records.
There are 10',000 people in the Bureau of Data Processing,,
2,000 of them directly engaged in data processing. SSA has 9400
computer programs. There are two IBM 370/165s, 13 360/65s,
two 1108s and 30 or 40 360/30s in a -four-acre installation-,_ SSA
has 240,000 reels in the tape library - 13,000 are mounted nightly.
One computer is dedicated to keeping .track of the tape library.
Mr. Hanna said that mass storage does not exist on a cost-effective
basis. SSA needs 100 billion bytes of storage, and will Install
it in the new computer building in 1977. SSA is using mass
storage now, but it is not true mass storage.
The new building will have a three-dimensional layout to
minimize cable lengths. SSA does not expect to put any of it's
existing equipment in the new building.
SSA has an advanced communications system with 450 terminals,
which will increase to 1,000. One ASP support processor drives
4 mains. There is one job chain of 52 serial, dependent jobs;
and a job net in which one job releases 9 jobs. IBM says that
SSA is at the leading edge of the technology.
Hanna says there will be fewer operators needed in future,
and a higher order of operator skills will be required. He
sees a future need for a combination operator/programmer. SSA
has an excellent program to train operators in-house.
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