PRINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION WEEKLY REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING 8 SEPTEMBER - 14 SEPTEMBER 1983

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2009
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: September 8, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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PRINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION
WEEKLY REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING
8 September - 14 September 1983
I. Items or Events of Major Interest that have Occurred During the
Preceding Week
A. Digital Prepress Activities: The technical and cost evaluations
are continuing on the proposals submitted in response to the RFP for the
OL/PTPD Automated Page Makeup System. After appropriate coordination
with OL/Procurement Division, it is anticipated that the Technical
Evaluation Team will travel next week to visit responding vendors in
order to elicit necessary clarification information on the proposals.
B. MIS Activities: On September 9, 1983 members of the OL/P&PD
STAT Plans, Programs, and ystems Staff met with Engineering Divi-
sion, Office of Data Processing, for a demonstration of the Intermec Bar
Code Reader and hand-held OCR Reader. These models are being explored as
a means of automating some of the data input requirements of the new P&PD
MIS. The OL/P$PD representatives were impressed with the speed and accuracy
of the equipment during the demonstration.
C. Office of the C troller Support: The CIA FY 1985 Budget Estimate
is in various stages in the printing plant. The three volume report, con-
taining approximately 1,100 pages, is scheduled for delivery on Thursday,
15 September.
D. Equipment Modifications:
1. The Two-Color 50" Press has been down during this week
for equipment repairs to the ink fountain roller and the
delivery chain. It is anticipated that the equipment
will be operational on Monday, September 19.
2. A new laser head was installed on the Laserite Plate-
maker during the past week. Testing is complete, and
this equipment is now operational after a seven day
shutdown.
II. Significant Events Anticipated During the Coming Week
A. Dicomed/IBM Communications Packa e: Next week Digital Equipment
Corporation is sc e u e to insta the DEC/IBM communications
package for the Dicomed Color Recorder. When installation is complete
and after appropriate software changes are made by both Dicomed and ODP,
OL/P$PD will commence testing of the on-line interface between the Dicomed
Recorder and the ODP/VM System.
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