NSA STANDARD SOFT COPY TERMINALS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP95-00972R000100170004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 27, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 14, 1979
• Content Type: MEMO

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14 March 1979
;4EMORA4DUM FOR: Deputy Director for Processing, OOP
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Clifford D. May, Jr.
Director of Data Processing
NSA Standard Soft Copy Terminals
1. 1SA has adopted a version of the Delta Data 7000
terminal as the NSA standard soft copy terminal. Tne new
terminal was acquired competitively and, I am told, the ter-
minal and its disks meet full NACSEM 5100 tempest require-
ments. I am also advised that the u7it cost of the basic
Tempest terminal is
2. I would like for you to conduct an analysis of the
NSA terminal to determine whether it has a place in our
overall family of Tempest soft copy terminals - perhaps
as a low cost limited utility device. In this connection,
I would like you to prepare a matrix comparing our terinals
to the NSA terminals, feature for feature. In addition, I
want to be sure that we are not paying Delta Data under our
contract for work on Tempest protection which the government
has already paid for under the.SA contract. I would like
for you to probe this vosaihtlit.v. kinally, I nave committed
OOP to send to my counterpart at .4SA,
a description of the features included in our new terminal.
I think the RFP and contractor's proposal should contain
this information and should be forwarded to
3. The people at NSA a to hear from you
on this matter. I said that would probalav bA
the man who would conta7 them. Their contact is
4. I believe that we should take the initiative to
acquaint DIA with what we are doing terminal-wise. Pernaps
such a move might encourage a greater degree of terminal
standardisation in the Community. If you agree that this is
worth pursuing, see if you can arrange a contact with DIA
through CSPO.
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