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CBQAS-10 

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CON fl DENTiAL 

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SUICOMNlftll lUCPOB't 10. 21: 

mmma JGR m MIJJil accmn Mm£Icr !'ICJl!lOAL 00*1ft'D 

Sub3eot: ID1t1at10D flt ho4'Got a9,-7C>c.OOlt., Ma 1, C1se1Sllf'1ca~IOD 

aa to 'lne., ad Aes~ ot IA-1ortt7 ~rno 

DIS frca Ch1et, ~ttons J)!via1on to Cbiet, Re&GG"ch ad ._lopment 

DMe1wa, kted 13 Aupst ~' Sub3ect: Teletn>e 'l'a-pe Comparator. / 

20 mBCUBSIOI: 

a. .!fpmcies Concerned: 

(l) Cognir.&Dt .Agenc7: Arm1 Securlt7 189DC'I 

(2) m.rectma .Apnc7: knl6 Securiti' Apnc7 

(3) BeqU&Bt1as Asenc1: Anti Seoar1t1 Al!Jmc7 

(4) Part1c1pat:llrs Agenc7: lion• 

(5) Coar41Dat1Dg Apnc1: Birq ' 

(6) · other 1':dobable IDtereatecl ·~ncies: U3AI' 

b. Pp:poae: 'If 

!o develop a telatne tape compe.ratar for CSCAS-9(). ~ eq~1pment 

vill be. 1Rl11t for general crntana11t;1c problems and 11111 be usecl Sn companq 

ttfo telatne tapes. 

o. J>escript!on: 

!his .equipment rill comiat ct a high speed dual tape ar1w, photoeleotric. eenaiDg •cbanism, Dlll0l"1 mecbaniam for ato.rinS baud intormaticm, combmins 

8IJ4 compariean circuits, tranalatins •oban1• for t.ranelatins 6 baucls into 

one at 64 elaractera, electronic countera, intarconmct:lngpl.usbaarcls, ancl a ·printer 

tor :reoarctms the ou•t results. 

a.· Bel&ted' Material: 

lions . 

•· · Development B1ft9U an4 St.e.tua: 

An axparimantal llD4el at the ISl3 ·1 equipment Ila& been built to prme 

the theOl'J poaaibl.8. 'l'hia VOl'k baa bean done under Pro3ect 29.70.001, •ppllca· 

t1on at B1ectron1ca to CrJPtolog. 

eclassified and approved for release by 

SA on 08-07-2013 pursuantto E.O. 

3526 
•• , t. !)oopoaed Develoerrt: 

(1) The propoeed developmsnt wi~l consist or tJle follcnr1Dg pbaees: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(a) 

.Further research etu67 

Cout1nua4 teats am aavelopment r4 pnsent experimental 

moctel. . Ccmetruction of',tbt'ee aervica teat models. 

Development 1dl'i. be oonaucted at A%flf3 Sec'Ql'it7 Agenc7. . . 

(2) 'l'b:ree eernce teat mo4eia vill be :required. '!'be aerrtce 

testa will 'be conclucted b7 CSOAS-70 an4 90. 

(3) The a.aei&meDt otr:JS l..C priar1t7 to this l>J"Oc'ject 1a recommended, vith1n the terms at· Pangn\ph 3a(2)(o) at Var J>apartment 

Circular 71., 18 ._,eh 1947, be~e:11Se at its 1ntenaec1 operational 

aae. 

(4) The estimated cost· ot this pro3ect is *65,000. 

(5) It is estimated that the aevelO'plll&Dt v1ll be initiated upon 

approval and completed 18 mcmtbs thereaftm-. 

8• Secur1tz CluaU1cat1on: 

· (l) The equipment v111 be clasaU1ed Confidential. 

(2) Tb.is equipment will be considered 1n the 11 limitecl" cateS0l7a 

.(3) Cryptographic olearanca will not be requi!"ed for }Mlraomiel 

cancernec1. in the development. 

3. BIC<IOSllMTIOIS: 

~ Subcommittee recOllllDlllde tbat ProJact 29.70-004, JBA7 ,1, be. 

eatabllabecl; c*s:lfiecl as Development '-'1Pe, Service Teet Tne, am aaaipecl a 

pr1ar1t7 ot 1-c. 

4. lDBDl'l'S: 

M111t&.r7 Characteristics 

5 ~ COOBmDTIOI: 

Ooorc11nat1on va1 accomplished vita the followiDg agencies: 

1 Incl. 

Bzh1b1t "A" 

CONFIDENTIAL 

U:O RQJD 

Cba1rma.n, Crn>toloaio 

Subcomd ttee / ASATC 
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Propoaad Military Characteristics tor the ASAF 1 

I. General Intcnat1on 

A. Ob.1eot1Ye (Operational Begu:ire1DeDJ,) 

There 1s a mil1tar1 reqUiremant fur a device which vill COlllJl81'8 

am anal.Jza data f'roai!'eletJ'Pfl tape at a high rate ot 111>894~ . 

B. F.unctiODal C!Jaracterist1ce 

The cln1.ce shall: 

l. Drive tvo aeTen level teletJpa tapes in &J'Dcbron1am, and read 

the informaticm tromboth ta.pea b7 1D9US ot photoelectric read.era at the rate ot 

5000 cllaracters per seeona... · 

each tape. 

3. Camps.re the aCJored intormat1on in '9BZ'1~ cOllb1na.tS.om ff# 

coincidence Gl" DO!l•CC1nc:14enc&, ccmpar~ U in41T1dual units Ol" 88 SUID8 Cl&' 

ditf'erncea. 

4. Provide eleven electronic count.en (capacitJ 0000.,.9999) 'fOI" 

counting the outputs ot the coincidence c1rcu~ta .. 

5. Prat'icie two 6/64 t.r~lateftl for the output ot tvo~ ana 

circuits for compar!Dg am ena17z1ag tb8 output ot the tvo tranalatan. 

6. !law a'V&1lable a set or ewitdaas Tlhicb vill be tile eqmTalent 

of Oll8 level or a compara.t1TelJ short tb11'14 tape. · , 

7. Provide a ma:dnmm ot t>l'D881D6 f'acU.i t1ea to 1Done.9$ the 

veraatiUtJ of the de'Yice. 

Sa Be capeble or ut111z1ng th8 d1ai ta1 reOOl'der DCV under 

4e\relop1119Dt ar other ra-pid Jll9a:D8 of recrrcUxs the na41DSS on till& comrii81'8 .. 

C.. ~entative 1'ec!m1Ca.1 Ccms1&rationa 

. 

1. General: 

Vi~ the exception ot 'b1ile iDput and oatput •cllaD:t.1118., the 

•Quipmsnt v1ll be oompleteJ.7 el.Gctromo. A combinat1CD flt TaC1m1ll ta'bea aDcl 

tQratrOD& will 'be 11ae4 to make up the tube complement. · 

CQNFIDENTIAL 
· 2. Input. 

The input will be from a 111ecbanical tape drive vhicb is under 

deTelopment at the present time. 

3. Output: 

It is proposed that the output be put into the digital recorder 

which is nov under development. Far greater vereatilit1anattempt11111 be 

lllBde to use IBM recol'dms equipment ln tbs nant that a aat1afacAitlll7 digital recorder 111 not completed. 

4o Counters: 

The chief technical problem at the pnawt time is tc d9Yelop 

a aat1stactor,y counter which will have lcm,g operational lif'e sad be capable at 

dri"Ving the recordins meDbanism. 

D,. T;rpe ot Imitallati~ 

'.rhis eguipmsnt will be.designed as a fixed 1nsmllatian.. 

E~ Proposed General locatio.n of EjUipmet 

' 

Beaclquarters, Army Security Agency. 

Yo Limitiy Wetpt and ·volume Factors 

. These factors ere not critical; however, the volume should be kept 

as small as possib la. · 

G. Desirable Life lihg!!ctancz of EquiP!!Y;t with Reasonable Maintenance . ' -... 

5 Years. 

A. !g.curacit 

The equipment must be l~ accurate while it is in operation. 

B. Breakdown Time 

Equipnent will be designed so all parts are 1Dterchmlseab1.e to 

min1DJ:lze delaJ'S clue to bres.kdarms. , 

c. !'lu:ibilitl 

See Section I, Paragraph B (7). 

llI. Optraticm and Maintenance Con1Sidarations 

CONFIDENTiAt 
Ao Ope:-a.tilll 'l'tme 

!he eguipment is to be clesiBDed for continuous use; hovever, it 

is expected that 1t will ba opera.tea about eight houaa par day. 

B. Bwaber ot Oxen.tors am Estimated Skill al1d. lumber Of .Maintenance 

Personnel 

1. Operators: 

One sem1-sk11J.ed par machirle 

2o Jfa1Dtemnce: 

The equipment vill be maintained bJ nplar la.borat0?7 persomel 

vith complete laborat01'7 test equipnent. 

c.· Prov1a1ons tor 1'1•14 Msmtenance 

See Par III B(2). 

IV. Plqsical Charactoris.t1ca 

A. Power !5111remente 

The equipment will operate from the"reg111er ac power lines 

(117 volts ~ ~01>, 60 cycles). .· 

B. AdaEt!bilitr to Mod1f'1catton 

The equipment should bo ees11J moclified tar use on aDf problem 

in 1 ta seneral f'ield. 

Should be capable of operating in a room vitb controlled bum1dit7 

and temperature. fte temperature will var1 between 75or a11d 85C, and the 

bum1d1Q' between 50 and 6~o· 

D. Ei,uipnont Arrapgeant fm." ()gerators Bttici~ol and Comtort 

As efficient u possible' conaiatant with functional cha.racteriatics. 

E. IntesFal Tes:,. !i,UiJ)i!e!lt. 

'l'ube tester and test oac1~losc()'P8 will be built into equipment. 

P. Tranapo.r!;ab111t1 and A& Special Pacl!!flil§ Bagu1rements 

Aiz· transpcrtab111t7 is not rec;t.ired or desired. No special 

packagi?JS requirements. 

G. Destruction Besuirementa 

Bo special means or destruction required. 

CONFIDENTIAL