The first Ferranti 700S minicomputer for data communications was delivered to British Steel, US company Corning Glass has released a PDP8 based Larc (leucocyte automatic recognition counter) system for while blood cell analysis, US company Electronic Associates Inc supply a nuclear power plant operator training simulator using Systems Engineering Lab System 32 medium scale computers, UK company Real Time Controls releases a Point Of Sale system based on Data General’s Nova 2/10 systems, a low-cost OCR readre from Datatype Corp of Miami, Florida is now being sold by British Airways, Police get a Honeywell 6025 based crime information collating system, The Post Office announce the GEC 4080 will be used to run the Viewdata service, an interactive information system via the public switched network, in competition with BBC’s CeeFax and IBA;s Oracle services.

Packet switching service takes step forward: Preparations for the introduction of the Post Office’s Experimental Packet-Switched Service have taken another step forward with the interchange of packets between the Post Office in London, using an Interdata…

Scheme to aid family doctors: A project is under way at the Department of Health and Social Security to apply automation to the task of compiling the patient statistics which form the basis on which family doctors are paid. The project has been developed…

System to aid the blind: A series of practical aids for the blind, in the form of computer systems which convert bank statements, maps and any short documents, from recipes to instruction booklets for washing machines, into braille…

The back-seat driver: Much of the daredevil fun left in the once glamorous sport of motor racing could be lost forever if racing teams follow the lead of Team McLaren, one of the world's top racing car stables, which is now using…

Port system examined by Customs: A major study is under way at the Department of Customs and Excise to examine the feasibility of developing a computerised import-export entries system for the major ports, providing the same kind of service…

Trivector develops micro based on 8080: Industrial process control and scientific data acquisition are the two main application areas seen for the System 80 microprocessor system now being built and sold by Trivector Systems Ltd of Henlow, Bedfordshire…

MDS system from Intel: A microcomputer development system designed for use with both MOS and bipolar microcomputers has been announced by Intel. Known as the Intellec MDS, the modular system costs from £2,325 and…