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Some three years ago, RCA Corporation formally announced a corporate commitment to utilize its skills and experience in electronic technology for the purpose of developing and implementing products and services for the educational community. To implement this effort, the RCA Instructional Systems organization was chartered in Palo Alto, California, to be responsible for the design, engineering, and supply of multipurpose, computerbased systems capable of performing instructional and other educational and administrative functions in educational complexes of all academic levels. RCA Instructional Systems is organized and staffed as a systems group, as distinct from a manufacturing activity. Approximately 130 scientists, engineers, programmers and support personnel currently work at the Palo Alto facility and at sales and support offices throughout the United States. An understandably high percentage of these people come directly from the field of education.
In conjunction with several regional, state and local educational organizations, RCA Instructional Systems has designed and developed a family of data processing systems which can be utilized by educators for various categories of application, including instruction, administration and services. By deliberately designing a data processing system to accommodate the requirements of various potential users, it was possible to offer the educational community multipurpose capabilities, which would be reflected in significant economic savings. For example, by designing a system which can be utilized for administration and education services, as well as for instructional purposes, it is possible to schedule the use of the data processor aroundthe-clock with a sizeable decrease in operating costs. In addition, such an approach allows an individual educational organization to acquire a computer
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