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well as vertically marked (for verification purposes. for example), the
handprinted characters must not be contained in any vertical mark field.
Further, any nonreflective marks made on the card should be separated
from vertical mark fields by a minimum of two columns, and no writing
should appear on the leading edge of the card before column 1.
OMR offers low-cost data entry and can be used in a variety of
application areas. As a means of data recording, it has the following
advantages:
• The only equipment required is an ordinary pencil,.
• Very minimal user training is required and errors can be corrected
easily by proper erasure.
• Data can be recorded at any location, quietly and without the
necessity of an electrical or communications hookup.
• An unlimited number of people can record data simultaneously.
A 3505 with OMR does not provide all of the facilities of the 514 and
519, specifically, punching into marked cards and end printing, the
latter as on the 519. However, the 3505 with OMR offers advantages over
514/519 mark sensing:
• Significantly greater reading speeds (up to 800 or 1200 cpm versus
100 cpm)
• Use of ordinary instead of special graphic pencils
• Up to 40 columns of data per card versus a maximum of 27
• Elimination of an offline processing operation
The availability of OMR on the 3505 provides the opportunity to (1)
integrate existing 514/519 mark sensing processing into the normal
stac.ked job operations and (2) install new applications that will
benefit from the use of this method of data entry. Many of the
applications for which OMR offers advantages are listed below,.
Education
Test scoring
Surveys
Scheduling
Problem solving
Student registration
Attendance reporting
Library recording
supplies requisitioning
Grade reporting
State and Local
Licenserenewals
Assessors'reports
Traffic surveys
Statistics
Police activities
Accident reports
Public utilities
Motor vehicle inspection
Communications
Toll billing
Manufacturing
Physical inventory
Inventory receipts
Inspection
Plant maintenance
reporting
Accounts receivable
Distribution
Order entry
Mail order
Physical inventory
Utilities
Meter reading
Medical
Admission data
Medical history
Menu selection
Test results
Nurses' notes
Federal
Census data
Military logistics
Airlines
Surveys
Beverage control
Inventory control
Insurance
Premium notices
Finance
Loan payment coupons
Media
Subscription
fulfillment
Direct mail
advertising
Book/record club
promotion
Market surveys
Membership accounting
The optional 51/80-Column InterChangeable Read Feed feature enables
51-column or 80-column cards to
be
processed on the 3505 Card Reader
Model B2. The 51 columns of data are placed in the buffer in locations
1 to 51. other positions are set to blanks except for column 80, which
is still used to indicate a marginal mark in columns 1 to 51 when the
OMR feature is used. The same functions are provided for 51-column
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