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James A. Van Allen journal, December 1954-October 1955
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Would probably cost ~$1500 to $2000 to crate, ship and move into Physics Building here, and would require about two months to set up & put in operating shape. Ray and Kasper feel that all-in-all it would be a sort of white elephant since for about $1500 - 2000 they can build, in a similar length of time, a machine of similar or greater accuracy & capabilities in very compact, easy-to-handle form with commercial rolling-ball integrators and selsyn couplers. Also one having much less set up time. They are also thinking of relay time digital computer. University already has.
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Would probably cost ~$1500 to $2000 to crate, ship and move into Physics Building here, and would require about two months to set up & put in operating shape. Ray and Kasper feel that all-in-all it would be a sort of white elephant since for about $1500 - 2000 they can build, in a similar length of time, a machine of similar or greater accuracy & capabilities in very compact, easy-to-handle form with commercial rolling-ball integrators and selsyn couplers. Also one having much less set up time. They are also thinking of relay time digital computer. University already has.
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