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The flying spot store is a semipermanent information storage system developed for use in an electronic switching system which utilizes cathode ray tube access to information stored on photographic emulsion. Parallel optical channels are used to provide high capacity and parallel readout. A feedback system provides rapid and precise beam positioning for writing and readout. This paper describes the fundamental design considerations for memory systems of this type, stressing physical realizability, speed, capacity and other system features. The characteristics of a laboratory model are presented.

This paper is an introduction to the No. 1 electronic switching system, a new general-purpose switching system developed for use in the Bell System. Organization and objectives of the system are outlined to provide a background for the detailed technical papers which follow.

Distortion in feedback amplifiers and other non-linear circuits is analyzed for the case where the magnitude and phase of the feedback varies with frequency. The analysis is limited to cases where the distortion products are small compared to the fundamentals and where the non-linear element can be described by a power series having only a few terms. However, many practical amplifiers are adequately described by the analysis. Formulae are derived for a number of third-order products and their dependence upon various feedbacks at second order frequencies is demonstrated.

The equalization and regulation problems of the L3 system are described and a theory of equalization of complex systems is outlined. The location and function of the various equalizers are explained, including the roles and design of the various fixed, dynamic, and manual equalizer networks. The analogue computer used in the regulation system is described, together with the cosine-equalizer adjusting technique used with manual equalizers. Finally the circuits and operation of the regulation system and its components are presented.

The equalization and regulation problems of the L3 system are described and a theory of equalisation of complex systems is outlined. The location and function of the various equalizers are explained including the roles and design of the various fixed, dynamic and manual equalizer networks. The analog computer used in the regulation system is described together with the cosine-equalizer adjusting technique used with manual equalizers. Finally the circuits and operation of the regulation system and its components are presented.

Communication between the various units within no. 1 ESS demands a complex network of transmission lines. The requirements are radically different from previous offices became a large amount of information must be transmitted at high speed, in digital form, between a multiplicity of locations with a high degree of reliability. A description is given of objectives and of organization and operational modes for the network. The problems involved are discussed together with the hardware by which the objectives were successfully realized.