FROM THE ARCHIVE

The Kurzweil data entry machine converts ordinary printed material (including most newspapers) to digital form on an average of 10 to 15 and up to 25 times faster than a human operator typing at a keyboard. The price of the machine was $89,000, including scanner, workstation, CRT, processor, and 10MB disk drive. This photo originally appeared in the May 2, 1981 issue of E&P.