Real-time digital analysis system for biological data

Man's knowledge of this world is gauged by the tools with which he measures it. One of the most remarkable achievements of the past decade has been development of solid-state, high-speed digital computing equipment permitting very rapid logical and arithmetical manipulations to be carried out. In the system described, a medium-size digital computer has been brought into the laboratory and made an integral part of the experiment to provide a measurement tool with unique capabilities. Although the system was designed for use in a biological laboratory, it is equally feasible for a laboratory of any discipline. The ease of control, coupled with a visual display of the computed results, have led to the appellation, a ``third generation'' oscilloscope.