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THE HEART OF THE SAGE OPERATION WAS HUMAN BEINGS -- THAT IS WHY THEY CALLED IT SEMI-AUTOMATED
OPERATORS SAT AT CONSOLES LIKE THIS ONE AND WATCHED THE LARGE ROUND CRT SCREENS
EACH OBJECT IDENTIFIED WAS GIVEN A TRACKING NUMBER
OPERATORS COULD CALL UP DATA ON OBJECTS BY POINTING AT THEM WITH A LIGHT GUN -- AN EARLY VERSION OF THE LIGHT PEN
THE CONSOLE WAS HARD-WIRED TO THE DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, AND ALSO HAD A TELEPHONE HANDSET FOR THE OPERATOR
EACH CONSOLE HAD AN ASHTRAY AND A CIGARETTE LIGHTER
