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The 1st and 2nd digits count for conditions imposed in bb

The 3rd. and 4th digits count for condition imposed in aa and direct

This makes it possible to count on a part only of the text between start and

It controls two sets of decade switches (0000 - 9999) labelled "start",

If "start" is set at m , "end" at n , the places counted on from the mth to

A device whereby only scores which exceed, or, alternatively, scores which

On Robinson stepping is always uniform, so that when scores appear in rapid

1. The printer is made to print as fast as possible, without spacing, in

2. Two scores can be stored at once (instead of one as on Colossus).

3. The machine is not made to count as fast as it could be.

4. If nevertheless a score is lost, this is shown in two ways.


(i) A light appears below the display (labelled "lost count")

(ii) A cyclometer records the number of lost scores.


The cyclometer can be reset (but only one at a time) by throwing a switch

This switch cuts out the printer: unfortunately if it is thrown to normal

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