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DALLAS PYTHON WILL RIVAL FORT WORTH 1S 'PETE'

Large snake in photo is an ''eighteen-foot'' python that will be donated to the Dallas zo.o. oy Texas Instruments In corporated when it arrives from Sumatra late this week.

The python has just been received i:'1 Houston following a

two-month trip by f reighter from Medan.

After the s n ake clears U . S. Customs ,

it will be forwarded to Dallas. The python was captured by J. W. van der Laag while he was on an inspection tr ip to the Hoeta Padang rubber plantation of TI subsidiary Continental Rubber Company of New York.

Not having a tape meas u re handy,

Mr. van der Laag stepped off the python's length at 18 feet, but it will not be known definitely whether it is longer than Fort Wor th's •'P .et3 the Python'' unti· it arrives and is measured at the zoo. Mr. van der Laag plans Mr. P. E.

to first present the snake to

"Pat'' Hagge rty , Texas Instruments executive vice president .

It

is quite safe to predict that Mr. Pierre Fontaine, Marzalis Zoo d i rector, w ill be in receipt of the 18-foot "Pat" very shortly thereafter.

The pytho~ was un-

conscious and cooperative when the picture above was taken and Mr. Fontai!le has not disclosed how he plans to go about making the accurate measur. ement.

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on the Texas Instruments Hoeta Padang rubber plantation in S umat ra , Indonesia.

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FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 RELEASE

PRESENTATION SPEECH GIVEN BY EUGENE McDERMOTT, CH.AIRMAN OF TH'E BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TEX.AS INSTRUMENTS

Gentlemen, we come now to a long awaited moment.

It has been three long

months since this magnificent specimen of the Re_ptile family was captured in its n~tive Sumatra and started on its voyage halfway around the world to our fair city. Just as soon as we open this shipping crate and let it into its new home for the first time, I'm sure you will all agree that Pat the Python is a very lively critter and, without doubt, the largest snake in Texas I It came to our attention last summer that an outlying community on the western borders of "Big D" had a python of sorts.

This snake, name- of Pete,

is of such size and disposition that it occasionally is allowed to roani the zoo grounds without le-ash.

As you all know, we in Dallas believe in doing things up brown.

Our Pat

here is not only the 'biggest snake in Texas, but also the meanest ••• as any self-respecting snake should be.

If we can get it from this shipping crate

into the cage, you'll see the wildest, orneriest snake south of the Mason-Dixon line I Mr. Fontaine, I'd like to request at this time that if Pat here ever gets (more)

loose that you let us fol ks out at Texas Instrument~ know first, because we I re going to lock our doors tight and is sue the guards extra ammunition. Historically, Pat was captured by our Mr. J. W. van der Laag on the Hoeta Padang rubber plantation of Texas Instruments subsidiary Continental Rubber Company of New York.

Mr. van der Laag shipped Pat here with the

express intent of giving Dallas a lar ger snake than Fort Worth. was the very temporary property of our Mr, P. E~

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:Pat" Haggerty, Texas

Instruments executive vice p-resident, ,from whom it received its name "Pat". I, Eugene McDermott, have been delegated the authority to give Pat the Python to our noble city.

I now hereby present this Regal python to you,

Mr. Ray Hubbard, as president of the Dallas Park Board and representing the Dallas City Council and the Marsalis Park Zoo. We charge you with the responsibility of keeping this magnificent reptile--the largest and meanest snake in Texas ... fed, watered, and locked up I Here a.i-e the keys to its crate arid ••• it's been nice knowing you I

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T ·1~XAS INSTRUMENTS 6 MONTHS SA LES AND EARNINGS UP - NEW LAND ACQUISIT I0 N ANNOUNCED

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Texas Instruments Incorporated of Dallas announced net earnings for the 6 ,:nonths ended June 30 were 2 3¢ per share on sales of $12, 991, 191, up fr om 20¢ per share on sales of $11,616,810 in the first 6 months of 1954. For the 2nd quarter, earnings were 10¢ per common share on s a les of $6, 680, 331, increased from earnings of 7¢ per share and sales of $4,891,806 for the same period last year. The above earnings are before payment of the initial preferred ,'d.v i.c'.e.,1d of $34,848 for the period from May 26, 1955 to July 31, 1955,

ded a1·ed on June 28 and paid August 1 on 165, 945 shares of preferred stock issued in May 1955. J.E . Jonsson, president, also announced that the company had con tracted to acquire approximately 220 acres of undeveloped land on the North Central Expressway at Valley View Lane in Dallas. J. W. Lindsley & Co., Dallas realtors, were the real estate agents for Texas Instruments. M r. Jonsson stated that the land had been acquired for future expansion of the research and manufa.cturing operations of Texas Instruments, but definite plans had not yet been made for building on the new location. Texas Instruments' main plant is at 6000 Lemmon Avenue, Dallas, and Mr. Jonsson advised further that these facilities would be retained.

A 33, 000 sq. ft. addition to the Lemmon Avenue plant was

completed and occupied in July by the company's semiconductor products, research and apparatus divisions. (more)

Texas Instruments Incorporated Page 2 Plans have been completed for a new 40, 000 sq. ft. Houston plant for Houston Technical Laboratories, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Texas Instruments, manufacturing geophysical instruments and equipment. Construction will begin shortly. Texas Instruments manufactures transistors and other semiconductor devices, electronic and electro-mechanical equipment for the Armed Forces, electronic components, geophysical instruments and equipment and, through •its subsidiaries, conducts contract geophysical services throughout the world. Texas Instruments Incorporated and subsidiaries report for 6 months ended June 30, subject to year-end audit and adjustment: 1955 Earned per common share Earned per common share (after initial preferred dividend of $34, 848, c. lf per common share, declared 6/28/55 and paid 8/1/55) Sales Net profit before income taxes Net profit after income taxes Number common shares

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0.22 12,991, 191 1,268,465 696,010 2,987,013

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11,616,810 1,156,842 591,596 2,987,013

Three months ended June 30: Earned per common share Earned per common share (after initial preferred dividend of $34, 848, c. lf per common share, declared 6/28/55 and paid 8/1/55) Sales Net profit before income taxes Net profit after income taxes *Before preferred dividend.

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0.09 6,680,331 588,643 305,934

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4,891,806 447,458 220,766

Texas Instrument s Incorporated Page 3 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET As at ASSETS June 30, 1955 Current assets: Cash U.S. Government obligations at cost Accounts receivable (including $2,835, 087 from U.S. Government in June l 9SS and $2, 366, 622 in 1954) Inventories at lower of cost or market Geophysical operating supplies and repair parts at cost Prepaid expenses Total current assets Property, plant and equipment at cost Less accumulated depreciation and amortization Patents, patent applications, technical methods and techniques at cost, less amortization Other assets

$1,294,390 672,503

$1,451,915 113,886

6, 185, 163 2., 577, 377

5,548,289 2,605,722

404,136 494,018 $11,627,587

131,666 . 237,936 $10,089,414

$ 8, 733, 172

$ 7,011,265

3,120,274 5,612,898 $

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379, 130 386,308 $18,005,923

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LIABILITIES, CAPITAL STOCK AND SURPLUS Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 1,481,878 Federal and foreign income taxes, redeter­ 1,047,161 minations and renegotiation Accrued pension trust and profit-sharing 450,022 contributions 34,848 Dividends payable 689,040 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 250,000 Current portion of long-term debt Total current liabilities $ 3,952,949 Long-term debt: First mortgage sinking fund 4-3/4% bonds 4% notes payable

$ 1,250,000 $ 1,250,000

Capital stock and surplus: 4. 48% Cumulative preferred stock $25 par 300, 000 shares Authorized 165,945 shares Issued and outstanding Common stock $1 par value 4, 000, 000 shares Authorized Issued and outstanding 2,987, 013 shares Paid-in surplus Earned surplus

As at Dec.31, 1954

407,315 236,697 $15,123,336

$ 1,971,142 1,484,523 865,261 519, 115 300,000 $ 5, 140, 041

$ 1,750,000 75,000 $ 1,825,000

$4,148,625

2,987,013 2, 141, 584 3,525,752 $12,802,974 $18,005,923

$2,987,013 2,306,692 2,864,590 $8,158,295 $15,123,336

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS NAMES HARRY OWENS .S EMICONDUCTOR CHIEF ENGINEER Harry L . Owens has joined Texas Instruments Incorporated as Chief Engineer of the Semi conductor Products division, it was announced today by Mark Shepherd, Jr., as­ sistant vice president in charge of the division. The Dallas-based electronics and geophys.ics firm is the industry leader in the de velopment and manufacture of transistors .and Mr. Owens is. a recognized autho r ity in the field.

Previously, he was Chief of the Solid State Devices branch at the Sign.al Corp s

Engineering Laboratories, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Mr . Owens has been associated with the Army Signal Corps for 13 years, four yea r s on active duty and nine years in civil service, and is currently a major in the Signal Corps reserve.

In his most recent position, he supervised the research, de­

v elopment, and standardization of semiconductor devices -- including transistors, diodes, and microwave crystal s - - for military application.

He was responsible for

t echnical surveillance of Industrial Preparedness contracts in the semiconductor field . At Texas Instruments , Mr. Owens will be responsible for the development and engineering of germanium and silicon semiconductor products. ducer of high temperature silicon tran sistors.

It also produces a wide line of general

purpose germanium transistors and silicon junction diodes. (more)

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He is also the .a uthor

of many tee;hnical articles on semiconduc tors. and has presented nwnerous papers at I

prof.easicn al s.ociety meetings. Very ac t ive in the lns.titute of Radio Engineers., Mr. Owen.sis a Senior member and b chairman of the I. R. E. Solid .Sta.t.e Devices committee, a member of both the Profe~s.ion al Group on Electron Devices. .and the .Standards committee.

He was. chair­

man 0£ the 1953 I. R. l!';. -A. I.E. E. Confer.e nce on Transistor Research.

He was. born in Indianola, Mis.siss.ipp i, in 1920.

He received a. Bachelor of

Science degree in Electrical Engineerin g froni Mississipp i State College in 1942 and studied electronics . and radar at Harvard and Massachus etts Institute of Technology.

He is. a member of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity, Phi Eta Sigma

scholastic hononary, and Kappa Mu Epsilon, mathemati cs honorary. Mr. Owens. married the former Louise Higbee of Milton, Mass.achus.etts, and they have two sons., Carl and Robert.

They now reside at 3928 Valley Ridge Road,

Dallas.

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NOTE T.O EDITOREnclosed is 5 x 7 glossy photo of Harry L. Owens, new Chief

Engineer of Semicondu ctor Products division.

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Gentlemen:

As a result of the steadily increasing acceptance of TI products, and in order to provide better service to both our present and future customers, a Central District Sales Office was opened this month. The address is 7001 West North Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. The telephone number is COlumbus 1-5097, in the Chicago exchange. Mr. Fred W. Young, whom many of you already know, is the District Sales Manager for the Semiconductor Products Division. He is assisted by Mr. Edward G. Brierty, Sales Engineer. Please feel free to call upon them for any assistance you may require in the procurement or application of Tl semiconductor devices ••• germanium or silicon, diodes or transistors. We hope that the improved service this step makes possible will further increase the desirability of TI products. You are cordially invited to stop in for a visit when in the neighborhood. Very truly yours,

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Gentlemen: Since you have previously expressed an interest in the products of the Components D i vision of Texas Instruments, we believe that you will be pleased to know that we have opened a Central District Sales Office. The steadily increasing success of TI electronic components has made this step possible. The new office is located at 7001 West North Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. The telephone number is COlumbus 1-5097, in the Chicago exchange. You are cordially invited to stop in for a visit when in the neighborhood. Mr. M. L. "Bud" Bolotin is the District Sales Manager for the Components Division in the Central District Office. He will be glad to supply yQu with information regarding precision electronic components - transformers, carbon deposited resistors, delay lines and pulse forming networks. The broad and ever-increasing line of electronic components and appara­ tus produced by Texas Instruments has now been combined with local r epresentation to give you quick, personal attention. If we may in any way be of service to you in the application or procurement of precision components, please do not hesitate to call upon us either at the Central Di str ict Office or at our main plant in Dallas. Yours very truly,

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s ·oLAR ENERGY CONVERTO R PUT TO WORK BY TEXAS INSTRUME NTS A working model of a solar convertor-- opening the door to ,Nature's greatest source of energy- -is being displayed by Texas Instrument s Incorporate d in WESCON Show This experiment al device converts the energy of visible light

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directly into electricity, thus tapping the boundless ,energy of the sun and freeing man from dependence on the earth's limited supply of both fossil fuels (coal and oil) and mineral fuels (uranium and thorium). The Texas Instrument s laboratory model solar converter is so efficient that it creates enough electricity to do useful work with the light received from an ordi­ In one demonstrat ion, it powers a commercia lly available portable

nary lamp bulb!

radio and in another it powers an electric motor. Primary component of the Texas Instrument s solar converter is the semicondu ctor, silicon ... the earth's second most common element and principal ingredient of common sand .

The silicon in the solar converter is ultra-pure, however, with

less than one part impurity in a b'i ilion. Texas Instrument s, a Dallas -based electronics and geophysics firm, is the industry leader in the design, manufactur e, and application of semiconduc tor devi ces --tiny and durable solid electronic components that are displacing the fra­ gile v acuum tube.

TI is the largest producer of germanium radio transistors and

t he exclusive producer of silicon transistors .

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Texas Instruments was first to commercially produce the high temperature silicon transistor and has remained the exclusive- source for well over a ye-ar now. Experience gained in developing and producing the silicon transistor was invaluable in constructing the solar converter on display at the WESCON Show. Also seen in operation at the TI booths are the new high speed germanium switching transistor ( counting to a million while you count to ten) for use in "electronic brain" computers, the phototransistor (counting people walking through the light beam), the silicon transistor (guiding a model plane), the germanium radio transistor (oi:e-rating commercial and experimental radio receivers), precision deposited carbon resistors (staying constant despite heat and immersion), and the n::agnetic fluid clutch recorder used in uranium exploration that writes accurately despite shock and vibration.

NOTE TO THE PRESS

You are cordially invited to :visiL Texas Instruments

booths 301, 302, and 304, see these new electronic devices in operation, and receive a fuller explanation. Clark W. Fishel

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS ESTABLISHES MID.:.A,M ERICA REGION MARKET,I NG OFFICE DALL AS, August 25 - - (Special) - - A Mid-America reg ion marketing office has been opened in the Chicago area by Texas Instruments Incorporated, President J.E. Jonsson announced today. The opening of the new office i s the second step in the establishment of mar~keting headquarters throughout the U.S., a -Los Angeles office having been opened in June. The 25-year-old electronics and geophysics firm until recently marketed its products and services primarily through Dallas-based represent atives and with oniy a few field-based specialized representatives.

As the new

marketing offices are established, they are being manned by representatives of Tex as Instruments manufacturing divisions. Mid-America region :marketing office personnel include Mr. Fred W. Yo ung, Semiconductor Products d i strict manager, Mr. M. L. Bolotin, Components dis.tr i ct sales manager, and Mr. Edward G. Brierty, Semiconductor Products sales engineer .

The office is at 7001 West North Ave., Oak Park, Illinois.

Telephone number is COlumbus 1-5097, in the Chicago exchange. Texas Instruments is well known in the electronics industry for its p r ogr e ss in the development and production of transisto.rs, tiny and durable

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substitute;s for vacu.u m tubes. all types,

TI is the largest produc-er of transistors of

the largest commercial source for germanium radio transistors,

and the only commercial source for the high temperature silicon transistors , used in mtnia.turized airborne electronic equipment.

TI also is an important

producer of electronic components such as transformers, resistors, capacitors, and delay lines. Texas Instruments started in business in geophysics- -a field which it still leads in petroleum exploration and instrument manufacture-- and during recent years also has become prominent as a manufacturer of electronic components, eqc.ipment, and systems for bot}). commercial and military use. Texas Instruments has over 2600 employees and .15 subsidiaries, is publicly ovroed, and operates on a worldwide scale.

Petroleum exploration

is conducted by subsidiary Geophysical Service Inc. and its affiliated companies. Geoph ysical instrument design and manufacture is carried on by subsidiary Houston Technical Laboratories.

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QUARTZ SPRING KIT ANNOUNCED BY HTL A new engineering kit containing five precision quartz springs for experimental use by engineers, chemists and physicists engaged in design and development work is announced by Hou~ton Technical Laboratories. Fabricated of fused quartz to thicknesses .finer than a human hair, these helical sprin'gs are especially suitable for use in complex mechanical systems and exacting instrument applications.

Priced at $ZS, the HTL kit provides an immediate selection of varying loads and sensitivities.

Load maximums range from 5 gm. to 50 mg.,

with maximum extension of 5 cm. throughout . . All are aupplied with hook end attachments.

Al 1 five units ~re regular HTL stock items ava.ilable in

production quantities.

Prompt delivery of special orders also is assured.

High resistance to temperature variations, an extremely low coefficient of expansion, plus excellent chemical ·stability make fused quartz particularly suitable in applications where dimensions must be accurately maintained.

Besides essential accuracy, fused quartz offers

elasticity far exceeding that of conventional spring materials.

Exceptional

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These unique springs are products of the highly skilled workman_ship of HT L specialists with long experience in precision quartz work.

An

outstanding example of HT L experience in both the manufacture and application of quartz elements is the world-famed Worden Gravity Meter. This highly acclaimed instrument demonstrates the unusual accuracy and durability derived from a central element of non-magnetic elastic quartz. A descriptive bulletin providing additional information can be obtained by writing to Houston Technical Laboratories, 2424 Branard, Houston, Texas.

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Enclosed is 8 X 10 glossy print of quartz spring kit and

quartz spring bulletin. Clark W. Fishel

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NEW GERMANIUM HIGH SPEED SWITCHING TRANSISTORS ANNOUNCED BY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED Four new types of germanium n-p-n transistors announced by Texas Instruments Incorporated are especially designed for general purpose switching and computer applications.

Approved RETMA designations for the new high

speed units are 2Nl24, 2Nl25 , 2Nl26, and 2Nl27.

With parameter tolerances

closely held, TI switching transistors feature a beta spread of two to one. (Beta values for the individual types are 12 to 24, 24 to 48, 48 to 100, and 100 to 200.)

High speed •Switching is made possible by excellent rise time and cutoff time characteristics.

Rise time in a typical circuit is 0. 15 microseconds.

Typical cutoff time is 3. 5 microseconds.

An important step in the complete transistorization of computers, TI switching transistors are mass-produced to standard design characteristics. Careful quality control during manufacture and rigid testing eliminate the need for additional selection or testing for specific applications.

To as sure maximum 0

reliability, stability and long life , all units are cycled from - 55 C and room humidity to +75°C and 95% relative humidity for four complete cycles over a 24-hour period.

Hermetic sealing is checked by vacuum testing and all units

are thoroughly tested for switching characteristics.

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Detailed data sheets , including maximum, minimum, and design center specifications, as well as descriptive curves, are available upon request from Texas Instruments Incorporated, 6000 Lemmon A venue, Dallas 9, Texas. Request Bulletins DL-S 545,546, 547, and 548.

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DR. JONES NAMED CHIEF ENGINEER AT HOUSTON TECHNICAL LABORATORIES Dr. Hal J. Jones has been appointed Chief Engineer of Houston Technical Laboratories, petroleum instrumentation subsidiary of Texas Instruments Incorporated, HTL President R. W. Olson announced. today.

Dr. Jones currently is Director of

Geophysical Research in the Tl Research division in Dallas.

This position will be

taken over by Dr. John A. F. Gerrard, Director of Geophysical Research at HT L. Houston Technical Laboratories is a leading manuf~cturer of geophysical exploration instruments and Dr. Jones is a recognized authority in geophysical research. He is the author of many geophysical articles and papers on seismic exploration methods, applications of information theory, and the elasticity of rocks and minerals at high pressures and temperatures. Dr. Jones has been heading· the geophysical research at Texas Instruments for three years.

Immediately prior to joining TI, he was research engineer and

party chief of the geophysical research group at Stanolind Oil & Gas Corporation and before that was associated with Engineering Research Associates and the Shell Oil Company. At Houston Technical Laboratories, as Chief Engineer Dr. Jones will be responsible for the design and development of all instruments and products.

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instruments - - including the Very Low Frequency refraction seismic system, the 7000 and High Resolution reflection seismic systems, the magneDISC magnetic recording system, and the most widely used gravity meter as well as precision optics and quartz components. Dr. Jones is a member of the American Geophysical Union, the America-:i. Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists , the Seismological Society of America, and is a senior member of the Institute of Radio Engineers. He was born in Cincinnati , Ohio, in 1923.

Dr. Jones received a Bachelor

of Science degree in geology from Louisiana State University in 1945 and a Master of Science degree in geology from the University of Cincinnati in 1947.

He did

graduate work in geophysics at the California Institute of Technology and, while on an Humble graduate fellowship, received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in geology from the University of Texas in 1950.

He is a member of Lamba Chi Alpha

s ocial fraternity and Sigma XI research honorary. Dr . Jones married the former Evelyn Craig of Stratford, Oklahoma and they ha v e t w in sons, Kendall and Douglas.

They presently reside at 6835 Mimosa Lane,

Dallas , but will move to Houston before the end of the year. -30NOTE TO EDITOR : 5X7 glossy photo of Dr. Hal ..J. Jones enclosed,

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HTL ANNOUNCES NEW $10 dualDAMP MINIATURE SEISMOMETER Houston Technical Laboratories announces the new dualDAMP miniature seismometer weighing less than a pound and with a purchase price of $10. 00 in the United States , Mexico and Canada ($11. 00 in all other countries).

The S-39 dualDAMP is a velocity type seismometer especial!y

designed for multiple array use in land exploration. The S-39 has been named the dualDAMP because it employs both electromagnetic and fluid (Dow Corning Type 200) damping.

The seis-

mometer has undetectable spurious response and high lateral stability up to 500 cps, and it has been tested from -60°F .to 150°F with negligible change in damping.

This feature ideally suits the S-39 to high frequency,

high resolution operations. It is 1-7/8 11 high , 1-1/2" in diameter and weighs only 11 ounces. The S-39 dualDAMP seismometer has a brass base cap and a stainless steel case with a solder seal assuring complete protection of the internal element under the most rugged operational conditions. A special feature minimizing wind noise pick-up is the locating

of the takeout connection at the bottom of the S-39.

The takeout normally

supplied is 18", 400 pound test,~ wire rope lay cable with a molded reinforcement.

Units may also be ordered with a two -hole cap for through-cable (more)

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Either spike or flat base attachments may be specified at no

change in price. 17 cps units with O. 55 damping are available for immediate delivery. Other frequencies are available on special order.

For Bulletin S-310 giving

a.dditional information about the S-39 dualDAMP, write to Houston Technical Laboratories , 2424 Branard, Houston 6, Texas.

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HOUSTON TECHNICAL LABORATORIES STARTS NEW PLANT CONSTRUCTION

Construction has begun on the new main plant for Houston Technical Laboratories, manufacturer of geophysical instruments and optical components, The 40, 000 sq ft completely air

President R. W. Olson announced today.

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conditioned building is being built on a five -acre tract on/\Buffalo Speedway in Houston. When the modern new building is completed next spring, HT L will be able to consolidate its research, design, and manufacture operations now being carried on at 2424 Branard and several rented buildings in Houston. Houston Technical Laboratories is the Petroleum Instrumentation division-and a wholly owned subsidiary--of Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas. Ford, Colley, Tamminga are the architects for the new HT L plant.

Braselton Construction Company, Corpus Christi, is the building

contractor.

The building will be of modern, but not extreme, design

sheathed in light gray Georgia marble.

It will be completely air conditioned

for both the comfort of its more than a hundred occupants and as an aid in highly precise manufacturing operations. One of the several unique touches in design is a 28 X 30 ft skylighted tropical garden central to the office area and immediately adjacent to the visitors'

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page 2 HTL plant waiting room. A geophysica l instrument ation museum will also be located in the lobby area.

The largest portion of the building will be an unobstructe d manu-

facturing area measuring 180 X 120 ft and offering great flexibility in the arrangeme nt of equipment manufactur ing lines. Houston Technical Laboratori es produces a wide range of geophysical instrument s for sale to the petroleum and. mining industries. These include the lightweight Worden gravity meter - -of which more are sold than all other types combined- -and seismic equipment such as the Very Low Frequency; 7000, High Resolution, and magneDISC magnetic recording systems. Highly precise components such as quartz springs and optical lenses and mirrors similar to those required in the geophysica l equipment are also manufactur ed for the instrument industry at large. When HTL was purchased by Texas Instrument s Incorporate d in December of 1953 its main output was in gravity meters.

In 1954 the design,

manufactur e, and distribution of seismic instrument s formerly handled by TI in Dallas was transferred to Houston Technical Laboratori es.

Further

expansions in activity have made the new and larger main building necessary. The new building is being constructed in the 25th anniversar y year of Texas Instrument s.

Employing over 2700 persons and listed on the New York

Stock Exchange, TI specializes in the manufactur e of electronic and geophysical equipment and geophysica l exploration for petroleum .

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Subsidiary

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Geophysical Service Inc., a pioneer organization in the development and .application of the seismic technique, and its affiliated companies conduct geophysical exploration on a worldwide scale.

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scale model of the new Houston Technical Laboratories main plant. Clark W. Fishel

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRES CANADIAN GRAVITY COMPANY J.E. Jonsson, president of Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, Texas, announced today that Geophysical Service Inc., its principal subsidiary _conducting geophysical exploration services, had acquired Rogers Exploration Service Ltd. of Calgary, Alberta.

The transaction was for

cash- and the terms were not disclosed. Rogers Exploration Service Ltd. has been furnishing gravity . exploration services to the Canadian petroleum industry since September, 1949 • . The company currently operates gravity meter fiel-d parties under contra.c t to major oil companies in Canada . . C. M. Moore, Jr . , president of GSI 1 s Canadian affiliate, Geophysical Service International Corporation, with he...aqquarters in

Calgary,. . will also assume presidency of the Rogers firm.,

Former owner,

John -0. Rogers, . will remain with the company in a supervisory capacity.

Texas Instruments and its geophysical subsidiaries have been furnishing E:ontract geophysical services to the oil industry for 25 years. The expansion of its gravity meter exploration services was commenced earlier this year.

The new acquisition is another step in GSI' s planned

growth in domestic and foreign areas. geophysical contractors.

GSI is one of the world I s leading

It has 60 seismic and gravity field crews, IO

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-of which were added this year, working in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, France, . Turkey, . Saudi Arabia, Angola, Egypt, I_ndia, Pakistan, Sumatra and Western Australia..

Texas Instruments is also the leading producer of transistors tiny and durable substitutes for vacuum tubes - and manufactures electronic

and .electro-mechanical equipment for the armed services.

Through its

petroleum instrumentation subsidiary, Houston Technical Laboratories, it develops and produces geophysical instruments and equipment and optical components.

Another subsidiary, Engineering Supply Company,

distributes mill and .electronic supplies to industries in th~ Southwest.

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Gentlemen: As a result of the steadily increasing acceptance of TI products, and in order to provide better service to both our present ~nd future customers, an Eastern District Sales Office has been opened. The address is Suite 1602-7, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York City 36, New York. The telephone number is LOngacre 5-1192. Mr. Jay R. Reese-; whom many of you already know, is the District Sales Manager for the Semiconductor Products Division. Please feel free to call upon him for any assistance you may require in the procurement or application of TI semiconductor devices ... germanium or silicon, diodes or transistors. We hope that the improved service this step makes possible will further increase the desirability of TI products. You are cordially invited to stop in for a visit when in the neighborhood. Very truly yours,

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Gentlemen: Since you have previously expressed an interest in the products of the Components Division of Texas Instruments, we believe that you will be pleased to know that we have opened an Eastern District Sales Office. The steadily increasing success of TI electronic components has made this step possible. The new office is located at Suite 1602-7, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York City 36. The telephone number is LOngacre 5-1192, You are cordially invited to stop in for a visit when in the neighbor hood. Messrs. C. M. "Mal" Bedell and Alan S. Kumble represent the Components Division in the Eastern District Office. They will be glad to supply you with information regarding precision elec- . tronic components - transformers, carbon deposited resistors, delay lines and pulse forming networks. The broad and ever-increasing line of electronic components and apparatus produced by Texas Instruments has now been combined with local representation to give you quick, personal attention. If we may in any way be of service to you in the application or procurement of precision components, please do not hesitate to call upon us either at the Eastern District Office or at our ma~n plant in Dallas. Yours very truly,

1 · . Rodg eral Manag mponents Div1s on JPR/mat

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DIVISION

Gentle men: With your interes t in electro nic and electro mecha nical appara tus ­ and system sJ we hope you will be please d to learn that Texas Instru ments has opened an Easter n Distric t Sales Office. TI - a leading r manuf acture r of both milita ry airbor ne equipm ent and semico nducto device s - is best qualifi ed t o a 0sist you i n the Trend to Transi stori­ zation.

The new office is in Suite 1602-7 , 500 Fifth Avenu e, New York City 36. Teleph one numbe r is Longa cre 5-1192 . Be sure to stop in for a visit when in the neighb orhood . Mr. W. V. McGal liard is the Servic e Engine ering Repres entativ e for the Appar atus Divisio n. You are cordia lly invited to call on "Bill" any time you would like to discus s electro nic and electro mecha nical appara tus and system s.

Repres entativ es of the Semico nducto r Produc ts and Compo nents Divisio ns of TI are also availab ie at the Easter n Distric t Office to furthe r stream line your procur ement and applica tion proced ures. ­ The broad and growin g Texas Instrum ents line of electro nic compo give to n nents and appara tus now is combin ed with local repres entatio you fast, person al attenti on. It is our sincer e wish to be of increa sing servic e in your appara tus design and produc tion. Please give us an opport unity to help you. Very~•~

W. F. JOYCE Vice Presid ent WFJ/j g

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TJ-.;x;~s INSTRU~NTS ESTABLISHES EASTERN REGION MAR,KETING OFFICE DALLAS, November 7 - - (Special) - - An East~rn region marketing office has been opened in New York City by Texas Instruments Incorporated, Presi<.1ent J, E. Jonssoq. announced today.

The opening of the new office is

the third step in the establishment of marketing headq~arters throughout the U.S.

A ·Los Angeles office was opened in June. and a Chicago office in

August, The .2 5-year -old electronics and geophysics firm until recently marketed its products and services primarily through DaUas -based repre­ sentatives and with only a few field-b~s-ed specialized representatives.

The

new marketing offices are being manned by representatives of Texas Instruments manufacturing divisions. Ea.stern region marketing office personnel includes Mr. Jay R. Reese, Semiconductor Products Division district manager, Mr. C. M. Bedell and M r , Alan S. Kumble, Components Division sales engineers and Mr. W. V McGalliard, Apparatus Division service engineering representative. address is Suite 1602, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York City 36. is LOngacre 5-1192, (more)

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Texas Instruments is well..know,n in the electronics industry for its progress in th~ development and pro,duction of trcJ,nsistors, tiny and durable substitutes for vacuum tubes.

TI is the largest producer of transistors of

all types, the largest commercial so~rce for germanium radio transistors, and the only comi;nercial source for the high temperature silicon transistors used in miniaturized airborne electronic equipment.

Tl is also an important

producer of electrQnic components .such as transformers, resisto:t's, capacitors, and delay lines.

Texas Instruments started in business in geophysics - a field which it still leads in petroleum exploration and instrument manufacture - and during recent years also has become prominent as a manufacturer of electronic components, equipment, and systems for both commercial and military use. Texas Instrum1ents has over .2, 800 employees and 16 subsidiaries, is publicly owned, and operates on a worldwide scale.• Petroleum explo­ ration is conducted by subsidiary Geophysical -Service Inc. and its affiliated companies. Geophysical instrument design a,nd manufacture is carried on b y subsidiary Houston Technical Laboratories.

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS THIRD QUARTER SAL'ES & EARNINGS UP FROM 1954 J.E. Jonsson, president of Texas Instruments Incorporated, reported

sales for the 3 months ended September 30 were $7, 118, 979, an increase of 40% over sales of $5, 045, 619 for the same period in 1954.

Third

quarter earnings after taxes were $. 12 per share (after preferred dividends totaling $46,465), an increase . of 80o/o over earnings of $. 07

per share for the 1954 third quarter.

For the 9 months ended

September 30 sales were $20,110,170, up from $16,662,429 for .the first 9 months of 1954 and earnings after taxes were $. 34 per share

(after preferred dividends of $81,313) compared to$. 27 ~er share for the same period a year ago.

Mr. Jonsson said that the company's improved performance in

1955 has resulted from expansion of the geophysical subsidiaries, particularly in foreign areas, and the la,rge increase in productic;m of · transistors, the pea-sized substitutes for vacuum tubes . . Current military backlog is approximately $16, 500, 000 compared to $12, 000, 000

at year -end 1954,

Substantial amounts continue to be ·spent on research

and development , particularly in the fields of semiconductors and geophysics.

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Texas Instrument s Page 2 The company ha.s recently completed the purchase of 220 acres on the North Central Expresswa y in Dallas which will be ~sed for future expansion.

A new Houston plant now under constructio n for its

petroleum instrument ation subsidiary, Houston Technical Laborator·i es, will be completed early in 1956.

Report for 9 months ended September 30 ; Eai'hed pei' comn1or1 share Ea.flied per common share {after preferred dividends of $81, 313)

1955 $

1954 • 368 ~ 34i

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Net profit befdre iticdtne taxes Net profit after irlcdrtie taxes

1,839,082 1, tl99, 748

i6;662;42'J 1, 4tH, t>9s ~11,842

Number ct1h1tt1t:in ab.ares

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Three months ended S~ptember jt) . Eartieti per ccH:r1:tr1on skate Earned per cottitnoh share (after !)referred dividetid bf $46,465) Sales Net profit befbre U:1cbtne taxes Net profit after Uicome taxes

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. 135 .120 7,118,979 570,617 403,738

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• 074 5,045,619 324,853 220,246

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS NAMES MAJ. GEN. BORN DIRECTOR OF SERVICE ENGINEERING Major General Charles F. Born, USAF, has joined Texas Instruments Incor­ porated as Director of Service Engineering of the Apparatus division, it was announced today by Walter F. Joyce, vice president in charge of the division. The Dallas-based electronics and geophysics firm is a major manufacturer of airborne military electronics systems, including radar, sonar, and magnetic airborne detection devices.

Gen. Born was commander of the Crew Training Air

Force at Randolph Air Force Base until his recent retirement. As Director of Service Engineering at Texas Instruments, Gen. Born will be responsible for engineering liaison with the many sectors of the Department of Defense and with other defense equipment manufacturers.

He will be in charge

of the Apparatus division's Service Engineering group, with representatives in Washington, D. C., Dayton, Ohio, New York City, Los Angeles, and Dallas. As Grew Training Air Force commander, Gen. Born was responsible for the training of fighter, interceptor, and bomber-transport crews in a command including nine separate continental bases.

During the Korean conflict he served

as Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Air Training Command, which he expanded from 13 to 43 bases.

During World War II he served in Trinidad, Puerto Rico, (more)

page Z gen. born and North Africa, most of the time with the 15th Air Force, in which he was Deputy Air Force Commander, and after the war, Commander. Gen . Born also will be concerned with assuring the satisfactory field performance of Tex as Instruments military electronics and electro-mechanical products.

His broad military experience will be of aid in coordinating the pro­

per installation and maintenance of complex electronics systems and keeping engineering design current with changing operating conditions. Gen. Born, 53, has served in the Army for 27 years, most of that time in the air arm.

He graduated from West Point in the Clas_s of 1928, where he

was a Cadet Battalion Commander, and received his wings in l 'f34 at Kelly Air Force Base.

He has served in many important capacities in continental and

over seas fortes, a great deal of the time in training and administration. Gen. Born is married to the former Eleanor M. Moller.

They have two

married daughters -- Mrs. Jack A. Keller, Jr., Willow Run, Michigan, Mrs. Ja n:;i.es T. Dingman, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico -- and a son, Charles, Jr . , 14.

Gen. and Mrs . Born and son will reside at 6146 Prestonhaven

in Dallas.

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS ANNOUNCES NEW SILICON POWER TRANSISTORS DALLAS, December 6--(Special)--A new commercially available power transistor made from silicon was announced today by Texas Instruments Incorporated, developer and for over a year and a half sole commercial source of high temperature silicon transistors. Introduction of the new Type 970 silicon power transistor - -with a maximum power dissipation of 3. 5 watts at the temperature of boiling water--gives the Dallas­ based electronics and geophysics firm eight different types of silicon transistors in its standard line. Texas Instruments is also the largest manufacturer of germanium radio transistors, with its units now being used in over 85% of the many brands of transistorized radios now being manufactured in rapidly increai,ing quantity.

The 25 -year -old firm

since 1953 has been producing germanium transistors, which a,re less expensive and suitable for operation up to temperatures of 75° Centigrade. In May of 1954, Texas Instruments announced--an d has since been selling.--silico n transistors that operate up to 150°Centigrade (30Z°Fahrenhe it),

Since then, the line

has been broadened from the original audio frequency signal amplifying type to include high frequency, medium power, and now power types of silicon transistors.

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page 2 silicon transis t or Most major e l ectronics firms have been e xperim enti ng in e ith er the manufact u re or use of silicon transistors for s ome time, since their super ior te1nperature characteristics considerably broaden t h e rang e o f a pplicatio n fo r cra.n s is tors. Airborne military and complex commercial el e ctr o n ic s equipm ent s - _,,. ith their ~-iigher operating temperatures--are the big users of c u rr ent T I silic on. trans i stor s. The newly announced silicon power transistor will be e s p ecially u se f ul for powe r stages, making possible the comple t e trans i sto rizat ion of many systems. The Type 970 is ideally suited fo r the output stages o f s e r vo amplifie rs, which convert small electrical variations i nto m e chanical motion at a remote location. Through servo amplifiers, the signal from an automatic pilot can move the contro l surfaces of a huge bomber.

The gyro compass and the automatic pilot already are

being built using Texas Instruments silicon transistors. Physically, the Type 970 silicon transistor weighs less than three quarters of an ounce complete and is hermetically sealed in a disc approximately a half an inch in diameter by a half an inch high.

The mounting plate "heat sink" extends outward

from the transistor itself to cover an area of about three quarters of an inch by an inch and a quarter. The transistor is of the grown junction, N-P-N type construction, wherein the layers of different conductivity silicon a.re produced in the large parent single crystal as it is "grown" in the TI-built equipment.

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page 3 silicon transistor Power dissipation is 8. 75 watts maximum at 25° C, with 3. 5 watts maximum at 100° C.

Power gain at 100° C ranges from a guaranteed 28 decibels at one watt

outputt Class A operation, to a guaranteed 18 decibels at 2. 5 watts output, Class B operation.

For more detailed information on the Type 970 silicon power transis­

tor, write for Bulletin DL-S 571. - - -Texas Instruments Incorporated, 6000 Lemmon Avenue, Dallas 9, Texas . --30--

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silicon power transistor aid copy of descriptive Bulletin DL-S 571.

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MARK SHEPHERD APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT AT TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Mark Shepherd, Jr., has been promoted :rom assistant vice president to vi.ce president in charge of the Semiconductor Products division, Texas Instruments President J.E. Jonsson has announced. This division of the Dallas -based electronic and geophysics firm develops and manufactures transistors - -tiny and durable amplifiers that are displacing the vacuum tube - -and other items in the burgeoning solid state devices field. Mr. Shepherd has been in charge of semiconductor products manufacture at Texas Instruments for three years, in which period the fi:r.m has come to lead the transistor field.

TI is now the largest producer of germanium radio

transistors and the exclusive producer of high temperature silicon transistors. As vice president of the Semiconductor Products division, Mr. Shepherd will continue to be responsible for product development, manufacture, sales, and administration . This division has grown to employ approximately 500 people and only recently completed its move into a new addition on the main Dallas plant at 6000 Lemmon avenue. A native Texan, Mr. Shepherd was born in Dallas and was graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1942 with a Bachelor of Science degree in. Electrical Engineering.

He entered the Navy in 1943 and specialized in

radar and electronics maintenance, serving as a Lieutenant (JG) on the light cruiser U.S. S. Tucson.

Following the war, he received his Master• s degree (more)

page 2 shepherd from the University of Illinois, and came with Texas Instruments as a development engineer in the Apparatus division where radar, sonar, and other military electronics systems are manufactured. Mr. Shepherd served progressively in the Apparatus division as project engineer, assistant chief engineer, and chief engineer for semiconduc tor products.

In 1953 when the Semiconductor Products division was formed ,

he was appointed General Manager and assistant vice president in c h arge. Mr. Shepherd is a Senior member of the Institute of Radi o . Engineers and also is active in the Society for the Advancement of Management, the American Management Association, and the Armed Forces Commun i cati ons

Association.

While in college, he became a member of Sigma Xi, science

honorary fraternity. He married the former Mary Alice Murchland of Fort Wayne , Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd have three children--Deborah Aline , 5 ,

Mary Kay, 3, and Mark Blaine, 1--and reside at 4524 Harry's Lane, Dallas . --30--

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'ALL PURP OSE' SEISM OGRA PH ANNO UNCE D BY A new seism ograp h syste m desig ned for all types

HTL

of seism ic recor ding

wheth er high, conve ntion al, or low frequ ency ... reflec tion or refra ction has been annou nced by Hous ton Tech nical Labo rator

ies.

7000B , it offer s linea r recor ding over the wide frequ ency 3 to 500 cps and is the most versa tile seism ic syste

Calle d the range of from

m yet devel oped.

The new syste m incor porat es the featu res of three

field- prove n

syste ms, will funct ion with magn etic recor ding, and yet weigh s no more than a stand ard seism ograp h syste m.

By a simp le switc hing opera tion,

the opera tor can recor d in any one of the follow ing

three frequ ency range s:

WIDE BAND - MAG NETI C & VLF (3 to 500 cps) Its wide frequ ency respo nse make s it ideal for data netic recor ding.

stora ge throu gh mag­

Playb ack at selec ted settin gs allow detai led exam

inatio n

of the comp lete seism ic spect rum. Very Low Frequ ency linea r recor ding down to 3 cps and high sensi tivity ideal ly suit the 7000B to nes s in large basin s .

deter minin g sedim entar y thick -

All refra ction techn ique requi reme nts can be satisf

th e 7000B while using relati vely smal l charg es .

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page 2 texas instruments MEDIUM RANGE - CONVENTIONAL ( 15 to 500 cps) A wide variety of filter slopes and cut-off positions are available to .t];le operator to s.elect the optimum band-pass response in the 7000B for reflection operation and to frequency-analyze the broad band record on magnetic playback.

The two-lo,op automatic gain control has a steady state

characteristic of less than 25% output variation over a 120 db range plus an operation range of 100 db with less than 1% distortion to assure recording fidelity of the highest order. HIGH FREQUENCY - HR (45 to 500 cps) High Resolution, high frequency reflection recording provides much valuable new information to the geophysicist, particularly where increased resolution or shallow data are required.

Filter cut-off positions and slop.es can be

selected in the 7000B to permit HR recording when the technique is desired. Three AGC compression and expansion rates are available.

The Fast

rate gives definition and resolution of near surface and close-arriving _events. Either the Slow AGC compression and expansion rate or a Program Gain Control can be used to obtain full advantage of available dynamic range in the magnetic recorder. HT L's new RS-8U Recording Oscillograph was designed especially to operate with the 7000B.

It is unique in having instantaneous paper speed con-

trol and a th!"ee -position select switch on the front panel for refraction (6. 6. in/ sec.), conventional ( 13 in/ sec . ) and high resolution recording (32 in/ s.ec. ).

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Fifty 500 cps

galvanometers are used. The new HTL S-39 (13 to 30 cps) clualDAMP reflection seismometer and the S-36U (2 cps) refraction seismometer are recommended for use with the 7000B. Houston Technical Laboratories is the petroleun1 instrumentation subsidiary of Texas Instruments Incorporated, which - - through Geophysical Service Inc. , its geophysical expl oration subsidiary - - was a pioneer organizatio,n in the development and application of the seismic tech nique. A short color movie on the 7000B is available for showing by appointment. The 7000B was announced at the Fall SEG meeting in Denver and is now in field use , For new bulletin S-309 on the new 7000B system, write to Houston Technical Laboratories, 2424 Branard, Houston 6, Texas. -30-

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