AFIPS of Decembe 1958 (see link below) has two articles on technology   
   supporter space reservations for railroads and airlines.   
      
   The New York Central at Grand Central Terminal and Santa Fe   
   utlized the Reservisor system by Teleregister.   
      
      
   "Design Techniques for Multiple Interconnected On-Line Data   
   Processors", Pg 172   
      
   "Reservations Communications Utilizing a General Purpose Digital   
   Computer", Pg 178   
      
   http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/afips/1958-12_%2314.pdf   
      
   (you may scroll thorugh the rest of the book to see technology of 1958.)   
      
   (There will be tests.)   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)