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Mr. Crawford
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the types of computer maintained by the police force in Scotland.
Mr. Harry Ewing
The following types of computer are maintained by police forces in Scotland:Force and Computer typeStrathclyde
- Ferranti Argus 500
- Ferranti Argus 700
- Perkin Elmer Micro Computers
- IBM 3717 Mini Computer
Central
- Computer Automation Ltd. Mini Computer
Fife
- CYFAS
Tayside
- Computer Automation Ltd. Mini Computer
In addition, all Scottish forces are linked to the police national computer at Hendon, and all make use of local authority owned and maintained computers.