The majority of small programmes, and in some cases, longer programmes, will be handled by the operating staff both as regards running on the machine, and also punching, if the customer has no access to editing equipment.
For this purpose, each programme must be accompanied by a MEMO (Autocode Service Operating Record) giving rough details of the expected behaviour. Both sides of this MEMO should be completed if a manuscript 1s submitted for punching, but if prepared tapes are sent, the punching details may be omitted. A copy of the MEMO 1s included at the end of this appendix.
The rest of this Appendix contained information applicable to the Manchester University Mercury. The Mercury on the Harwell site at Chilton had a similar arrangement whereby programmers could either you the Data Preparation Section to punch their tapes or could use the machines available to punch their own.