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...screen, they occasionally merge with data blocks from other flights, making both sets of data illegible. During heavy traffic, when the screen is crowded with blips and data, controllers switch off the alphanumeric system and go back to the traditional system of manually moving "shrimp boats"?plastic identification markers???across the screen with their appropriate blips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aviation: The Crowded Skies | 3/31/1967 | See Source »

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