Print read-out in computer systems using stored programs

Claim 1

IN A MACHINE OF A CLASS DESCRIBED, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: RECORDING MEANS CAPABLE OF SELECTIVELY RECORDING A PLURALITY OF CHARACTERS OF A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT KINDS ON AN ASSOCIATED MEDIUM WITH THE CHARACTERS OF SELECTED KINDS EACH BEING RECORDED IN A DIFFERENT ORDER POSITION ALONG A RECORDING LINE TRANSVERSELY ORIENTED WITH RESPECT TO SAID MEDIUM; A STORAGE DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT ORDER STORAGE LOCATIONS WITH EACH STORAGE LOCATION CORRESPONDING TO A DIFFERENT ORDER POSITION ALONG SAID RECORDING LINE AND ADAPTED TO HAVE STORED THEREIN A CHARACTER MANIFESTATION CORRESPONDING TO A CHARACTER OF A PARTICULAR KIND TO BE RECORDED ON SAID MEDIUM; READOUT MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID STORAGE DEVICE FOR EXECUTING A REPRODUCTION CYCLE OF OPERATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID STORAGE DEVICE SUCH THAT THE CHARACTER MANIFESTATIONS STORED AT SAID STORAGE LOCATIONS THEREOF ARE SERIALLY REPRODUCED IN CONSECUTIVE ORDER, STARTING WITH THE CHARACTER MANIFESTATION STORED IN ONE EXTREME ORDER POSITION AND ENDING WITH THE CHARACTER MANIFESTATIONS STORED IN THE OTHER EXTREME ORDER POSITION; MEANS FOR INITIATING A SUCCESSION OF REPRODUCTION CYCLES OF OPERATION OF SAID READOUT MEANS WITH THE NUMBER OF REPRODUCTION CYCLES OF OPERATION INITIATED BEING RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT KINGS OF CHARACTERS TO BE RECORDED ALONG SAID RECORDING LINE OF SAID MEDIUM; MEANS FOR SUCCESSIVELY DESIGNATING A CHARACTER OF A DIFFERENT KIND PRIOR TO THE INITIATION OF EACH PRODUCTION CYCLE OF OPERATION OF SAID READ-OUT MEANS; AND MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID RECORDING MEANS AND RESPONSIVE TO THOSE CHARACTER MANIFESTATIONS REPRODUCED DURING A REPRODUCTION CYCLE OF OPERATION OF SAID READ-OUT MEANS WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE CHARACTER OF A DESIGNATED KIND, FOR CAUSING THE CHARACTER OF SAID DESIGNATED KIND TO BE RECORDED IN EACH OF THOSE ORDER POSITIONS ALONG SAID RECORDING LINE WHICH CORRESPONDS TO A STORAGE LOCATION AT WHICH THE CORRESPONDING CHARACTER MANIFESTATION WAS STORED.