 The memory cycle time for a 70/15 was 2 microseconds per byte of information.The 70/15 was often used as a satellite processor for larger systems or used as an intelligent terminal for remote job entry.Typical applications of a satellite processor would include card-to-tape conversion, card/tape-to-printer report generation, tape-to-card punching, input pre-processing and verification, or tab-shop tasks like file sorting, merge, and data selection.