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In the year 1992 when the Magathane Depot was commissioned, the Aviion
3200 system was shifted from EDP Department, Backbay to Ticket and Cash
Department, Magathane. Initially the processing of Ticket and Cash
Department of Magathane was started on this system. Later on the processing
of Ticket and Cash System and Daily Vehicular Systems of nearby Bus
Depots was shifted on this system. Thus, the 1 st Zonal EDP Computer Centre
was started at Magathane Bus Depot. Also the work of Transportation
Engineering Department of the Magathane Depot was computerized and
implemented.
On the success of the 1 st Zonal Computer Centre at Magathane Depot, as
approved by the Management, Zonal Computer Centres at four locations were
started by installing the Mini Computer Systems namely Wipro Synergy
80486 at Oshiwara Depot and DRS 3000 at Bandra, Dharavi and Backbay (3 rd
Floor) Depots in the year 1994. With the formation of these Zonal Computer
Centres, the work of Ticket Accounting System and the Daily Vehicular
Returns System were shifted from the Central EDP Department at Backbay
Depot to these five Zonal Computer Centres. At these depots the work of
Transportation Engineering Department was also started on the PC system.
In the year 1996 when the Gorai Bus Depot was commissioned, one more
zonal computer centre was started at this Depot. Subsequently due to exigency
of work, two more zonal computer centres were started at Mulund and Majas
Depots in the year 2001 and 2002 respectively.
The Zonal Computer Centres are managed by one EDP Co-ordinator in Grade
G/GV who is incharge of the respective zonal computer centre, with the help
of Data Entry Supervisor in Grade G/GIV and Data Entry Operators in Grade
G/GII/G/GIII working in various shifts, round the clock.
After the computerisation of all the depots as unit in phases which was
completed in the year 2004, the staff at the zonal computer centres are posted
in shifts for all 24 hours to attend to the trouble shouting work of the depots
attached to the respective zonal computer centres. As on 31.3.2005 only three
zonal computer centres at Bandra, Majas and Mulund are functioning. All
other zonal computer centres are now closed after reviewing the exigencies of
the work and economy.
2.4 In March 1992, the small computer called PALMTOP Computer was
introduced. This computer was a small computer which could be placed on the
palm (hence the name). It operated both on battery as well as on power
through eliminator. It had two storage packs – one memory pack of 128 KB