Approximate translation of the "print storage" paragraph: "Fetching characters to print via DMA consumed the entire memory bandwidth of the mainframe, so printi

Approximate translation of the "print storage" paragraph: "Fetching characters to print via DMA consumed the entire memory bandwidth of the mainframe, so printing caused all computation to stop; unless you leased the 132-word 'print storage' hardware option for an extra $3000 per month (in 2018 dollars)." This add-on looks to be about the size of a largish suitcase. One word in this context was 12 bits, so a grand total of 1584 bits, plus lots of control circuitry.