From: Gordon A. Roy, TRIUMF Operations

                            ABSTRACT

   The TRIUMF Control room is a work in progress, as are all such
   facilities, which must stay up-to-date with the lab's ever changing
   requirements and the availability of newer more powerful computers. 
   As such, TRIUMF has evolved from a "switches, meters and chart
   recorders" environment to VAX/Alpha driven displays.  Where
   originally the only CRT's in use were those used to view black and
   white video signals from cameras, now workstations present complex
   information on a simple, highly intelligible and fast-recognition
   display.

   At TRIUMF the Shift Supervisor is responsible for all aspects of
   the entire site, and the Control Room is "24 hr/365 day" manned
   facility. Thus the Operators "living room" must be as pleasant and
   liveable, yet efficient as possible.  Comfortable chairs, pleasant
   colours, stereo and television systems are as much a part of the
   total Control environment as the consoles, fire alarm panels,
   security and surveillance equipment.