观测台站的进展台站的传统任务就是要记录地方震、近震以及较大的远震。当大型及小型计算机正大量用于地震参数估算和处理台站记录的数字信息的同时,一些台站也已经装备了近乎这种型式的设备。然而,即使是现在也并不是所有世界上的台站都安装了他们自己的小型计算机。在美国大约有十个安装了这种计算机的台站,它们通常都属于地方或区域台网。日本则有六个这样的台站。当然,其它国家也有这样的例子。小型计算机整个投入观测工作所以这样缓慢, The Observatory’s Progress The traditional task of a station is to record local earthquakes, near earthquakes and larger teleseisms. While large and small computers are being used extensively for seismic parameter estimation and processing of digital information recorded by stations, some stations are already equipped with nearly this type of equipment. However, even today, not all stations in the world have their own minicomputers installed. There are about ten stations in the United States where such computers are installed, and they usually belong to local or regional networks. There are six such stations in Japan. Of course, other countries have such examples. Small computer into observation work so slow,