A Comparison Between the Polyphase and Oscillating Sort Techniques A comparison between the Oscillating and Polyphase Sort techniques is developed for computer systems having from four to ten tape drives. The basis for the comparison is the total reading and writing required for various number of input strings and tape drives for the two techniques. CACM May, 1963 Goetz, M. A. Toth, G. S. CA630507 JB March 14, 1978 11:25 AM 1117 4 860 2017 4 860 2146 4 860 677 4 860 860 4 860 860 4 860 862 4 860 2017 5 860 479 5 860 860 5 860 860 5 860 860 5 860 861 5 860 849 6 860 850 6 860 851 6 860 852 6 860 853 6 860 854 6 860 855 6 860 856 6 860 857 6 860 858 6 860 859 6 860 860 6 860 861 6 860 862 6 860 863 6 860 864 6 860 865 6 860 866 6 860