A data acquisition system which allows fast collection of stationary and nonstationary Spectroscopic data from cylindrical sources is described. This is achieved by using a small computer for the control of the optical and electronic equipment, data gathering and compressing as well as some initial calculations. For extensive calculations the data are transferred to a larger Rank-Xerox Sigma 9 computer. The computers work in a master-slave mode, although each can be the master or the slave. Some results of the measurements are given at the end.