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5 3. New Options Mainframe: The final payment to IBM for the current lease/purchase will be August 1995. IBM has priced two upgrades for the existing 530H as outlined below: 1. Upgrade Model 530H to a Model 580H Double memory size to 64 Meg. Add second 2GB disk Cost for this upgrade $30,836 This doubles the internal speed of the processor, doubles the memory size and doubles the disk size. 2. Upgrade Model 530H to a Model 590H Quadruple memory size to 128 Meg Add second 2GB disk Cost for this upgrade $45,876 This quadruples the internal speed of the processor and the memory size and doubles the disk size. The bid process should reduce this cost and if we look at used equipment we may be looking at a fifty percent discount. Both options will require the purchase of new Universe/Pick license at a per unit cost of $235. We will need at least one hundred new licenses at a minimum cost of $23,500. I would propose purchasing as many of these with 1994-95 budgeted but unexpended funds as possible with the balance funded in 1995-96 budget. If the Board approves the Data Processing operating budget as recommended by the Manager, staff plans to pursue the upgrade of the RS6000 in 1995-96. Either option above, including the new licenses, is possible within the existing DP budget, possibly as a direct purchase or as a multiyear lease/purchase. Personal Computers: In 1991 the County contracted with the UNC School of Social Work to conduct a feasibility study and assessment for the Human Services Management Team's Master Client Index File (MCI) . The recommendation of that study was to automate the client database of all ten departments as they tend to share and track many of the same families or persons. They recommended this be accomplished by installing Local Area Networks (LANs) in each department and by establishing a Wide Area Network (WAN) to allow sharing of information between LANs or other buildings.