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Page 4 _ <br /> Agenda Attachment V <br /> Data Processing Bids , <br /> IBM <br /> We recommend IBM be eliminated because the proposed hardware: is not <br /> capable of performing the required workload in an on--line environment and <br /> would have to be upgraded within the first year. The annual cost of$66,108 <br /> (based on a three year lease at $5,294/mth and systems software at $215/mth) <br /> makes it one of the more expensive systems. All of the proposed software <br /> for transfer was not operational on the proposed hardware. <br /> DATA GENERAL <br /> Data General ' s bid was not complete enough to evaluate. The proposed <br /> hardware, an Eclipse, is rated as a mini , but it seemed to be a very powerful <br /> system. The annual cost of $55,764 (based on five year lease/purchase, $1 ,090/ir <br /> maintenance and systems software of $218/mth)seemed high for a mini . They propo <br /> no application software. <br /> NCR <br /> We recommend the elimination of NCR for several reasons. 1) They propose( <br /> hardware and software able to perform only four of the six applications which <br /> we requested. 2) The hardware as proposed leaves very little expansion capabi <br /> it is at maximum Core (128K max.) at 75% disk (on-line storage) capacity (6{1MB8 <br /> -7 max.). Lack of disk is a real limit a <br /> max.) , and at 71% terminal capacity (5 <br /> it would prohibit the development of an on-line tax billing and appraisal syste <br /> or any other system with a large data base. 3) The 8250 is a new piece of equ <br /> ment and we were unable to visit any user with one installed. The sites we vis <br /> are using the 8200 or the larger 8540. 4) NCR was unable to locate us a user <br /> seven CRTs operating concurrently. The next model up, the 8430 was released i <br /> our bid date and seems to be closer to our requirements. NCR has not provided <br /> with pricing on this new model but we believe it will fall in the $5,000 46,0( <br />