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P,5- /la 404. 6/As* <br /> Aii 21 197 <br /> MEMO TO: .Kenneet, 7rempeoe: :;:-ount : Manager <br /> SUBJECT: Compeer - Current and Projected <br /> FROM 1 Leoees, feeta Processing Manager <br /> Equipmeet LeecTiption <br /> Grange :":::1e.ety currently has two mainframes inetaile <br /> with a ceme) eel caeacity of one unered and flinty two ( ig; <br /> users ee •_leeee. We are Js in earoware manufactured by <br /> McDonnel : Dcyogia Computer Syetems Company • ( formai,,j <br /> Microcata ) :lember of the McYjonnell bougee <br /> InformatIon Grooe,, The Group, which had ic.;Ei <br /> revenues oh part of McDonnell 1)ouele <br /> Corporatio7 :eed is the world 's leading eupplier e : <br /> minicomputerF; :e• eed on the "PICK operating system We ae - <br /> currently o • ee one h!encled and s :i xty ( 160) o4:' those • ne <br /> hundred and . ety two ports, one hundred and twenty eigh 'r <br /> 1213) on th7:? SEqL.el that was installed in Feby-uary ci 19;" <br /> and thirte4 feie on the Sptri• that wae ansta] led <br /> January of rte SegOel is a member of an older serie <br /> of cog.ieeters :,,Lhice was first releaF;ed in 1:4,al arc <br /> has been rdepi the M9200 series that was introduced <br /> mid 1986. The EirLt is a member o a current state-of-the- <br /> art series. -- - her; (M6CQO) first released in late i97 . <br /> The ;3,eque .ce at use capacity whereas we c or ad <br /> another trjn wo users on the Spirit. Tho problem uit <br /> this as t1,31- anticcpated growth will be Eimonq users on <br /> the Seq.,.;e . .... .. !7pe i'act :ho- mo,.;t of our new syFhems wil <br /> need to ,ehare irl2or.mation with other users on the Segeel. <br /> We are op;erating on in-house developed software oe <br /> software that wa : vender supplied ln 1978-77.. The Count . <br /> data p ,'oceL staff has added major r,svins 07 <br /> enhancemenes to ';ho vendor sopplieb application Spf'tWiliTE. <br /> We depen6 on or vendor, infocel . for system software <br /> support. cut of Raleigh is a licensed McDonnell <br /> Douglas dealer -lee hardware salef; and also sells software tc, <br /> local c -- cc and secendare education Hardware <br /> mainteneee peiarily proided by the McDonnell Douglas <br /> Field !Fee.e-",, e o cut OF Rai e3g <br /> thirtee la) microcomputers: installed an : <br /> In use Ic. ten 1:: :Ont'4 departments., Three of those, one <br /> Child :5upert • eee in re.ie, Clerk of Courts and one in <br /> Agriculeure weee ervidee by the State alse the software <br /> was pro',.'ided currently maintained bg the !.3tate.. <br /> Primara_ej the t- E.rs are used for word processing with the <br /> exceptie QIC Deeartmenv, on Aging and the Recreation <br /> department <br />