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DIARY: November 6, 2001 02:33 PM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Notify Pat Lincoln at SRI on configuring pilot test for SDS.

1...Summary/Objective
........Sunshine Profits Don't Need Help
........Too Busy Bailing Water No Time to Use a Pump


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CONTACTS 
0201 - SRI International                    650 326 6200
020101 - Mr. Pat Lincoln; Director  =650 859 5454
020102 - Lincoln@csl.sri.com
020103 - Computer Science Laboratory

SUBJECTS
Partners Welch SRI Strategic Business Opportunities
SRI, Pat Lincoln Pilot Test SDS for Endorsement
SDS Pilot Test Delayed Problem Configuring CD to Install on Pat's Com
Busy Bailing Water Out of the Boat to Learn How to Use a Pump
Improvement No Time Like Present Not Needed in Bad Times No Time to I
Sunshine Profits Shield Management from Mistakes
Buy-off Mistakes Sunshine Profits Innovation Monopoly
Budget Management Improvement Experiment Better Methods Cost of Busin

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2811 - Summary/Objective
2812 -
281201 - Follow up ref SDS 8 0000, ref SDS 6 0000.
281202 -
281203 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to Pat Lincoln at SRI following up planning
281204 - on 011101 to install SDS on his notebook computer to pilot test SDS.
281205 -
281206 - Explain in the letter....
281207 -
281208 -    1.  Encountered problems that prevented creating CD to install SDS
281209 -        on his notebook computer.
281210 -
281211 -  ..
281212 -        Everybody is under a lot of pressure at SRI, as everywhere
281213 -        else, due to a slowing economy, reported on....
281214 -
281215 -          Many people having too many problems..001207, ref SDS 1 V54M
281216 -          Economy decline most in 10 years......011031, ref SDS 5 0001
281217 -          Job loses biggest in 20 years.........001102, ref SDS 7 0001
281218 -
281219 -        ....it is difficult for Pat to devote time to a new initiative
281220 -        for saving time and money, like SDS, as he reported on 011005.
281221 -        ref SDS 2 U78M  I greatly appreciate the time Pat has invested
281222 -        so far to get rigged up to save time and money, ref DIT 1 VR6F,
281223 -        in light of advantages for Pat to be the main contact person at
281224 -        SRI for evaluating SDS, as discussed on 011105. ref SDS 2 XO8K
281225 -        ..
281226 -        I got a letter from Jeff Conklin today, saying he likes
281227 -        SDS, ref SDS 9 4S6H, and, also, indicating this is not a good
281228 -        time for a seminar, ref SDS 9 RT5O, which Pat and I discussed
281229 -        on 011101. ref SDS 6 GO6I
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281231 -
281232 -         ..
281233 -        Sunshine Profits Don't Need Help
281234 -        Too Busy Bailing Water No Time to Use a Pump
281235 -
281236 -        There is never a good time for Doug's "C" activity to save time
281237 -        and money by improving the work.  If times are bad, people are
281238 -        too busy bailing water out of the boat to learn how to use a
281239 -        pump.  If things are going well, people say "Hey the sun is
281240 -        shining, we don't need any help." ref DIT 1 B27F
281241 -
281242 -            [...later today, make same point with Jeff Conklin earlier
281243 -            today. ref SDS 10 5V3O
281244 -
281245 -        Our discussion on 011102 indicated you can download from the
281246 -        Internet to your notebook.  On my notebook this occurs through
281247 -        a network card.  Are we sure the same card cannot connect to my
281248 -        notebook to jump SDS to your computer?  I do this all the time
281249 -        using the same port, so it seems like it should be doable in
281250 -        this case.  Maybe there is a technical computer guy at SRI who
281251 -        can help.
281252 -        ..
281253 -        Otherwise, possibly SRI has a web site I can upload 200
281254 -        MB so you can down load as you suggested.
281255 -
281256 -        Those are my two ideas at the moment.
281257 -
281258 -        Maybe the Gods are against us on this.  Don't let SDS be a
281259 -        burden.  We can do this later, if you wish.
281260 -
281261 -        On the other hand, I can come visit again and configure SDS on
281262 -        your notebook. It should only take a few minutes once we get
281263 -        the computers networked.
281264 -
281265 -        I can, also, do another orientation, since we did not discuss
281266 -        data bases for subjects, contacts and documents when we visited
281267 -        on 011102.  Those are pretty important issues.
281268 -        ..
281269 -        Anyway, just wanted you to know I have not forgotten
281270 -        about this task.
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281272 -    [On 011129 notified Pat about contact from Sprint about contacting
281273 -    SRI. ref SDS 11 XZ7J
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