CONTACTS 
0201 - O-0395 0201 DNRC, Montana              406 444 6699   fax 6721
020101 - Mr. Norman Barnard,
020102 - Hydro Power Engineer, =406 444 6663, Engineering Division
0202 - O-0395 0102 DNRC, Montana              406 444 6699   fax 6721
020201 - Mr. Wayne Wetzel, Deputy Director, =406 444 6791

SUBJECTS
WMA Marketing, Sales
Proposal follow up
Diary record to increase understanding

0605 -    ..
0606 - Summary
0607 -
060701 - Wayne has been promoted to Deputy Director.
060702 -
060703 - He feels uncertain at this time about how SDS would benefit his work
060704 - and DNRC general management tasks.
060705 -
060706 - Norm will draft a letter on how he would apply SDS, and include
060707 - Wayne's views.
060708 -
060709 - Norm will transfer the SDS stuff to another machine  and return my
060710 - cpu.  He has not had the opportunity to do further training on SDS.
060711 -
060712 -
0608 -
0609 -
0610 - Discusison with Norm
0611 -
061101 - He has discussed the proposal with Wayne and his Bureau chief.  Wayne
061102 - indicated that the program will be difficult to learn.  The Bureau
061103 - Chief seems interested.
061104 -
061105 - I suggested that Norm write out a paragraph or two of how he would
061106 - apply SDS in his work.  This will disclose Norm's understanding of
061107 - his objectives, the capabilities of SDS, and the extent that these
061108 - converge.
061109 -
061110 - It will also indicate to me how others perceive the product, which
061111 - will help shape the marketing effort.
061112 -
061113 -
0612 -
0613 -
0614 - Discussion with Wayne
0615 -
061501 - I congratulated Wayne on his promotion.
061502 -
061503 - Wayne recognizes that learning SDS and implementing it requires
061504 - training.  He has the sense that it will not be as helpful to him and
061505 - general DNRC management as it was at BBP and to specific large project
061506 - management.  In that context Wayne feels that the time required to
061507 - generate a record is greater than its value as a management resource.
061508 - He bases this on the dynamic nature of his work and the volume of
061509 - meetings and discussions he has.
061510 -
061511 - Wayne feels SDS may be helpful to Norm because he will have continu-
061512 - ing project oversight responsibilities.
061513 -
061514 - Wayne said the Overview and other program information I sent do not
061515 - indicate to him what the system does, how it would benefit DNRC or an
061516 - individual User.  He feels his best understanding of it arises from my
061517 - work at the site.  I noted that SDS is not easy to explain because it
061518 - applies to a broad, complex and in many ways arcane array of tasks, in
061519 - contrast to a spreadsheet or wordprocessing program which perform
061520 - narrowly defined tasks.
061521 -
061522 - I explained my suggestion to Norm about preparing a written statement
061523 - of how he would intend to implement SDS, and asked that Wayne do the
061524 - same.  If his schedule is too crowded, he might discuss his views
061525 - with Norm and have him craft some specific language.
061526 -
061527 - Wayne indicated he has retained his prior responsibilities, at least
061528 - until he hires someone to fill his previous position.  This places a
061529 - heavy burden on his time.  I asked if he has considered hiring short
061530 - term support to assist with the transition.  Wayne indicated budget
061531 - limits and a hiring freeze make this approach difficult.
061532 -
061533 -
061534 - Sent confirmation letter to Wayne and Norm, DCT 1.
061535 -
0616 -

SUBJECTS
CPU #2, service
Strange noise

0705 - Problem
0706 -
070601 - Norm said he turned the machine on yesterday, and it does not seem to
070602 - be making the same noise.  He wants to send it back to me after
070603 - transferring the SDS and other DNRC project data to another DNRC
070604 - machine.  I explained how to do this.
070605 -
07060501 - He said the computer manager has tape backup capability.  I
07060502 - explained he should backup the following stuff:
07060503 -
07060504 -    c: 00 01 e.exe
07060505 -    c: 00 01 delsub.exe
07060506 -    c: 00 01 fl.exe    (may not be on that machine)
07060507 -    c: 00 01 p.com
07060508 -    c: 00 01 s.com
07060509 -    c: 00 01 sf.exe
07060510 -    c: 00 01 tm.exe
07060511 -    c: 00 01 tx.exe
07060512 -
07060513 - It is easier to backup the ENTIRE 00 01 directory with
07060514 -
07060515 -    c: 00 01 *.*
07060516 -
07060517 - then download just the above files.  The restore operation will
07060518 - create the directories automatically on the target cpu.
07060519 -
07060520 - Next, backup the contents of the following entire directories:
07060521 -
07060522 -    c: 00 02 *.*    (this is the keyboard assignment program)
07060523 -    c: 01 *.*       (this is the SDS macro library)
07060524 -
07060525 -    d: 05 *.*       (SDS data base, function & Subject indexes)
07060526 -
07060527 -    f: 03 00053 *.*    (Sletten contract files)
07060528 -    f: 03 00054 *.*    (Voith )
07060529 -    f: 03 00056 *.*    (Gracon)
07060530 -    f: 03 00058 *.*    (Lamb)
07060531 -
07060532 - If the target machine does not have an f: drive, or there is not
07060533 - enough room, simply put them on another drive.  The only stuff that
07060534 - cannot be changed in the above structure, are c: 01 *.* and the d:
07060535 - 05 *.* data.
07060536 -
07060537 -
07060538 - Autoexec.bat
07060539 - ============
07060540 - The target machine needs certain calls in this file.
07060541 -
07060542 - I think the easiest way to accomplish this and retain its existing
07060543 - functionality, is to edit the autoexec.bat on my machine to include
07060544 - the calls needed for the target machine.  If that is not necessary
07060545 - (i.e. you do not need to retain existing functionality)  then just
07060546 - copy autoexec.bat on my machine in tact to the target cpu.
07060547 -
07060548 - You need to have the following entries in the autoexec.bat:
07060549 -
07060550 - **************
07060551 - path c:\00\01;c:\01\02
07060552 - set profile=c:\01\03\04701
07060553 - cd\00\02
07060554 - kb>nul:
07060555 - kbload kbf1
07060556 - cd\01\01
07060557 - p /d:lpt1>nul:        [this just loads printer.com if cpu is
07060558 -                        attached to a printer]
07060559 - ****************
07060560 -
07060561 -
07060562 - The above path statement, can be added to any existing path already
07060563 - in the autoexec.bat of the target machine.  Alternatively, you can
07060564 - simply restore the DOS files to the directory of the DOS files on
07060565 - the target machine, and not add 00 01 to the path statement.
07060566 -
07060567 - Consult with the computer manager, and/or call me if you have a
07060568 - problem.
07060569 -
07060570 - Editing
07060571 - -------
07060572 - To open the autoexec.bat file of the target machine, copy that
07060573 - file to a floppy diskett using a temporary name, like "x" "z"
07060574 - "anything."  Copy it to my machine, then open it with the command
07060575 -
07060576 -                     C>e [filename]
07060577 -
07060578 - Alternatively, just print the contents with the command:
07060579 -
07060580 -                     C>p [filename]
07060581 -
07060582 - assuming you are connected to a printer, otherwise take the floppy
07060583 - to a machine that is connected to a printer  and use:
07060584 -
07060585 -                     A>print [filename]
07060586 -
07060587 - Now you can see the contents of the autoexec.bat file for the
07060588 - target machine.  Next, open the Autoexec.bat file on my machine
07060589 - with the command:
07060590 -
07060591 -                     C>e \autoexec.bat
07060592 -
07060593 - Change the contents to include any calls from the target machine
07060594 - autoexec.bat you need, and hit F2 which saves the revised file.
07060595 - Copy this autoexec.bat file to the target machine root directory.
07060596 -
07060597 -
07060598 -
070606 -
070607 - After transfering the data for SDS and BBP to another machine, as
070608 - discussed above, Norm will ship this computer back within the next
070609 - few days.  I asked him to insure it for at least $3 000.
070610 -
070611 - Norm feels DNRC has no responsibility for the defects that have
070612 - occurred in the machine, as a result of its use at the BPP site. I
070613 - indicated this does not sound terribly fair in light of fact that the
070614 - defects he has reported did not show up until I left in April. Norm
070615 - will explain the reasons for his position in a memo or letter.
070616 -
070617 -
0707 -
0708 -

SUBJECTS
WMA Marketing, Sales
Training Norm

0805 - Norm said he has not had time to work further on learning and using the
0806 - SDS system.
0807 -
0808 - I spoke briefly to JoAnn.  She has not done anything with it either.
0809 -
0810 - JoAnn will be visiting in California oa 891014.  They will be in San
0811 - Diego and will try to visit Jeff.
0812 -
0813 -
0814 -