THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: December 5, 1994 08:49 AM Monday; Rod Welch

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1...Summary/Objective
2...Flash BIOS
3...Dot Pitch & Scan Rates


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CONTACTS 
0201 - TMS Enterprises                    510 685 4911 fax 510 685 4989
020101 - Mr. Richard E. Tull; President
0202 - Micro LAN                          415 546 6150 fax 6151
020201 - Mr. Tony Nguyen

SUBJECTS
Pentium or 486 90 Mhz computer

0403 -    ..
0404 - Summary/Objective
0405 -
040501 - Followed up work at ref SDS 6 line 38, and spreadsheet, ref OF 1 line
040502 - 30.
040503 -
040504 -
040505 -
0406 -
0407 -
0408 - Progress
0409 -
040901 - Which CD controller should we get for Plextor CD ROM?
040902 -
040903 - Flash BIOS
040904 -
040905 - This is mentioned in several articles as contributing to computer
040906 - performance.
040907 -
040908 -
040909 -
040910 -
0410 -
0411 -
0412 - 1206 called Tony
0413 -
041301 - He is working on our quote.  Expects to have it completed in an hour
041302 - and will fax it.
041303 -
041304 -
041305 -
041306 -
0414 -
0415 -
0416 - 1703 called Tony
0417 -
041701 - Followed up work at ref SDS 6 line 64.  Tony faxed the quote to
041702 - PG&E's office.  Since I was at Welch office he indicated the amount
041703 - of $3,300.  Not sure if this includes tax.  It should respond to the
041704 - spec at ref SDS 5 line 46,
041705 -
041706 - He says he got a good case that costs $225.  It has a 250 watt power
041707 - supply.  I asked if this would be enough, including the CD ROM.  Tony
041708 - feels it will be.
041709 -
041710 -
041711 -   Motherboard:  Intel Premiere Plato P54 3-PCI, 5-ISA, Neptune
041712 -                 Chipset, 256K wb cache  AMI BIOS
041713 -
041714 -                 Integrated SMC37C665 Super I/O Chip:
041715 -                 Two FIFO Hi Speed Serial Ports
041716 -                 One parallel Port Bi-directional
041717 -
041718 -           CPU:  Intel Pentium P54C 90 Mhz w/ processor Fan &
041719 -                 Heatsink
041720 -
041721 -           RAM:  Siemens 16MB 70ns (4x36, 72-Pin SIMMs)
041722 -                 Upgrade: to 128 MB RAM 1M Cache
041723 -
041724 -    Hard Drive:  IBM 1 GB Fast SCSI II HD w 256K cache 8.5 ms
041725 -
041726 -  Floppy Drive:  1.44 MB 3.5" Internal, Mitsumi/Teac
041727 -
041728 -    Video Card:  ATI Pro Turbo PCI (Mach64) 2 MB VRAM 64 Bit
041729 -
041730 - CD Controller:  Adaptec 1542CF CD ROM
041731 -
041732 -        CD-ROM:  Plextor Quad Speed                       $545
041733 -
041734 -    Case & P/S:  Full-Tower 300w dual fans (exposed bays: five 5.25:,
041735 -                 two 3.5"
041736 -
041737 -      Keyboard:  Northgate Omnikey-102
041738 -
041739 -         Mouse:  Microsoft Ergonomic Serial Mouse V2.0 (2 button)
041740 -
041741 -      Software:  MS DOS 6.22 with manuals  Windows 3.1
041742 -
041743 -      Warranty:  One year on-site service warranty (Parts & labor)
041744 -                 Lifetime Carry-in Labor warranty
041745 -                 Limited 30-day Money back guarentee
041746 -
041747 -       Monitor:  I will buy this separately
041748 -
041749 -
041750 - Why is RAM only 70 ns, when everyone else is quoting 60 ns?
041751 -
041752 - Why is IBM hard disk SCSI; should be IDE?
041753 -
041754 -      What is the model?
041755 -
041756 -
041757 - Add for  4 MB video?
041758 -         16 MB RAM to 32 MB
041759 -
041760 -
041761 -
041762 -
0418 -
0419 -
0420 - 1231 called Dick Tull
0421 -
042101 - He expects to have a quote for later today.  I mentioned I want a
042102 - quote for a computer for Millie.
042103 -
042104 -
042105 -
0422 -
0423 -
0424 - 1615 Received call from Al at Now Electronics
0425 -
042501 - Following up meeting at ref SDS 5 line 44.
042502 -
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0426 -
0427 -
0428 - IRQ Conflicts
0429 -
042901 - How do we run the Scanner, Tape drive, Modem, CD ROM and Mouse all at
042902 - once?
042903 -
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0430 -

SUBJECTS
Display, General

0504 - Summary/Objective
0505 -
050501 -  ..
050502 - Dot Pitch & Scan Rates
050503 -
050504 - What are these specs for Nokia, per ref SDS 6 7377.
050505 -
050506 - Obtain spec for Nokia monitor, is it Trinitron tube.  What is
050507 - difference between various 17 and 21" specs?
050508 -
050509 -                Vertical                  Horizontal
050510 -
050511 -                60  -  72 Hz              48  -  58 Khz
050512 -                60  - 105 Hz              48  -  80 Khz
050513 -
050514 -
050515 - Nokia:       800 296 6542
050516 -
050517 -    Comp USA in San Bruno          415 244 4700 9980
050518 - ..
050519 - Talked to Holly, with ITA, Nokia's information office is in
050520 - Sausilito.
050521 -
050522 -                      International Technology Associates
050523 -                      3000 Bridgeway Blvd
050524 -                      Sausalito, CA  94965
050525 -                      415 331 6622 fax 6211
050526 -
050527 -
050528 - She explained the difference between the 445x-58 and 445x-59 is that
050529 - the latter supports 1600x1280 DPI at 80 Hz.  The 445x-58 supports
050530 - 1600x1280 at 60 Hz.
050531 -
050532 - The 447L is a 17" monitor with .28 mm and built in speakers.
050533 -
050534 - The 447X is generally the same monitor but without speakers.
050535 -
050536 - Holly sent via fax some spec sheets for the 17 and 21 inch models.
050537 -
050538 - I posted most of the information in her fax in the record showing
050539 - prices from review of adds in Micro Times, at ref SDS 6 line 192.
050540 -
050541 -   [On 941207 posted the spec for the 17" 447X monitor in the record
050542 -   where we bought it at ref SDS 7 5643]
050543 -
050544 -
050545 -
0506 -

SUBJECTS
CD ROM

0604 - Summary/Objective
0605 -
060501 - Following up work at ref SDS 6 line 245.
060502 -
060503 - Will get Plextor external CD ROM so it can be used by Millie and I on
060504 - her machine upstairs and my machine in the office.  I don't expect to
060505 - need the thing very much, but CD ROM may be something she enjoys from
060506 - the standpoint of making pictures, creating graphics.  Also showing
060507 - movies, playing games.
060508 -
060509 -
060510 -
060511 -
0606 -

SUBJECTS
Pictures

0704 - Summary/Objective
0705 -
070501 - Get separate price from Tony at Micro Lan for this.
070502 -
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0706 -
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