TWX COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING COMPUTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04770A002500050011-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2005
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: November 30, 1961
• Content Type: MEMO

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STAT TO:
STAT
STAT
30 November, 1961
FROM:
SUBJECT: TWX Communications
concerning computer
Per request, relayed by
I forward for your information one copy each of
Tad's TwAs of 11.29.61 and 11.30.61.
CC:
PJD
PJD/Wash
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THIS IS rollow-up OF TWX FOR JOHN We PLEASE DELIVER TO JOHN FIRST
41 THING THURSDAY AM. ALSO DELIVERY COPY or THIS AND YESTERDAYS TWX TO
CHICK WITH NOTE THAT IT IS FROM Po Jo D. TO HIM FOR HIS INFORMATION.
41 RE YESTERDAYS TVX /MUT GSA*RRU COMPUTER RENTAL CONTRACT, PLEASE AMEND
OR ADD TO THAT TWX AS FOLLOWS*
40 IF A COST*PLUS*F/XEL?FEE RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO GSA, STATE THAT AN
ESTIMATE or MAXIMUM DOLLARS WILL PE MADE FOR VARIOUS PHASES or THE
CONTRACT OR FOR PORTIONS OF THE STATEMENT OF WORK.
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CORRECT THE STATEMENT ABOUT NOT HANDLING A CONTRACT THROUGH GSA. IT
SHOULD READ NOT HANDLING A CONTRACT THROUGH THE CONTRACT CURRENTLY IN
41 EFFECT FETWEEN GSA AND RRU.
IF A RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO GSA THAT THEIR "MILER PLATE" DE MODIFIED,
40 THE RECOMMENDATION SHOULD rE MALE FOR THIS PURCHASE ONLY AND THAT THE
AMENDMENTS THERETO, WILL NOT PE. APPLIED TO OTHER SITUATIONS. IT
ALSO AVOID THE POSSIPILITY OF THEM STANDARDIZING THE ArENDMENTS FOR ALL
4, OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.
WITH REGARD TO TRAINING, IT SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT RRU WILL HAVE TO
? PEGIN THE TRAINING or YOUR PERSONNEL AS SOON AS POSSIPLE. THIS WILL NOT
FE STANDARD COURSE.
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40 ON PARAGRAPH EIGHT, CHANGE THE WORtS SYSTEM IS SO UNIQUE TO SU!*
FICIENTLY UNIQUE*
41 IN NEXT TO LAST PARAGRAPH CHANGE THE GSA CONTRACT NOW FE USED TO NOT PE
USED.
40 EMPHASIZED THE FACT THAT SYSTEM VERSATILITY IS MANDATORY. THIS IS THE
KEYNOTE OF THE SYSTEM AND CAN UNCUESTIONAPLY rE EXPECTED.
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PLEASE DELIVER roLLowINQ INFORMATION TO JOHN W. IMPORTANT TPAT MESSAGE
40 rr GIVEN TO HIN NO LATER THAN WELNESUAY P.
RE MY SUGGESTION THAT COMPUTER RENTAL NOT rE HANDLED THROUGH GSA. I
40 STRONGLY FEEL THAT HANDLING THIS PROGRAM THROUGH STANEARE FEDERAL SUPPL
CHANNELS WILL PREVENT us rm GETTING THE SYSTEM INTO OPERATION ry THE
ENE OF NEXT YEAR. IF AT ALL POSSIPLE, THE MOST EFFECTIVE APPROACH VOUL
40 FE FY COST..PLUS..FIXEL.RrEE CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH
v.' GSA CHANNELS MUST tE USED PECAUSE or THE OVERRIDING NATURE Or THE
EXISTING GSAFT;Ii71CONTRACT, SUGGEST MODIFYING THE FASIC 'TOILER PLATE" 0
40 GSA TO MEET UNUSUAL AN MOST URGENT DEMANLS Or YOUR PROCRAM. For-
IFICATION TO CONTRACT CAN USUALLY PE HANDLED FY AMENDMENT PROVIDED Sur.
RICIENT JUSTIFICAT/ON IS mum TO WARRANT AN EXCEPTION. TNE FOLLOW!
40 NAY EE or VALUE TO YOU IN PREPARING A JUSTIFICATION Ir SUCH IS THE LESI
AT PRESENTITHAS AN OPEN CONTRACT WITH THE U. S. COVERNMENT FOR THE
40 RENTAL OF UN VAC EDP SYSTEMS. CONTRACT NUMFER ISI IFOR TRE
PERIOD 1 JULY 19S1 THROUGH SQ JUNE I962, YOUR PROPOSEE RENTAL WILL WALL
UNLER THIS CONTRACT AND WILL PE SUPJECT TO THE TERMS ANL CONDITIONS Ow
40 THAT CONTRACT UNLESS rolurAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE MALE TO THE CONTRARY.
THE GSA CONTRACT IS A MACHINE...USE CONTRACT. IT,S TERMS ANL CONDITIONS
40 REFLECT A rIxru PRICE OR TIrE AND MATERIALS TYPE or ARRANGEMENT. THIS
MEANS THAT THE INTENDED USE or THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN QUESTION MUST
FE CLEAR AND KNOWN. THIS IS NOT AT ALL THE CASE IN YOUR PROGRAM* NOT
40 ONLY ARE YOUR WORKER PROCRAMS NOT ESTAELISHEL6 THE rAsis OR THESE
PROGRAMS HAS NOT YET DEEM COMPLETELY ANALYSED. THE ANALYSIS WILL FE
FAIRLY COMPLETE EY JUNE 062 PROVIDED THE INFORMATION VOR THE ANALYSIS
40 CAN FE MADE AVAILAFLE. THE AVAILAPILITY OF NECESSARY DATA FY THAT TIME
IS HIGHLY OUESTIONAPLE
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40 THE GSA CONTRACT spEcirIEs THAT ENOUGH PROGRAMS FOR THE COMPUTER MST
EE READY TO CO ry TPE TIME Or INSTALLATION OR THE MACHINE TO FE PRO..
LUCTIVE. 1r MACHINE IS NOT ESTIMATED ETO FE PRODUCTIVE, GOVERNMENT
40 WILL NOT PERMIT MACHINE TO CO ON RENTAL. IN THE CASE Or YOUR PROGRAM
IT IS NOT THE INTENT TO PRODUCE A HIGH PRODUCTION SYSTEM ry TRE END or
19S2, VERY vouuTruL THAT IO PER CENT Or ACTUAL MACHINE TIME WILL Fr
40 USED AT rIasT. HOWEVER, IT IS MOPED THAT 75 PER CENT OF THE PROFLEM WI
DE CORRECTED, %HEN MACHINE IS rusT INSTALLED, THE INITIAL PERIOD WILL
FE DEVOTED TO EXPERIMENTATION. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL FE NEV TO THE US
40 INCLUDING THE SPECIAL INPUT EQUIPMENT. MOST IMPORTANT THAT THE USER
FE ORIENTED SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY, DURING THE EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD THE
PRESENT COMPUTER WILL PE USED TO PACK UP THE SYSTEM. THERE WILL FE A
40 GRADUAL CONVERSION TO THE NEW MACHINE AS USERS PECIN TO ACCEPT IT An
LEARN HOW TO USE IT. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL COLLAPSE UNLESS THIS CONm.
VERSION IS GRADUAL.
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FY Tut ISA CONTRACT
"OR YOU cOt. THE CO
HAS AUTHORI7EF1EST-TIME "O ALGOL ALGOL AND cOrCL.
PILE R P;?orLE Is CRITICAL. You WILL HAVE To
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, IN THE GSA CONTRACT MAIN1 Otite 1r CENTRAL SITE ECcIrYENT Is ry AN
?,ON.'CALL ARRANGEMENT* YOU WILL REGUIRE ON..SITE MAINTENANCE Or MA. TIME..
m -IFULbY CLEARED PERSONNEL. IT IS NOT NOW KNOWN WHETHER THIS MAINTENANCE
? WILL FE LIMITED TO CENTRAL SITE ECUIPMENT.
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THE GSA CONTRACT CALLS OR REQULAR TRAINING COURSES* IN YOUR CASE
TRAINING IS MUCH MORE THAN OPERATOR INSTRUCTION. THERE WILL PE EX*
40 TENSIVE AND PRorArLY SPECIALLY PREPARED ORIENTATION PROGRAMS FOR
OPERATORS, USERS, AND MANAGERS. SYSTEM IS SO UNIQUE THAT STANDARD
COURSES WILL NOT It ADEQUATE.
MOST IMPORTANT IS THE SECURE NATURE Or YOUR PORPOSEE SYSTEM. PARTIAL
PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED TO It PRE-LOADED AND DEFUGGEE IN ST. PAUL, GSA
40 WILL WANT TO KNOW WHAT THESE PROGRAMS ARE OR AT LEAST THE EXTENT OF
THE TEST SCHEDULE. WHEN TE PROGRAM IS LOADED
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40 WHEN THE PROGRAM IS LOADED, THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOW.,
INC WHAT WILL HAPPEN. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS WILL CHANGE TO NATO
Or THE EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE.
FINAL TESTS WILILWNCLUDE THE RUNNING Or CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS. GSA RE..
PRESENTATIVES WILL HAVE TO PE CLEARED OR EXCLUDED rRom THE TESTS. LIKEm.
40 WISE, THEY WILL HAVE TO FE CLEARED roR OR EXCLUDED rROM TECHNICAL NE-
GOTIATIONS? THESE TECHNICAL NEGOTIATIONS WILL INCLUDE THE SPECIAL
ASSISTANCE OF RRU PROGRAMMING PERSONNEL TO HELP DEVISE AN EXECUTIVE
40 ROUTINE, AN INPUT-OUTPUT ROUTINE, WORKER PROGRAMS, AND SO FORTH. ALL
or THESE ARE OUTSIDE OF THE PRESENT SCOPE Or THE GSA CONTRACT.
40 I RE-EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT YOUR SYSTEM IS CONDISERED TO It OF A MOST
CRITICAL NATIONAL NATURE. THE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT PART Or_THE SYSTEM !Y
THE END or 1962 IS SIX MONTHS AHEAD OF THE ORGINAL PLAN. IMOOSSIFLE TO
40 LOAD ALL PROGRAMS rY THAT TIME OR EVEN FY 1963* CONVERSION WILL tE
GRADUAL AS INFORMATION Is MADE AVAILAPLE mom SECURE SOURCES AND AS
SPECIAL IMPUT*OUTPUT EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE VERY SPECIAL
40 REQUIREMENTS Or THE USER.
PARTICULARLY EMPHASIZED THAT THIS IS NOT A PRODUCTION SYSTEM. VER..
40 SATIL/TY TO MEET CONSTANTLY AND ARPITRARILY CHANGING USER REOUIREMENTS
IS MANDATORY. PROGRAMS MAY IT SCRAPPED OVERNIGHT D. NEW REQUIREMENT
ARISES. CONTRACT MUST FE WRITTEN TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY THE INITIAL RE.
40 GUIREMENTS OF THE SYSTEM rui THE LONG RANGE PURPOSE.
IN VIEW OF THE AEOVE, WHICH IS A PARTICAL AND VERY HURRIED COMMENTARY,
40 STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT GSA CONTRACT NOW rr USED Ir AT ALL POSSIFLE. Ir
IT HAS TO FE USED, SUGGEST AMENDING IT, TO A coST-PLuS-FIXED-rEE rAsis.
41 PLEASE ADVISE Ir MORE INFORMATION IS REQUIRED OR Ir. ANY or THE AEOVE
MUST FE CLARIrIED:
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