CONTRACTS(Sanitized), TMS-2 STORAGE SYSTEM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01794R000100230005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 28
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 16, 2004
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: December 23, 1975
• Content Type: LETTER

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STAT
Mr.
Contracting Officer
Post Office Box 1073
Main Post Office
Washington, D.C. 20013
STATSubject : Contracts
December 23, 1975
Serial No. TMS-2/070
2MS-2 Mass Storage System
Reference: Telecon of 12-23-75, W. Slingland to
Gentlemen:
Confirming the referenced telephone conversation this morning,
this is to advise that Ampex is in process of preparing a formal
response to your 12-4-75 cable to V. Ragosine.
The response provided by Ampex during the 12-18-75 meeting
should, therefore, not be considered as Ampex formal position
on the issues addressed.
As a result of the meeting, Ampex has a different view of the
concerns raised by the Agency in connection with the TMS-2 Mass
Storage System and will take this better understanding into
account.
Our formal position and response will be reviewed with Ampex
Management early during the week of 1-5-76 and a response
addressed to the Contracting Officer will be submitted no later
than 1-9-76.
Very truly yours,
AMPEX CORPORATION
oil
William J.CCassell
Manager, System Contracts.
WJC/f p
C.C.
STAT
Mr. H.E. Fitzwater
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Ampex Corporation ? 1020 Kiter Road ? Sonny -aIe. California 94086
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23 December 1975
On 23 December 1975, I returned a call to Mr. William Sling-
land of Ampex. He asked me if the operator had made a conference
call to include Mr. Cassell. I stated that I was merely returning
his call.
Mr. Slingland then stated that the information they had pre-
sented at the 18 ;b.er-.-197-5 meeting did not constitute their
official response to the Government's message of 4 December 1975
and asked that we not proceed on the basis of their position at
that meeting.
Mr. Slingland said that Ampex was going to have an internal
management meeting on 5 January 1976. After this meeting, Ampex
would provide their official response to the Government's message.
I stated that I understood their position but that we were
proceeding with our own review of the program. I told Mr. Sling-
land that if they were going to provide a formal response in lieu
of their p^esentation of the 18th of December, we would need a
"not later than" date for the submission and suggested that he
send us a message to that effect.
STAT
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-2 F ASS STORAGE SYSTE"
REDWOOD C -i i' :'cAT BACKGROUND
0 "JoIrT DISCOVERY" APPROACH BELIEVED BENEFICIAL IN UNDER-
O AS A RESULT, Ai`P'EX MODIFIED OWN PREPARATION GROUND RULES
TO MEET NOVEMBER 19 SCHEDULE.
0 EXTE^?SIVE TEST DEPENDENCY REQUIRED "PERFECT" HARD101ARE
OPERA.T I ON OR "RECOVERY/WARM START" CAPABILITIES NOT ANTI-
ANTI-
1)
CIPATED 1N ELEASE ~. .
0 INORD'NNATE NUMBER OF r,SCEND~DESCEND FAILURES OCCURRED FIRST
FOUR(4) DAYS OF TESTING.
0 DRAMATIC IMPROVE'' NT IN SYSTEM RELIABILITY AFTER INSTALLATION-
OF READ-VJ ER I FY AND DATA CHANNEL ADJUSTMENT,
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0 TWENTY(20) TEST SEssioris DURING SEVENC7) DAY PERIOD,
NOVEMBER 19-25, 1G75,
0 APPROXIMATELY THIRTY-ONE GI) HOURS OF TESTING, INCLUDING
EIGHTS) HOURS STAND ALONE,
0 DESCEND DATA - DISK To TAPE
TOTAL ATTEMPTS 231
SUCCESSFUL 205
FAILED BEFORE CORRECTIVE ACTION 20
FAILED AFTER CORRECTIVE ACTION 6
(ALL RECOVERY RELATED)
0 ASCEND DATA - TAPE To DISK
TOTAL ATTEMPTS 126
SUCCESSFUL 116
FAILED BEFORE CORRECTIVE ACTION 10
FAILED AFTER CORRECTIVE ACTION 0
0 CONCLUSION - NO FILES LOST AFTER CORRECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTED,
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TMS-2 f ,ASS S T OR;,E SYSTEfI
RIJC PSAT OVERVIEW
FAILURE - CORRECTIVE ACTION! SUN'N"IARY
0 SIXTY-FOUR(54) OCCURRENCES IDENTIFIED
FORTY-SIX(46) - HARDWARE RELATED
EIGHTEEN(13) - SOFTWARE RELATED
0 A PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED AND,
1. FIXES IMPLEMENTED FOR ALL RELEASE 1 FEATURES EXCEPT
SET SEGiMMENT SIZE