HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-07-23 Technical Committee MinutesCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICAL
JULY 23, 1997
Committee Members Attending: Al Douglas, Shelby Sutherburg, Dave Little
Others Attonding: Edward Barrett
Committee Members Absent: Jeff Russell, Aron Larson, Brad Moore, T.J. Matzial,
Bill Eastman, Jun Greer
Meeting Convened at 8:40 am.
AI Douglas pat together a list of what will be needed for the Care System:
Deck Alpha Server (comm with WindowsNf already on it)
Bard Drive space a least 2 gig or better
32 - 64 meg of memory based on what will be not in and out of the server.
O" monitor is recommended. The 13" in 15" monitors are fine for text and other
applications but if we are going to use any type of graphics, i.e. pie chats, etc., the 17" will
give a nice effect. This seems to be the market way of going and easier to read.
200-300 mhz on the server.
Bridge/AUB - This is a nehvork live running from the server to the HUB and from the
HUB, you would have your individual slots for the network lines for the users. You can
get the 1111B with6 to 24 users. If you have more them 24 users internally on site,2
IR1BSBridges may be needed.
Keyboard
Printer - It is felt that the HP primers we the best in the business right now. Color
should also be a consideration.
At recommends a dialogue box ser up her Reflections2 (Fenestration) and an icon for the new
server. EA Barrett would like there to be a note regarding E -Mail when you tum you computer
on. Al thhde that with Windows95, they have something called a starfup box, make it a
time -shoring resident frogman and then a that point, every time you sign on, you pat you
password in and if you have &Mail, it goes out and checks that software and will prompt you.
Softmm fr rhe c m
WindowsW comes with&Mail and Interna Access. The Deck Alpha Server gives the
opportunity to buy with WindowsNT on it or you have the opportunity to have WindowdeT and
if wanted, another type of&Mail service or Internet Service. It is not mandatory that if you have
WindowaNT you have to use thew E -Mail or Internet
OTHER POSSIBj ESDO WARP:
Office97
WordPerfect Coral
Share directories will also be needed on the server. Ifyou want to pass files to each other it goes
into that one particular directory so that everyone can bring up the file. There may be other
directories just for Cannot [on, confidential information, the City Managers office, M.
Update on survey discussed al last meeting:
Who is using what?
wbat software is on the machines?
Inventory what is in each office
ACTION 17FEMS
Survey: Sites to be surveyM include City Hall, Public Wades, Airport, Bus & Motor Pool, Bass
Park, Treatlnent Plans Police Department, Pre Department, and Health &Welf .There are
individuals on this Committee that can do the survey at the diffamat locatims. Al will put
together the survey then Committee members will be given a able to conduct the survey.
Continue fxming in on the saver. Bill Eastman will select the pieces.
The software choice seems m be WindowsalT. Al will provide articles to the Committee
members regarding software.
Ed Barrett will set up ameeting with the Strategic Committee th August and will update them on
what the Technical Committee is doing.
Al explained thaz due to the conversion, these action items may not be completed within the two
weeks. It may be into August before this is all put together.
Next Meeting: August 13,1997
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