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<br />e <br /> <br />.1 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />'~,':t'?",:c,~~'-\~m",~+~~i":,:-,r:,~"'''":'''~,_~~ ~ <br /> <br />",. :x~-"<'''~''''-'',-'",~",,:,,"c'~~-?:'';'''I';;',';'''::'J9''''''F <br /> <br />""l"""."''''.''.C';:;'\:~~:'-',:}T".' <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~::......:. <br /> <br />f-'l <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br />INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />DATE: Sept. 9, 1983 <br /> <br />City Council <br /> <br />FROM: John Joerns and Bob Dieterich <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Purchase of Micro-Computer System <br />City of La Porte Survey Division <br /> <br />Obviously, there are many entries in the micro-computer field with almost <br />as many software vendors providing engineering and surveying related programs, <br />Over the past three months staff has investigated five computing systems thru <br />eight different vendors and made several site visits. Our findings indicate <br />that: <br /> <br />(a) The hardware in the micro field with the longest track record <br />for surveying and other technical applications is Hewlett-Packard. <br />Hewlett-Packard also provides considerable upward mobility. <br />I <br />(b) The software available runs from approximately $1,500 to $5,000, <br />The two most impressive software packages have been one provided <br />by Hewlett-Packard and one provided by Lewis & Lewis Company. <br />Both of these packages are under $3,000 and are designed to run <br />specifically on Hewlett-Packard hardware. A software conversion <br />at a substantial additional cost (estimated $5,000 - $8,000) <br />would be required in order to operate with other brands of <br />hardware. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />The staff recommends the direct purchase of the software from Lewis & Lewis <br />Company (or Hewlett-Packard) at an estimated cost of $2,000 - $2,800 and requests <br />that Council grant approval to negotiate for the purchase of the computer, <br />peripheral hardware, and software not to exceed the budgeted amount of $10,000. <br /> <br />~ <br />,442~ <br /> <br />Bob Dieterich <br /> <br />JJ/sc <br /> <br />K-l <br />