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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:The Digital way of working
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELON
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5321
Total number of notes:139771

308.0. "How can I help the Cousteau Society?" by SLDA::OPP () Thu Apr 30 1987 21:16

      I contribute a small amount of money each year to the Cousteau
    Society, the organization which produces the "Undersea World of
    Jacques Cousteau".  In their latest solicitation, they indicated
    a need to replace Calypso's on-board computer.  I thought since
    a MicroVAX had been used on the Stars & Stripes and Kookaburra
    12-meter yachts, that a MicroVAX might be appropriate for their
    use as well and suggested this to them.
    
      Today, one of their staff called me and said they are more in-
    terested in tieing all their office PC's into a coherent network
    and possibly into the ship-based computers.  Something DECnet
    can handle via satellite links, similar to our Easynet links to
    Europe, Australia, etc.  I referred the C.S. person to Corporate
    Contributions, which certainly is a good place to start.
    
      I thought that since the Cousteau Society was really seeking
    a corporate partner to help them analyze and develop their 
    computer needs/resources, that there must be a better contact.
    IF anyone knows of such a contact within DEC, please reply here
    or to SLDA::OPP if you'd rather not post it.
    
    Thank you,
    
    Greg
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308.1<wag> How about Corporate Relations?QBUS::MITCHAMIt&#039;s Spring...Time to PollinateThu Apr 30 1987 21:351
308.2ULTRA::PRIBORSKYTony PriborskyFri May 01 1987 11:586
    Wow!   This would be nifty.   I'd even be willing to join the Cousteau
    Society to make it happen.
    
    (When I was a kid, I remember wanting to be on the Calypso crew. Along
    with being a doctor and a lawyer.   I still have "The Calypso Fantasy",
    but now I'd rather do that than either of the other two.)
308.3You can dive with the Cousteaus!SYSENG::OPPFri May 01 1987 14:4313
    RE: .2
    
      You can take vacations with the Cousteau staff.  They are typically
    on tropical islands and involve daily scuba and surface diving.
    Surprisingly, they are not that expensive.  A family membership
    costs $28 and a single membership is only $20.  Their address is
    
    	Cousteau Society
    	930 West 21st Street
    	Norfolk, VA   23517
    
    Greg
308.4Clarifying 308.3SYSENG::OPPFri May 01 1987 15:1011
    RE: .3
    
      I re-read my submission and noticed that I forgot to state that
    memberships are $20 or $28 depending upon single vs. family, re-
    spectively.  The vacations I believe start at approximately $600
    and go up from there.  The membership provides a quarterly magazine,
    a monthly newsletter, and solicitous mailings about 2 or 3 times
    per year.  
    
    Greg
308.5The 12th ManAKOV02::MATUSGIA Prod Mktg for Nets and ClustersSat May 02 1987 16:3314
    There are two wonderful DEC produced video tapes regarding the
    Kookabura and the Stars and Stripes.  They show how the microvax
    on board the ship used information from the network of systems at
    the central site.  These folks might be interested in them.  (One
    of the two tapes is called "The 12th Man", which is the MicroVAX)
    
    BTW, the boats are not allowed to communicate with shore after the
    race starts.  So, neither boat used DECnet, just to be sure that
    nobody would claim that illegal communications were used.  There
    is a shot in one of the tapes that shows a floppy being flipped
    on board just before cast off.
    
    Roger
308.6AKOV02::MATUSGIA Prod Mktg for Nets and ClustersMon May 04 1987 15:157
    The other tape is called "The Measure of Performance".
    
    I am sorry to say that I don't know the order numbers, if there
    are any.  But, they were produced by Media Services in MKO1.
    
    Roger
308.7L.A. Sales working the issueSLDA::OPPMon May 11 1987 23:0316
      First, thanks to all those who replied to my request with
    suggestions.  Second, the good news - I called the Los Angeles
    district sales office, near the office of the Cousteau Society
    that had contacted me, and they have set up a meeting with two
    representatives of the Society.  The purpose of the meeting is
    to determine the computing needs of the C.S.  I was impressed
    by the enthusiasm of the two sales people I spoke with and their
    willingness to work a potential contact who is looking for a
    contribution/purchase package.  
    
      By the way, if anyone has decided to join the Cousteau Society
    as a result of reading this note, I'd be interested in knowing 
    it.  Thank you.
    
    Greg