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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 20:16

      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::MITCHAM	It's Spring...Time to Pollinate	`Thu Apr 30 1987 20:35`	1

308.2		ULTRA::PRIBORSKY	Tony Priborsky	`Fri May 01 1987 10:58`	6
	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.)
308.3	You can dive with the Cousteaus!	SYSENG::OPP		`Fri May 01 1987 13:43`	13
	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
308.4	Clarifying 308.3	SYSENG::OPP		`Fri May 01 1987 14:10`	11
	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
308.5	The 12th Man	AKOV02::MATUS	GIA Prod Mktg for Nets and Clusters	`Sat May 02 1987 15:33`	14
	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
308.6		AKOV02::MATUS	GIA Prod Mktg for Nets and Clusters	`Mon May 04 1987 14:15`	7
	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
308.7	L.A. Sales working the issue	SLDA::OPP		`Mon May 11 1987 22:03`	16
	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