From jcarrier@engsoc.carleton.caWed Jan 10
23:13:42 1996 Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 16:04:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: James Carriere 
To: tmaclean@mae.carleton.ca
Cc: malcolm_bibby@carleton.ca, bog@engsoc.carleton.ca
Subject: CUESEF donation request

To:	CUESEF
From:	Carleton Student Engineering Society
	EngSoc Unix Project Board of Governors
Re:	Request for funding allocation for new PC based server
Date:	Tuesday August 22, 1995


We, the EngSoc Unix Project Board of Governors have come to an agreement 
to request $4600 to purchase the following computer equipment:

Intel Pentium 90 processor		 $405
Quantum Triton motherboard		 $270
1.2 gigabyte Western Digital hard drive	 $335
2*16 megabyte SIMM RAM			$1250
SMC Ultra Ethernet card			 $195
PCI Trident SVGA card			  $90
1.44 megabyte 3.5" floppy disk drive	  $35
mid tower with power supply		 $145
Tape backup unit (estimated cost)       $1275
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Subtotal:				$4000
PST+GST					 $600
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Total:					$4600


We believe that we need to add the above system to meet our needs this 
fall.  There are currently 70 active accounts on EngSoc.  We are 
anticipating 200-400 accounts by the end of September, and up to 800 
accounts by the end of January.  Currently we have CPU and memory capability 
for approximately 30 simultaneous logins.  This number will double with 
the addition of the above system.  We have considered the number of 
simultaneous logins on the CHAT server during the 1994-1995 academic year 
and we believe that a capability of 60 simultaneous logins will be able 
to comfortably support our users well past September and adequately 
support our users when we reach our projected 800 account figure.

Also, in order to create a more secure file system, a tape backup unit is
required.

Currently, our system consists of equipment donated by the CSES, the Office
of the Dean of Engineering, the library, CREL Tech and personal donors. 

The EngSoc Unix project meets the CUESEF criteria of providing academic 
benefits.  All undergraduate students are entitled to an EngSoc account 
which gives them Internet access through a Unix shell.  EngSoc account 
holders are not limited to learning through exposure to a unix prompt, 
but also are able to program in perl, cgi, or html.  We plan to host all 
of the CSES web pages including the CSES online exam library.  We are 
also planning to increase the selection of old exams.  The only 
requirements to become a staff member of EngSoc are engineering 
enrollment, a willingness to learn, and ability to work with the team.  We 
believe that for these reasons, the EngSoc project is of exceptional direct
educational value to the engineering students at Carleton.

We have an agreement with CREL Tech, a local electronics supplier run by 
a Carleton Engineering alumnus, where we have access to wholesale 
prices.  The prices quoted above are wholesale, not retail.

Nothing about the EngSoc project is for profit or personal financial 
gain.  All left over money from donations goes into a general fund for 
the project only.

Please, if there's anything we can do to further this request, let us 
know.  The Board of Governors, consisting of James Chow, Alex deVries,
Joshua Lamorie, Sean Hay and myself, can be reached via email at 
bog@engsoc.carleton.ca.

- James Carriere