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       1.  IIIInnnnttttrrrroooodddduuuuccccttttiiiioooonnnn

       This memo outlines the distribution and determines the build
       requirements  of	 Firefox  prototype  hardware.	This is	the
       first attempt to	determine proto	requirements, and is  meant
       to  be more of stimulant, than a	final determination.  It is
       recognized that as the project develops,	 requirements  will
       change,	and  it	 will become more apparent how best to meet
       these needs.

       Please review this proposed list	of requirements, and notify
       me:

		     Leith Johnson FSD
		     Telnet 226-3918
		     UNIX mail hpfcla!leith  (preferred	method)

       of any problems.	 I would like to have rev 1.0 of this  list
       complete	by mid May, so please return your inputs by May	11.

       It is currently unknown how much	proto hardware	will  cost.
       Firefox's  factory cost is at ~$3200, and FSD is	planning on
       recovering proto	run variances.

       Firefox proto hardware will come	in three flavors, Lab Proto
       (LP),  Production  Proto	 (PP),	and  Pilot  Run	(PR).  Each
       flavor will have	its own	set of characteristics as  outlined
       below.

       1.1  LLLLaaaabbbb	PPPPrrrroooottttoooossss

       These units are primarily for FSD hardware  evaluation,	and
       NMOS  III  chip	turnon.	 Depending on how well the chip	set
       turns  on,  Firefox  PDC	 and  possibly	some  early   HP-UX
       integration  will  be done with these units.  Functional	LPs
       will not	leave Fort Colllins.  LPs should  be  available	 in
       the first quarter of 85.

       The Firefox Group will not support LP units after  PP  units
       are available.  There is	no plan	for an LP to PP	upgrade.

       1.2  PPPPrrrroooodddduuuuccccttttiiiioooonnnn PPPPrrrroooottttoooossss

       PPs will	be functional, with perhaps a few bugs that can	 be
       worked around, or possibly result in lower performance.	PPs
       will be fully capable of	executing HP-UX.  These	units  will
       be  of  high  enough  quality  for  general  distribution to
       internal	software developers, and to a select number of HP's
       important software OEM's.  Production Proto hardware will be
       available in the	second to third	quarter	of 85.












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       It  is  expected	 that  PP  units  can  be  upgraded  to	 be
       functionally  equivalent	 to released hardware.	The goal is
       for this	to be accomplished by replaceing the  system  board
       and possibly the	memory controllers.

       1.3  PPPPiiiillllooootttt RRRRuuuunnnn

       The primary purpose  of	Pilot  Run  is	to  check  out	the
       production  process  for	the new	product.  The run size will
       be driven more  by  production  'shakedown'  considerations,
       than by product development needs. Many of the units will be
       used for	final  verification  of	 the  hardware	design.	  A
       limited	number	of  units  will	 be used for final software
       integration efforts.  It	is expected that more units will be
       produced	 than  there is	an immediate need for, however,	any
       excess will probably be used for	development  of	 follow	 on
       products,  or  possibly be sent to additional software OEMs.
       Pilot Run units will be available in the	 first	quarter	 of
       86.











































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	      TTTTAAAABBBBLLLLEEEE 1111....	Firefox	Proto Hardware Distribution
       __________________________________________________________________
      |		 User	      |	 LP|  PP|  PR|	    Contact	|  Notes|
      |________________________|_____|_____|_____|___________________|________|
      |	Firefox	Hardware      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	   Mechanical	      |	 1 |  1	|  0 |	John Hoppal	|	|
      |	   RFI & Hardware SIT |	 2 |  2	|  2 |	Tom Meyer	|	|
      |	   Class B/ STRIFE    |	 2 |  2	|  2 |	Tom Meyer	|	|
      |	   System Life Testing|	 0 |  10|  0 |	?		|	|
      |	   Safety	      |	 1 |  1	|  1 |	Jerry Blanz	|	|
      |	   System Turnon      |	 1 |  1	|  0 |	Mark Biegert	|	|
      |	   Spare	      |	 1 |  1	|  1 |	Craig Robinson	|	|
      |			      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	FSD Graphics Hardware |	 0 |  1	|  0 |	Dave Maitland	|	|
      |			      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	STO		      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	   Production Test    |	 0 |  10|  0 |	John Spencer	|    1	|
      |			      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	FSD Software	      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	   PDC		      |	 1 |  1	|  1 |	Dave Landers	|	|
      |	   HP-UX Port	      |	 1 |  2	|  0 |	Dave Landers	|	|
      |	   Systems Integration|	 0 |  1	|  0 |	Dave Landers	|	|
      |	   Windows	      |	 0 |  2	|  0 |	Joey Gersch	|	|
      |	   Graphics	      |	 0 |  2	|  0 |	Brad Sherwood	|	|
      |			      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	FSD Marketing	      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	   Manuals	      |	 0 |  1	|  0 |	Dave Deane	|	|
      |	   OEMs		      |	 0 |  3	|  5 |	Dave Deane	|	|
      |			      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	FSD Production	      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	   Test	Development   |	 0 |  1	|  0 |	Mike Myshatyn	|	|
      |	   Test	Beds	      |	 0 |  1	|  0 |	Mike Myshatyn	|	|
      |			      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	CSY Lab		      |	 0 |  ?	|  ? |	Gerry Gassman	|	|
      |			      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	CSY Marketing	      |	 0 |  ?	|  ? |	Jeff Byrne?	|	|
      |			      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	DSD Lab		      |	 0 |  4	|  0 |	Joe Mixsell	|	|
      |			      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	DSD Marketing	      |	 0 |  ?	|  ? |	Margaret Mykland|	|
      |			      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	IND		      |	   |	|    |			|	|
      |	   Data	Comm	      |	 0 |  3	|  0 |	Jim Beetem	|	|
      |	   Data	Base	      |	 0 |  ?	|  ? |	Scott Walecka	|	|
      |________________________|_____|_____|_____|___________________|________|

















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	   TTTTAAAABBBBLLLLEEEE 2222....  Firefox Proto Hardware Distribution (Cont)
	    __________________________________________________
	   |  User |  LP|  PP |	 PR |	  Contact    |	Notes|
	   |________|_____|______|______|_________________|________|
	   |	   |	|     |	    |		     |	     |
	   | CLL   |  0	|   2 |	  0 |  Jim Schultz   |	     |
	   |	   |	|     |	    |		     |	     |
	   | EPD   |	|     |	    |		     |	     |
	   |	CEO|  0	|   2 |	  0 |  Bill Haydamack|	     |
	   |	FEO|  0	|   1 |	  1 |  Danny Darr    |	     |
	   |	   |	|     |	    |		     |	     |
	   | BCD   |  0	|   1 |	  0 |  Bob Ward	     |	     |
	   |	   |	|     |	    |		     |	     |
	   | YCD   |  0	|   1 |	  0 |  Takeo Nagasaka|	     |
	   |________|_____|______|______|_________________|________|
	   | Total |  12|  57+|	 13+|		     |	     |
	   |________|_____|______|______|_________________|________|
       Notes:

	 1.  Doesn't need shells.








































