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␈↓␈↓¬S␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305
␈↓∧Telephone 415-321-2300, ext. 4202␈↓
1April 2, 1974
␈↓Mr. John J. Ducey
␈↓Resident Representative, O.N.R.
␈↓Room 165, Durand Building
␈↓Stanford University
␈↓Stanford, California 94305
␈↓␈↓αSubject:␈↓␈α
Capital␈α
Equipment␈α
Fabrication␈α
(Contract␈α
DAHC15-73-C-0435)
␈↓␈↓αReferences:␈↓
␈↓1.␈α
L.␈α
Earnest␈α
(Stanford),␈α
"Computer␈α
Equipment␈α
Purchase␈α
(SD-183␈α
Capital␈α
Equipment",␈α
letter␈αto
␈↓DSS-W,␈α
27␈α
March␈α
1973.
␈↓2.␈α R.␈αW.␈α
Beard␈α(ARPA),␈α"Approval␈αof␈α
ADPE␈αPurchase␈α--␈αARPA␈α
Order␈α457",␈αmemo␈αfor␈α
Director,
␈↓IPT,␈α
15␈α
May␈α
1973.
␈↓Dear␈α
Mr.␈α
Ducey:
␈↓This␈αis␈αa␈αrequest␈α
for␈αapproval␈αto␈αfabricate␈α
a␈αmechanical␈αarm␈αand␈α
a␈αcomputer␈αmemory␈αinterface␈α
at
␈↓a␈α∞total␈α∞cost␈α∞of␈α∞$22,000.␈α∞ These␈α∞items␈α
are␈α∞required␈α∞to␈α∞perform␈α∞the␈α∞subject␈α∞contract␈α∞(ARPA␈α
order
␈↓number␈α
2494),␈α∞but␈α
the␈α∞University␈α
is␈α
unable␈α∞to␈α
provide␈α∞funds␈α
from␈α
its␈α∞own␈α
resources␈α∞to␈α
procure
␈↓them.␈α
There␈α
are␈α
su≠cient␈α
funds␈α
available␈α
under␈α
the␈α
existing␈α
contract␈α
to␈α
cover␈α
these␈α
costs.
␈↓α␈↓ ¬hMechanical Arm
␈↓In␈α
order␈α
to␈α
carry␈α
out␈α
advanced␈α
automation␈α
research,␈α
we␈α
require␈α
a␈α
second␈α
electric␈α
arm␈α
similar␈α
to
␈↓the␈α∞one␈α
designed␈α∞and␈α
built␈α∞here␈α
earlier␈α∞by␈α
Victor␈α∞Scheinman.␈α
It␈α∞is␈α
to␈α∞be␈α
used,␈α∞for␈α∞example,␈α
in
␈↓experimental␈α∩two-handed␈α∩assembly␈α∩tasks,␈α∩such␈α∩as␈α∩the␈α∩installation␈α∩of␈α∩a␈α∩hinge.␈α∩ There␈α∪are␈α∩no
␈↓suitable␈α
arms␈α
available␈α
commercially.␈α
The␈α
cost␈α
of␈α
this␈α
item␈α
is␈α
about␈α
$8,000.
␈↓α␈↓ ¬↑Memory Interface
␈↓A␈α⊃computer␈α⊃memory␈α⊃interface␈α⊃is␈α⊃needed␈α⊂to␈α⊃connect␈α⊃our␈α⊃recently-acquired␈α⊃Intel␈α⊃MOS␈α⊂memory
␈↓(3*65K*18␈α
bits,␈α
500␈α
ns␈α
cycle)␈α
to␈α
other␈α
elements␈α
of␈α
the␈α
Realtime␈α
system.␈α
Approval␈α
for␈αacquisition␈α
of
␈↓the␈αbasic␈αelements␈αof␈αthis␈αsystem␈αwas␈αrequested␈αand␈αapproved␈αunder␈αour␈αearlier␈αcontract␈α(SD-183,
␈↓see␈αReferences␈α1␈αand␈α2).␈α The␈αsystem␈αhas␈αbeen␈αpartially␈αassembled␈αusing␈αa␈αsimple␈α␈↓↓ad␈αhoc␈↓␈αmemory
␈↓interface␈α
that␈α
permits␈α
access␈α
to␈α
part␈α
of␈α
the␈α
memory.
␈↓␈↓αMr. John J. Ducey␈↓
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␈↓The␈αmemory␈αinterface␈αis␈αto␈αinclude␈αerror␈αdetection/correction␈αcapability␈αand␈αwill␈αhave␈αan␈αe≥ective
␈↓bandwidth␈αexceeding␈α200␈αmillion␈αbits/second.␈α It␈αwill␈αinterface␈α3␈αmemory␈αmodules␈α(expandable␈αto
␈↓8)␈αto␈α4␈αdevices␈α(expandable␈αto␈α8).␈α There␈αis␈αno␈αcommercially␈αavailable␈αequipment␈αperforming␈αthis
␈↓function,␈α
so␈α
we␈α
must␈α
fabricate␈α
it.␈α
Total␈α
cost␈α
is␈α
estimated␈α
at␈α
$14,000.
␈↓Forms␈α
DD1419␈α
are␈α
enclosed␈α
for␈α
DIPEC␈α
clearence␈α
on␈α
the␈α
memory␈α
interface.
␈↓Sincerely,
␈↓Lester D. Earnest
␈↓Executive O≠cer
␈↓cc:␈α
S.␈α
Crocker,␈α
A.␈α
Blue␈α
(ARPA)