CONTACTS 
0201 - Tote-a-lap                         415 578 1901 fax 1914
020101 - Mr. Hector Soto; Sales Department
020102 - Mr. Manny Manapat; Sales Department  =Telephone/fax
0202 - Toshiba America, Inc.              714 730 5000
020201 - Mr. Kevin Name; Toshiba Asseccories   =800 959 4100

SUBJECTS
Laptop Computer, to demonstrate SDS
Presentation Tools, e.g. Color
Notebook Computer
Hard Disk upgrade 213 MB, 930129
RAM upgrade to 20 MB

0707 -    ..
0708 - Summary/Objective
0709 -
070901 - Follow up work at ref SDS 4 line 35.  Called Tot-A-Lap.  They said
070902 - they no longer sell or support notebook computers.
070903 -
070904 - Tried called Toshiba direct.  Got a special number for accessories,
070905 - and another number for upgrading the hard disk.
070906 -
070907 - Decided not to do this for now.
070908 -
070909 -
0710 -
0711 -
0712 - Analysis
0713 -
071301 - We need about 340M of hard disk storage.  It would also be nice to
071302 - have a faster processor and another 4 - 8 M of RAM.  The cost of
071303 - upgrading just the hard disk, including shipping is about $1,200.
071304 - The cost of upgrading the RAM is about $1,000, so the total would be
071305 - $2,200.
071306 -
071307 -      We can buy a new machine with the capacity for about $4K, and can
071308 -      likely sell our unit for about $2K, so for roughly the cost of
071309 -      upgrading our existing notebook, we can get a faster processor
071310 -      and a new machine.
071311 -
071312 -
071313 - The initial purpose of the upgrade is to support the demonstration to
071314 - Dinwiddi next Wednesday.  I want to show the work done for DNRC in
071315 - 1988, 1989, then again in 1991 and 1992.  It is difficult and time
071316 - consuming to configure the current disk to do this.  The advantage of
071317 - having a larger disk is in being able to simply make everything on
071318 - one machine the same as on the other other.
071319 -
071320 - It appears feasible to accomplish the work to upgrade the disk, in
071321 - time to meet for the meeting with Dinwiddi next Wednesday.  I should
071322 - get the computer back on Tuesday, and can configure it that day, then
071323 - go to the meeting the next day.
071324 -
071325 - There is only about a 20% chance of making a sale, and/or getting an
071326 - assignment with Dinwiddi that would pay for the investment.  I was
071327 - able to interest Mark Liew without having all of the data, but he is
071328 - disposed toward automated solutions.  He believes Steve is similarly
071329 - inclined, and if so, what worked for Mark should work for Steve as
071330 - well.  Therefore, this particular opportunity does not really seem to
071331 - justify the expense.
071332 -
071333 -
071334 - Alternatively, I can try to transfer just the work on the Broadwater
071335 - projects.
071336 -
071337 -
071338 -
0714 -
0715 -
0716 - 0830 Talked to Kevin
0717 -
071701 - Can upgrade the memory from 12M, by adding
071702 -
071703 -                  Toshiba Direct          Laptop Solutions
071704 -
071705 -             16 M       $999                $995
071706 -             32 M      $2999
071707 -
071708 -
071709 - Kevin said we have to call another firm for upgrading the hard disk:
071710 -
071711 -
071712 -               Laptop Solutions    800 683 6839
071713 -
071714 -
071715 - Called and talked to Sandra.
071716 -
071717 - She said we can get following upgrades
071718 -
071719 -                  Capacity    Price
071720 -
071721 -                    212       $ 849
071722 -                    250       $ 995
071723 -                    340       $1095
071724 -                    523       $1495
071725 -
071726 -
071727 -    Warranty on the work is for 1 year parts and labor.
071728 -
071729 -    The work will require 48 hours.  They will ship the unit back the
071730 -    day after they receive it.  We will get it back depending upon the
071731 -    shipping method we choose.
071732 -
071733 -                 Priority overnight     $75
071734 -                 2nd day air            $48
071735 -
071736 -
071737 - I asked about credit for the existing memory and hard disk.  Sandra
071738 - put Bill on the line.  Bill said Laptop Solutions will return all used
071739 - parts.  It has no market for them to provide a credit.  Laptop Solu-
071740 - tions charges $195 to configure the used 120 MB hard disk into a
071741 - separate case that can be used for supplemental storage with a
071742 - connection through the parallel port.
071743 -
071744 - I gave Bill the information they need for marketing survey, about our
071745 - firm.
071746 -
071747 -
071748 - If we decide to proceed with the upgrade I will call them back.  They
071749 - will fax a form we need to fill out to ship with the unit, using the
071750 - following control number:
071751 -
071752 -                           0427-BF
071753 -
071754 -
071755 - Dealer Referal    800 457 7777
071756 -
071757 -     International Micronet Systems, Inc.     415 399 1111
071758 -     111 Pine Street
071759 -
071760 -     Office Depot                                 243 4128
071761 -     855 Harrison Street
071762 -
071763 -
071764 -     Microage Computer Centers                    393 9600
071765 -     130 Sansome Street
071766 -
071767 -     Bay Area Computers
071768 -     130 Sansome Street
071769 -
071770 -     Computown
071771 -
071772 -
071773 -
071774 -
0718 -
0719 -
0720 - 0958 called Bay Area Computers                393 9600
0721 -
072101 - Talked to Paul
072102 -
072103 - He initially said they can install a 340 MB upgrade disk for $750.  I
072104 - was ready to accept this price, when he said he wanted to check with
072105 - their technician.  He came back on line and said the $750 price was
072106 - for the 212 MB upgrade.
072107 -
072108 - Paul then quoted following:
072109 -
072110 -           Toshiba   1950CT                          $3399
072111 -
072112 -              DX2 40, 4 MB RAM, 320 MB HD with 8.5" screen.
072113 -
072114 -    Paul thought the screen on the 1950CT is smaller than for the
072115 -    T4400c, but I measured my screen and found it is 8.5"  He said
072116 -    Toshiba has a new computer coming on the market that will have a
072117 -    9.5" screen.
072118 -
072119 -
072120 - They do not take trade-ins, but suggested I call following to get a
072121 - price for the used Toshiba.
072122 -
072123 -         Used Computer Store              510 548 8686
072124 -
072125 -
072126 -
072127 -
0722 -
0723 -
0724 - 1149 Rita called back
0725 -
072501 - She said our Toshiba Notebook computer is too expensive for her to
072502 - sell to her customers, who are seeking bargains.  She would not
072503 - indicate the approximate re-sell value of our machine.
072504 -
072505 -
072506 -
0726 -