Minutes of the SIPB Meeting of 17 March 1980

	The meeting was called to order at 19:32 by archy.

	In attendance were Richard Soley, BSG, archy, BARMAR, CAH,
		NAHA, CWH, DCP, Jay Patton, DPC, HGA, WER, CRD,
		JSL, c|, Charity, Shawn, KHS, GMP, ALAN, Gonzo, and ZRM.
	
		Late were:  RLL, GHuber, ACW, J9, CBF, EAK, and RDM.

	The minutes of the previous meeting were read and accepted.
		GHuber and RDM came in at this point.

	***User Interrupt***
	Webber, Neil, $100, has been autoed/rejected, for writing a
		paper for the National Bureau of Standards (for which
		he has already been paid.)  Motion to give: passes.

		ACW and J9 came in at this point.

	Moseley, Jeanine (J9), known loser, no amount, for text
		editing a paper based on (but not) her thesis.  Given
		$-. (She can use her existing account.)

	Treasurer's Report:  Telephone bills are on the board.  We
		have spent $4195 so far this month.  Student was about
		75% of this.

	Chairman's Report:  The chairman had a meeting with Chris
		Wheeler (of the SCC) today; unfortunately Chris didn't
		show up.  The chairman spoke to him briefly, however;
		no consequences yet.  RLL, EAK, and CBF came in at
		this point.

	Office Report:  An unidentified CBF has appeared in the
		office.  There was a motion to banish him to
		California, affective tomorrow.  Passes.  The manual
		racks were fixed up by CAH and ALAN.  A new office
		manual is on the board - comment on it.  ZRM completed
		a new Multics Rates Chart - it is a win.  ALAN and
		archy got new carpet for the loft; it was paid for
		(and is a gift from) ALAN.

	Computer Services:  We have a delivery date for Multics
		hardware: May 9, (1980).  For details on the hardware,
		see GMP.  We still haven't gotten a 128 record dir for
		Student; Student hit 64 records this week.  There are
		5 or 6 slots left on the project.  Soley and Gonzo
		might teach some informal classes in CMS and VS1 for
		those who want to be able to help lusers with simple
		questions.  Our nbdd is again almost full; we need to
		pare it down.

	Telecommunications Report:  There was a terminal meeting.  The
		conclusion was that we should buy the HP2648A.  There
		was a long discussion about the various terminals we
		have seen.  We will be voting on which terminal to buy
		two weeks from tonight, at the meeting, 31 March 1980.
		The Random House terminal area has been cleaned up
		(according to the Random House desk); NAHA & RLL are
		following up (calling it in).  CWH spoke to JLK about
		the keyboard problem; JLK says he will give us a new
		model keyboard for free.  Some groups with terminals
		not covered by our contract are having problems.

	Publications Report:  The NUMS are ready at C.W.Beane's.  They
		need to be picked up.  FinBoard might pay for our
		publications some time soon.

	Publicity Report:  We spent $20 for a slide this weekend; it
		seemed to be a win.  We have "Don't Type Anything
		Twice Twice" posters; the Institute needs to be
		postered!  The FINAL writeup for Hotogamit is on the
		board; this is your last chance to comment.  c| has
		been speaking to the TCA about our listing.

	Other:  Multics network mail will be flakey for a while.  One
		of the phones in the office doesn't like to hold on
		7789; it needs to be fixed.  The office phones should
		stop being hacked so that we CAN call NET for repairs.
		On the floating agenda:
		ALAN brought up that we should try to have better
		relations with 6-030.  More people should add
		themselves to FRIENDS-OF-6-030 (ALAN will add most of
		SIPB to FRIENDS-OF-6-030).  Consultant.SIPB will also
		be added.  This is all happening because of an
		incredibly brain damaged problem set (#5) which was
		just assigned.
		There was some flamage about the fact that we no
		longer put up the Job Placements Office's monthly
		posters.  The office opinion was that we didn't really
		need to put them up, since there are many around.  We
		should call Job Placement and tell them that we don't
		put there posters up.
		Fred (the guy who we are taking on as a work-study
		student) sent in a pile of forms for us to complete:
		ACW took care of them.

	Applications: 
	Campbell, Rod, $50, to continue working on microprocessor
		simulators he has written.  (He spent most of the
		money he already had in reading in the tapes of the
		programs he already has).  Motion to give: passes.

	Costenoble, Steven, $40, for papers for 24.231 (over the auto
		limit) Motion to give: Passes.

	Finn, Russell S., $40, for writing papers for 24.403 (over the
		auto limit).  Motion to give: Passes.

	Hensley, Karen F, $100, to finish text editing for three
		classes: was approved by EC vote.

		$1185 Student, $0 ECS; $1185 total autoed.
		$0 Coop
		$100 by EC vote.
		$190 by meeting.
		Total: $1475 (not including Coop).

	Other Other:  The first two Course 6 LispMachines have been
		moved; one is working, another is not.  c| is going to
		California next week.  She will be bringing RK back
		with her.  DCP reports a Monteverdi concert by the
		Harvard/Radcliffe Musicuum Colliquim, with the
		original instruments (of 1610).  A new office frob was
		created by Gonzo during the meeting.  There will be a
		postering of the Institute right after this meeting.
		Some random high school students showed up this week
		and asked for time; they were sent to HSSP.  archy's
		terminal's bug has been found.  Elder Frankston was
		married this last week.  Middle was there.  Younger
		was there.  BSG was there.  Today is JMB's birthday.
		Only 200 more shopping days until Beethoven's
		birthday.  Tomorrow is St. NAHA's day.  There is paper
		folding tonight at 7 P.M.

	The meeting was adjourned at 21:52
 
          Minutes taken and submitted by Richard Mark Soley.