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r <br />TO: Mayor & Council <br />FROM: Don Brager, Finance Director <br />c <br />DATE: November 1, 1989 <br />SUBJECT: Purchase of Personal Computer <br />The purchase of a personal computer and software for the <br />Accounting Clerk was included in the 1989 Budget. The amount <br />budgeted was 36,000. A personal computer was purchased for <br />$1,493 which resulted in the purchase being under budget by <br />S4,507. This savings was due to the purchase of a p c clone <br />rather than a dame brand model and by not purchasing a as one that was not being used by Parks & Recreation couldbe <br />used instead of purchasing a new one. In addition 32,500 that <br />was budgeted for investment analysis software has not been <br />expended. Thus, $7,007 is available for further expenditure. <br />Staff proposes to use those unexpended funds to purchase a <br />new personal computer and a laser printer for the Finance <br />Director. <br />The present personal computer used by the Finance Director <br />is a %T model, which is the first model of personal computer <br />to be put on the market with a hard disk drive. It has a <br />processor that is three generations old compared to models being <br />sold today. As a consequence it has very slow processing speeds <br />and is not well suited to large financial models, such as the <br />City budget. A personal computer with an 80386 prooessor is <br />needed to efficiently process financial data. In addition a <br />laser printer is proposed to produce better quality graphics for <br />the budget and other financial documents and presentations. <br />Staff obtained quotes from three firms on the personal computer. <br />They are as follows: <br />1) 2eos International $3,807.00 <br />2) Wahl & Wahl 3,924.00 <br />3) Northgate Computer Systems 3,374.00 <br />Staff recommends purchase of the computer from Norhtgate <br />Computer Systems. <br />Staff has also obtained three quotes on a Hewlitt-Packard <br />Laseriet IIP printer. This is a new model and is considered a <br />personal Laser printer as compared to their previous models <br />which are more heavy duty and designed for intense use by <br />word processing personnel. The quotes obtained are as follows: <br />1) <br />2) <br />Wahl <br />Dodd <br />& Wahl <br />Technical Supply <br />S1,162 .00 <br />3) <br />Entre <br />Computer Systems <br />1,162.00 <br />1,049.00 <br />