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DIALNET

%7A Computer Communication Study




%3proposal submitted to


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National Science Foundation
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Washington, D.C. 20550



by


Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
%7Stanford University
%3Stanford, California 94305




%7August 1978
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Research Proposal Submitted to the National Science Foundation
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Proposed Amount ≤≤$95,996≥ Proposed Effective Date ≤≤1 July 1977≥ Proposed Duration ≤≤18 months≥
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Title ≤≤Dialnet: a Computer Communication Study≥
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Principal Investigator:\Submitting Institution:
  ≤≤Professor John McCarthy≥\  ≤≤Stanford University≥
  Soc. Sec. No. ≤≤558-30-4793≥\  Department ≤≤Computer Science Department≥
\  Branch ≤≤School of Humanities and Sciences≥
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Make grant to ≤≤         Leland Stanford Junior University          ≥
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Endorsements:
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Name\≤≤John McCarthy     ≥\≤≤Edward A. Feigenbaum ≥\≤≤                     ≥
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The aim of the project is the same as that of our previous
proposal a copy of which is included as appendix A.

Up to July 1978, one year into the grant period, the following had
been accomplished:

1. We have conferred with individuals and groups on our plans, as follows.
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Vint Cerf, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Sandy Fraser, et al, Bell Telephone Laboratories
Chris Ryland, Columbia University
Stu Wecker, et al, Digital Equipment Corporation
Michael Blasgen, IBM
David Moon, Ken Pogran, MIT
Glenn Richart, National Institutes of Health
Geoff Goodfellow, SRI International
about the form the protocols should take.  We believe we can satisfy
all reasonable requirements if not all reasonable tastes.

2. The following protocols exist in draft form and are included as
appendices B thru D of this proposal.  The basic line protocol is
described in Appendix B.  The mail protocol is described in Appendix
C.  The virtual terminal protocol is described in Appendix D.

3. Modems have been acquired and installed at the Stanford Artificial
Intelligence Laboratory and at the Stanford Low-Overhead Time-sharing
System.
We have chosen the Bell System 1200-1200 full duplex protocol for
the modems and have purchased Vadic modems meeting this standard.

4. The basic line transmission protocols have been programmed and
revised once in the light of that experience and reprogrammed.

We hope to implement the basic protocols at LOTS and at the AI Lab
and have experimental mail transmission by the end of summer.

The biggest unknown is whether operating systems will be able
to sustain the 1200 baud transmission rate without buffer
overflow.  If not, some sort of micro-processor front end for
Dialnet may be required by many of them.

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.app Budget

Two years beginning 1 January 1979.

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                            	 Man	1 Jan.'79 to	   1 Jan.'80 to
                               	Months	31 Dec.'79	   31 Dec.'80
A. SALARIES AND WAGES

   1.Senior Personnel
      Professor John McCarthy	   1	  - - -	              - - -
      Principal Investigator (5%)

      Lester Earnest (10%) 	   2	 $3,689		     $1,955
      Res. Scientist & Lecturer

   2..Other Personnel

      a.Programmer
        Marc Crispin (100%)       	  7,806	              4,137

      b.Student Research Assistants
        Acad. yr. 50%, Sum. 100%	  7,155		      4,550

      c.Support Personnel

        Secretary (10%)		 	  1,160		        615

	Electronic Technician (15%)	  2,226		      1,180
					 ______		     ______

      Total Salaries and Wages		 26,329		     16,987


B. STAFF BENEFITS  	         	  5,221		      3,488
   9/1/76 to 8/31/77:19%
   9/1/77 to 8/31/78:20%
   9/1/78 to 8/31/79:20.8%		 ______              ______        

C. TOTAL SALARIES, WAGES,
   AND STAFF BENEFITS            	 31,550		     20,475

D. PERMANENT EQUIPMENT
   2 computer-Dataphone interfaces	  4,000

E. EXPENDABLE SUPPLIES              	  1,000			500
   & EQUIPMENT(e.g., copying,
   office supplies,postage,
   freight,consulting,honoraria)

F. TRAVEL                         	  1,300                 700

G. PUBLICATION COSTS                	    500                 500

H. COMPUTER COSTS			  - - -		      - - -

I. OTHER COSTS
   Telephone                        	    200                 100
					 ______		     ______

J. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (C through I)	 39,470		     22,755

K. INDIRECT COSTS			 20,573		     13,198
   58% of (J less D)			 ------		     ------

L. TOTAL COSTS (J plus K)		$60,043		    $35,953
					-------		    -------

Total Budget (eighteen months)				    $95,996
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