Brown, David R.

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Division 6 Limited Memo 6L-193. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing Barta building, display tubes, large-board display, staff transfers, and materials research. Present: J. W. Forrester, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, A. P. Kromer, J. C. Proctor, N. H. Taylor, and P. Youtz.

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-146. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing space in the Lexington Laboratories, the transistor section, advanced-development program, standards group and component laboratory, time schedule reports, and second sources of components for the FSQ-7 program. Present: J. W. Forrester, C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, A. P. Kromer, W. K. Linvill, J. C. Proctor, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser, and P. Youtz.

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-90. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing correction to minutes, computer demonstrations, trip to Endicott to evaluate magnetic drums, draft status of H. E. Anderson, E. E. department staff policies, and possible revision of the biweekly report. Present: Jay W. Forrester, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, H. Fahnestock, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser, P. Youtz.

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-35. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing the third shift for Whirlwind I, methods of speeding up the program other than adding men to the staff, responsibilities in magnetic work, and indoctrination program. Attending were: J. W. Forrester, C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, H. Fahnestock, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser, P. Youtz.

Scope and Contents Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-149. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing building for FSQ-7 (XD-1), quarterly progress report, visits to Canada, partitioning in Building B, IBM computation seminar in Endicott, construction of FSQ-7 (XD-1), advanced development, meeting with ADC on May 5, group 63 x-ray program, design of display system, planning for the duplex central, and staff salary review. Present: J. W. Forrester, C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, W. K....

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-96. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing biweekly report, badges and clearance, organization list, and non-staff wage review. Present: Jay W. Forrester, C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, H. Fahnestock, N. L. Taylor, P. Youtz, and J. B. Bennett (for item 1).

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-41. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing indoctrination, Whittemore space, test equipment committee, laboratory mail service, and telephones. Attending: C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, H. Fahnestock, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Weiser, P. Youtz.

Scope and Contents Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-150. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing quarterly progress report, planning and control office, staff salary review, rotary press for ferrite memory cores, General Ceramics, memory-core development at RCA, building 10 program, duplex central planning, and move to Lexington. Present: J. W. Forrester, C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, A. P. Kromer, J. C. Proctor, C. R. Wieser. For item 1, J. B. Bentett, for items 1 and 2, R. A....

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-97. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing IBM proposal for ferrite development, General Electric visit on May 21, staff vacations, organization list, Cape Cod system, plans for Building A, future central services in the Barta Building, and recruiting. Present: Jay M. Forrester, C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, H. Fahnestock, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser, and P. Youtz.

Scope and Contents Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-151. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing visit of Air Division commanders, visit to General Electric, duplex central planning report, tubes for FSQ-7, meeting with ADC and ADES during week of May 17, discussion of the Combat Operation Center with IBM, move to Lexington, Building F, travel, National Security Agency, and salary review. Present: J. W. Forrester, C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, A. P. Kromer, J. C. Proctor, N. H....

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-98. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing correction to the minutes of the May 18 meeting, mail service, ERA buffer drum, MTC operation, and Cape Cod Equipment. Present: J. W. Forrester, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, H. Fahnestock, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser, and P. Youtz.

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-43. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing form of minutes, Whittemore moves, staff transfers, telephones in Whittemore, ceramics laboratory, five-digit multiplier, and control room for WWI. Attending: J. W. Forrester, D. R. Brown, R. R. Everett, J. C. Proctor, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser and P. Youtz.

Scope and Contents Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-125. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing travel, IBM deferments, security, magnetic memory in WWI, IBM time schedules, receiving-tube program, January salary increases, October 29 demonstration, steering committee visit to IBM, speed and logical organization of AN/FSQ-7, drum and display system, Colorado Springs meeting during the week of November 2, movie, and core-testing program. Present: Jay W. Forrester, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, J. C....

Scope and Contents Division 6 Limited Memo 6L-171. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing proposed weekly SAGE system bulletin, installation and test of production AN/FSQ-7's, development engineering program proposed by IBM, AT&T proposal for DDT and DDR, Committee on Communications, subcontractor for AN/FSQ-7 engineering, Philco transistor development, delivery date for AN/FSQ-7 (XD-1), Building F, status of MTC, visitor sign-in procedure, Division 6 mechanical engineering service, and Division...

Scope and Contents Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-126. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing IBM time schedules, power supplies for AN/FSQ-7, organization for installation of AN/FSQ-7 (XD-1) in Lexington, use of classified document log, personnel, size of display tube, visit to Jacobs instrument, ADC visit on November 13, ferrite synthesis, visit to ERA, test equipment committee, speed and logical organization of AN/FSQ-7, telephone service to Poughkeepsie, drums and display system, morale at...

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-70. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing biweekly report, IBM attendance at Lincoln meetings, November 14 meetlng, magnetic materials, and attendance at Joint AIEE-IRE Computer Conference. Present: Jay W. Forrester, C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S, H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, H. Fahnestock, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser, P. Youtz.

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Division 6 Limited Memo 6L-172. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing delivery of AN/FSQ-7(XD-1), digital data transmitters and receivers, exhibit no. 17 for the direction center, installation and test planning, personnel handbook and security procedures, organization chart, and J. W. Forrester's visit to IBM. Present: J. W. Forrester, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, A. P. Kromer, J. C. Proctor, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser, and P. Youtz.

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-127. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing salary increases, IBM time schedules, duplex computer installations, charactron, November 17 ADA Meeting in New York, Colorado Springs, test equipment commitee, stepping registers, radar mappers, and air conditioning for AN/FSQ-7 (XD-1). Present: Jay W. Forrester, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, J. C. Proctor, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser, and P. Youtz.

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-71. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing air defense, budget, and vacuum tube reiiability. Present: Jay W. Forrester, C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, H. Fahnestock, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser, P. Youtz.

Scope and Contents Division 6 Limited Memo 6L-174. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing Division 6 offices, meeting on combined direction and combat centers, AN/FSQ-7 (XD-1) and (XD-2), Group 63 advance development, radar orientation, pine-grain data, petty cash, Hughes' visit on November 30, assistance from ADES, salary increase, administrative bulletin on admitting visitors, personnel, quarterly progress report, and IBM subcontract and development work. Present: J. W. Forrester, D. R. Brown, S....

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-128. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing possible move of MTC to Lexington, schedule in Poughkeepsie for week of November 30, visitor from Convair, Joint Computer Conference, and briefing and demonstration of Cape Cod System. Present: R. R. Everett, D. R. Brown, J. C. Prcctor, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser, and P. Youtz.

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-63. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing security, budget, test equipment maintenance and space, Lexington Laboratory and research assistants, Michigan trip, magnetic memory, and EE department seminars. Attending: C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, H. Fahnestock, N. H. Taylor, and P. Youtz.

Scope and Contents Division 6 Limited Memo 6L-168. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing Division 6 space, Air Force exhibit for the production system, direction center and combat center building plans, Group 63 memory cores, IBM memory core production, IBM ferrite research, IBM commercial advanced development, duplex central parts list, costs of replacements and improvements in AN/FSQ-7, areas of responsibility in the Lexington installation, travel, test equipment, and lamplight study group....

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Division 6 Limited Memo 6L-169. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing installation of production AN/FSQ-7's, AN/FSQ-7 display, IBM relations and Building F, antiaircraft, direction center building plans, subcontract by IBM for AN/FSQ-7 design, and AN/FSQ-7 (XD-1). Present: J. W. Forrester, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, A. P. Kromer, J. C. Proctor, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Weiser, P. Youtz, and for item 7, J. A. O'Brien.

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-67. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing vacuum tube reliability, magnetic cores, comment on November 14 meeting, status of IBM contract, report on 701 computer, time schedule for WWII, and Joint Division 2 and 6 meetings. Present: Jay W. Forrester, C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, H. Fahnestock, N. H. Taylor, C. R. Wieser, P. Youtz.

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Division 6 Limited Memo 6L-170. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing future meetings, layout of production direction centers, delivery and engineering scheduled at IBM, Division 6 advanced development, and Division 6 space. Present: J. W. Forrester, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, A. P. Kromer, J. C. Proctor, N. H. Taylor, and C. R. Wieser.

Scope and Contents Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-124. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing ADC visit during the week of October 12, South Truro radar, plans for demonstration of the Cape Cod System on October 29, information for IBM administration, ADA visit on October 27, IBM core testing program, AN/FSQ-7 display, security, ferrite research and development at IBM, IBM time schedules, and AN/FSQ-7 tube program. Present: Jay W. Forrester, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, J. C. Proctor,...

Scope and Contents Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-123. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing AN/FSQ-7 (XD-1) installation and IBM responsibilities, personnel, standards, briefing and demonstration of Cape Cod System for FSQ-7 design engineers, ADC visit during the week of October 12, visit to Jacobs Instrument, Cape Cod demonstration on October 29, seminar on transition system, buildings for AN/FSQ-7 (XD-1) visit to 701's, and new time for group leaders' meetings. Missing Page 1: full agenda,...

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Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-59. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing third shift, meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board, IBM, space, magnetic cores, and visitors. Attending: D.R. Brown, S. H. Dodd. R. R. Everett, N. H. Taylor, C R. Wieser, P. Youtz and H. Fahnestock.

Scope and Contents Project Whirlwind Limited Memo L-119. Minutes of weekly group leader meeting discussing research assistants, staff candidate, applications program, general engineering group, installation in Building A, Whittemore Building conference room, WWI memory, quarterly progress report, technicians, Lincoln Laboratory seminar, motion picture on computer applications, and possible move for memory test computer. Present: J. W. Forrester, C. W. Adams, D. R. Brown, S. H. Dodd, R. R. Everett, J. C....