http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/9bf5fff680db31f94d9468971b9ba79d.pdf 84e370d3d84c94c9dc7f5d2b40bd0aa8 PDF Text Text A rv‘vvr ImWr—V 1w-|"‘ a." Mr. P. TO: Mas FROM: SUBJECT: . -m vw—wrwng,yn—- ru—l "-rmra— N. ,........ . ~ ”w... ,.._.,...,.v‘.-n,._,wwy.- . , -gvm~.rvywnrv-. m ...—r— —' » vac-x- Terri, Purchasing DATE: September 24, 1970 Pink. H.D. Contract with Hydrosystens, In June PG 0505442 negotiated a contract with Compro-Hydrosystens to purchase a printer for our IBM 1300 system. The purchase price was defined in relation to the compatibility with the remaining components of the 1300 systea. In order to assure this coapliance to the equip-out description. we added that the contract would be operative only if the software was fully coepatible with our system. During the sue-er, various coauunications between the aanufacturer‘s staff and our own suggested incoapatibilities in software. 0n Septeeber 16, 1970 they indicated that proper functioning according to their contract would require an additional expenditure of 33,000 and sons indefinite delays in eating the systems coapatible. we On September 18, Dr. Shapiro, at no request notified Hydrosystens (Hr. spadefine) that the revised contract proposal was unacceptable. I requested cancellation of the contract that day with the understanding that the terns, both in tine and cost, would not be set. Hydrosysteas re-opened negotiations today (Septeaber 23) by indicating that they were able to sect the contract as specified in June (without the prograa changes). This was unacceptable and Mr. Spadefino then indicated we would be liable for cancellation cut’ 0 wwwv-r- www- n-wa ,— A: ,. wwwmmahmw 'm pave It is clear that the discussions of August and early Septeaber, culminating in the revised contract represented a renegotiation of contract (as of 9/16] which we did not accept (9/18) and which were not acceptable today (9/23). Neither a cancellation penalty nor a request to fulfill the contract without additional costs are acceptable at this time. Our cancellation is not based on the price alone. but on the determination that the software problees were significantly greater Addendua. initially stated. than Wzkt cc: 1. B. Schwarta (Ref. 41-382—‘) Mr. T. Bannon � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Tozzi, P. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-024-8-401 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence