@TITLE = PROPOSAL TO ACME INSURANCE CORPORATION

@HEAD LEVEL 1 = Corporate Training

The Corporate Training department has identified an objective to redesign 
and reformat over 9000 pages of textual and graphic information which 
constitutes the company's training documentation elements. In addition 
to redesigning this substantial amount of information, the department 
will also add new sections to the current training curriculum. The 
training documentation is currently available in a variety of media, 
mostly on much copied papers. The documentation is somewhat out of 
date since the collection of materials dates back ten years. According 
to the Corporate Director of Training, there is no orderly fashion 
or design for this information. The corporation has hired a consultant, 
Ms. Joan Belden who has designed a specific format and process for 
the training documentation. Ms. Belden will become a member of the 
Acme Insurance staff to coordinate the processes of rewriting the 
documentation.

Currently, there is an in-house printing and type-setting shop. Because 
of delays and priorities, the training department does not have ready 
access to this facility. Due to the size and nature of this project, 
a decision has been made to evaluate departmental or work-group desk-top 
publishing solutions specifically for the training facility. Having 
an departmental facility for documentation will give the training 
operation the following benefits:

@BULLET = Fast turn-around time without having to depend on another 
corporate department to print documentation.

@BULLET = Ability to make immediate changes and update training modules.

@BULLET = Ability to use already installed Personal Computers and 
Word Processing equipment in association with the new publishing equipment.

@BULLET = Ability to incorporate the new machinery directly into the 
day-to-day operations of the department.<$&Cap1[v]>

@HEAD LEVEL 2 = The TXN Solution

It is the recommendation of TXN Corporation that Acme Insurance consider 
the 3544 graphic workstation as the input terminal for the redesign/reformat 
processes in the training facility. TXN was the first company to 
offer this unique type of workstation. In 1976, we introduced the 
9967 professional computer which had the power of combining textual 
and graphic elements on the same screen. Now, ten years later, after 
many modifications and refinements of our original technology, we 
are proud to introduce the 3544 Professional Workstation for publishing 
applications.

TXN now offers a variety of configurations for the 3544. The Zeus 
series offers a standalone 3544 in concert with a TXN 4045 desktop 
laser printer. This system can grow as your needs grow. You can 
connect three 3544 workstations, or other personal computers to the 
laser printer through an interface device. All loaded software is 
integrated and TXN's icon technology gives any operator the freedom 
to <169>point and click<170> with an optical mouse. Changing applications 
and calling up works-in-progress are much easier than in MS-DOS based 
systems. All TXN 3544 workstations offer an optional MS-DOS IBM compatible 
co-processing environment. The following is TXN's validations for 
the use of The Zeus series as a very viable solution:

@BULLET = Because TXN offers a window on the MS-DOS environment, Acme 
Insurance would not have to re-key some blocks of training documentation 
that exist on other disk media. In addition, operators should consider 
using simple inexpensive word processing programs on personal computers 
to input any new textual data. When this data is in final draft form, 
the media can be transferred to the 3544, where final formatting would 
begin.

@BULLET = Since the 3544 understands many MS-DOS applications programs 
like dBase and Lotus 1-2-3; graphs, spreadsheets, and data base reports 
can be integrated into any training documentation. This solution 
offers truly flawless electronic <169>cut-and-paste<170> techniques.

@BULLET = The 3544 product offers price/performance value that would 
allow new equipment placements without a significant outlay of funds.

@BULLET = The system is truly user-friendly and offers a complete 
electronic desktop. The operating environment stimulates the imagination, 
which adds significantly to productivity within the work-group. 

@BULLET = The integrated software environment allows ease-of-operation 
in keeping track of all processes of the reformatting cycle. Acme 
Insurance may customize any desktop specifically for the requirements 
at hand.