Richard William Weiland Papers

Monday morning, May 23

So I read from about 2:30 or 3 till 4. Then lunch then exercise. Then gas, etc. Talk w/ Peddle a bit. Then clean up & head for Santa Fe w/ Chip. We had good talk en route. About his moving out to Cal. What if I weren't going? What if I were staying here? Resolved he would start looking for job. He sort of wants to stay in laser research, but may change.

Ate dinner at Ramada Inn (expensive $16) and went to Senate. Still a nice place to go but it sure wouldn't be wo/ Chip. Then he drove home.

Next day church at 9:30. Movie ~ Renaissance. Then breakfast & I have to go get listing for Chuck. Good dump. Then ~ 12:45 to Chips & out to read till 3. Then just sit & think. Then lunch at Silviano's. Then 60 minutes + Ben Hur. Good movie. Then dinner at Church's. Then to bed. Good weekend - read, was spiritual, somewhat fun, good & relaxing. Thoughtful. Hm lacking [?] . & Cal more now.

Wednesday, May 25

On Monday May 23 felt I had a few hours of time to myself as I'd work overtime Friday aft from 3-7 and did not have this included in pay.

So I thought about what was happening w/ EDITX. Do I want to maybe sell outright to RM. I thought no after Tuesday. The big thing I considered was who might buy it. I considered different aspects then worked Monday aft & saw Hello Dolly that night at Chips. Then Tuesday morning, I started thinking again. My conclusion was that I would really like to work for myself + profit by it, but I don't want great responsibility at this time in my life, such as responsiblity for the employment of others, etc. I also considered the fact that I don't want to control that much now. If I had a lot of money,

all I would do is save it because I don't want to be involved in great ventures right now. I am young & I want to play now. However, I would like to get myself into a profiting position so that I would be in charge of myself, and would have right whatever money I did make. So I decided it would be right for me to draw up the summary chart on EDITX which APS wants.

So I took off to the ABQ Library to do that. I drew it up, then headed for Lunch. When I got back, I started to ask myself about all the time I have spent not on EDITX. I still believed as I did last year that everything through Apr of 76 was as it should be. Then I realized that Apr 15 to Apr 15, 77 was really a year, a productive year. An important time for me. I realized this much more

strongly than in the past. I realized that the first nine months were very busy and spent pro uSoft about 51 or 52 hours a week. If it had been any less during the summer I could have make the mistake of committing to stay with MicroSoft. There was a lot to get done and I learned a lot, had a lot of good experiences and got it all done by Dec vacation when I wrote it up. Then Winter 1/4 I finished the year end everything up and decided where I wanted to work & tried a few other places (Xerox). All fall I spent a good part of time like 2 or 3 half days a week on EDX and myself and made as much progress as I felt I ought to. Winter quarter I worked only 40 hrs/week and then spent the rest

of the time on myself. this was possible after I firmly decided I would not be staying on with MicroSoft.

So that full year was important. I will not reap any profit from it but I did learn a lot, made mistakes and did not have to pay for them. The only income I can I say I really produced was OSI, Commo, & GE. The rest, like APL & Fortran, I was not associated with. I moved ahead & learned lots, made quite a bit of money. Had a great time socially, except maybe in the summer but I had to work hard then.

If I had done that year on EDITX stuff I may have blown it completely. Maybe I still have a chance. I was able to try a lot of different things, and do grass roots business too.

So that year is done. I have spent the first

two weeks of this 1/4 getting a new job + orienting to it and the last three weeks on busy things that had to get done.

So Monday and Tuesday I worked 3 half days for MicroSoft and 2 for Myself and 1 was pleasure (Dolly). I will be paid for 4 half days for uSoft because of the extra work I did beyond 20 hrs overtime in the last pay period. I did a day of 6502 + 1/2 day on deposition.

I spent 1/2 day on my selling EDX outright plus my idea of not wanting too much personal responsibility no. I also spent 1/2 day on my work for APS and on my finalizing the last year in my own mind.

So I am going well I think. This morning I spent on personal stuff, washing, bills, errands, this writing, gas, food, etc. So carry on now.

Wednesday night, May 25

I went to work by 2:30. Stayed till 5:30. Just did software. Interesting bug in FRMEVL. Then went to spa. Thought out bug. Then realized what I say below. Then back to MS after dinner. Wrote bday card to Dad mailed it; substantiate bug fix. Then Mines came & talked till 10:30.

I realized that the only thing I'm gaining is that I'm moving to LA at an early age. There is nothing clear on the horizon there for me. But I am very certain that is where I am going. If it turns out that I could have waited a few years, then I've made a mistake. But I don't think that will happen. So I am following that drive out to LA & hopefully other significant things will occur. Ryan Mc & EDITX to start.

Lastly, It looks to me like the deposition will be a review of my mgt of MSoft. It is now past my YEAR and I will enjoy doing it. Then off to Cal. Will learn a lot. END

Satday May 28

Thursday morning I spent on EDITX ref guide, was on my way at 9:15 went to Dataco. Rather expensive. Took drive to Old town arriving ~ 10. Thought about things till ~ 11.

Realized what it is I have besides a good education, good general background, etc., good work experience in computers, etc. I have a thing called EDITX. The program is valuable on Dec Sys 10s. The logic for it is worth a little to me too. The design is pretty worthless as for any computer program. Though it adds to my background. Do I want to sell it outright? I don't think I can. I must sell myself with it. If I must work on it, then I want to in a mode that will push me to push it. I want to be personally involved with it. I also don't know whether it can be sold to TYMSHARE, etc but I want

to try. I guess I have to think about what T/S has to offer & how they try to attract customers. They whole reason for this hour was to think whether EDITX has any worth. I am concluding that I really don't know. I spent 11-11:30 getting DATACO to do solder & 11:30-12 w/ Chuck on phone. From 12-1 I just reviewed my thoughts.

EDX is the only thing that makes me at all special. Should I try to clean up on it now + be done or just hang in there + see it through. Who can I sell it too. Universities are too snobbish, cheap & bureaucratic. Business, you have to get the users interested and/or the operations people. And then mgt has to pay for it. So they have to be convinced. It is not that directly related to their business. Does it help them produce that much more? No. It relieves

frustration & make programming easier. I've tried selling it to APS (we'll see) and Rey [reg?] 19 in El Paso (no luck). But if the people who use it can really say good stuff about it and if they are the ones to spend the money on it, then it may be saleable. And of course we can push the improvements part of the agreement. If I had SOS and $3600, it all depends on how much cash a comp center has. This is for a business with its own 10. If they have a ten, then they had money.

Now what about T/S companies. They are pretty greedy with their cash & if they have an editor which they think highly of, then as T. McLoan points out, you can't even get their attention. But is he telling the truth? Did he push EDITX?

Then there are research institutes, public schools, small colleges, etc. There