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XEROX BUSINESS SYSTEI\tIS System Development Division February 15, 1978 To: W. Shultz From: W. C. Lynch Location: Palo Alto Subject: Pilot Status Report for February 78 Keywords: Pi lot, Status File: [Iris]( Lynch> Feb78.Status . Archive document #: To be assigned by Ode Bi n k ley Staffing and Equipment Tom Horsley has returned full time to Pi lot. A number of staff members have been helping with the Xerox and SOD recruiting. Bill Lynch met with PhD candidates at eMU on February 6th, made a seminar presentation to' interested B.S. and M.S. candidates on the same date and interviewed the B.S. candidates on , February 6th. Paul McJones and Steve Purcell interviewed B.S. candidates at Berkeley on February 15th, and Dave Redell will do the same at M IT on February 17th. Some good prospects have been uncovered. Pilot The first production release of Pilot (2.0) is still scheduled for 2Q78, a date which is still compatible with the current DO delivery schedule. It should be noted that over half of the' schedule dependencies listed in the Pilot Design Work Plan have not been met. We are a,nticipating rescheduling the release for the end of June, 1978. Pilot 'York Plan - 0 J3 The Pilot Design Work Plan ([lris](Lynch)PilotWp.memo) (approval still pending) is being used for planning purposes. The symbols on the subtitles refer to tasks planned in that document. The work plan will be updated over the next month for release on March 15, 1978. Pi lot Design Spec - D3 . , The primary activity has been on the Pilot Design Specifications. Version 1.0 (draft status) of the Pilot Design Specifications was produced on February 15, 1978. Planning for its ~ review is now under way. Pilot Functional Spec - 02