About BC Computers...

We are a group of engineers, math majors, and
computer science people from Southern Illinois
University at Carbondale.

This is who we are:

Tom Burke - Owner / President / Founder
	Senior, Electrical Engineering
		(Computer Engineering Specialty)
	Start Master's school Summer
	semester 1996.
	Computer Science Minor
	Math Minor

	Credentials:
	VLSI design using Cadence software
	Computer systems design
	Familiar with Fortran, Pascal,
		C / C++, 80x86 assembly
	Familiar with NOVELL Netware 3.1x,
		 4.01x, & 4.1
	Built many IBM clones


Pete Muth - General good idea guy, really smart.
	Senior, Electrical Engineering
		(Computer Engineering Specialty)
	Math Minor

	Credentials:
	VLSI design using Cadence software
	Computer systems design
	Really good C / C++ programmer


Charles Mees - Really smart...  Good theory guy.
	BS, Electrical Engineering
	BS, Mechanical Engineering
	CS Minor
	Math Minor

	Credentials:
	Computer systems design
	Extensive knowledge of Fortran
	Familiar with C / C++, Pascal, 80x86
		assembly
	Familiar with NOVELL Netware 3.1x,
		 4.01x, & 4.1


Naeem Ghani - Good ideas, really smart, efficient
			coder.
	BS, Electrical Engineering
		(Computer Engineering Specialty)
	CS Minor
	Math Minor
	Currently working on Masters in EE

	Credentials:
	Computer systems design
	SysOp of a SUN network
		(Intimately familiar with
		SunOS 4.1.2 & Solaris 2.4)
	Familiar with UNIX, in general.
	Familiar with C / C++
	VLSI design using Cadence software
	VLSI design using Magic software


Tim McKinney - Really smart guy, excellent coder
	BS, Electrical Engineering
	Currently working on Masters in EE

	Credentials:
	Familiar with UNIX, in general.
	Familiar with C / C++


Tim Martin - Really smart math-type guy.
	MS, Math

	Credentials:
	Experience in Electrical Engineering
	Experience with Pascal & C / C++

	

What we do...
	We are a custom computer-related design group.

	
	IBM CLONES:
	We can build a customized IBM Clone system.  If it's
	available to the general market, we can build it for you
	at a reasonable (mostly) price.  Whatever you want in 
	hardware, we add 5% to that price, add S&H, & tax
	(Where applicable) and that is your cost.  
	
	For instance, if what you want costs us $1000 for the 
	hardware, we will charge you $1050 + S&H.  If you
	are in Illinois, then add 7% sales tax, so it would
	cost $1125.50 + S&H.


	SOFTWARE:
	If you want a customized software package, we will
	write it for you.  

	Software is licensed under a 25 year agreement with the 
	licensee.  

	If the software is to be part of a package that you are 
	marketing, we will charge 5-10% of the overall profits from
	sales of the product (negotiable).

	If the software is to be a single / limited use item (for instance,
	only to be used at a small business location / home / etc) we
	will charge a reasonable per-hour fee for each member involved
	in the project.  (say, $20 - 30 per hour, negotiable).

	We will occasionally publish software (Freeware / Shareware)
	mainly to let our name be known.  (BCWP - BC Computers
	Text Editor is such a thing)


	ASICS:
	We can custom design digital ASIC's for your project.  These
	Designs can be implemented in beta runs through MOSIS, 
	for a varying amount of cash.  2.0um process, 2x2.5mm
	silicon wafer into a 40 pin DIP currently costs about
	$750 for 3 IC's.  Again, this is due to the nature of a
	limited-run item.  


	Combined efforts:
	We can do any combination of these things.  For instance, if
	you would like a custom computer, with a specialized MPU
	to be built on ASIC's, and for us to write the OS, we'll do it.
	(but it'll cost ya).


	Anything that has to do with mathematical algorithms is sent
	through our resident math guy (Tim Martin) to ensure that our
	mathematical formulas are sound.  


	How we work:
	We are currently all together at SIU-C.  However, once we all 
	graduate & go our separate ways, we will stay in touch via 
	internet E-mail.  This means little or no overhead for the 
	business, so we can help keep prices down.

	We are all excited about this company, and are willing to 
	start work on YOUR project, now.  Depending on the
	project, we may ask for an advance (good faith money).

	Very little actually goes towards keeping BC Computers afloat.
	All profits from projects are split among those who actually
	worked on it.  Funds are split by hours worked, and only, like
	5% of profits are kept for BCC...

We can be reached at:
	tomii@siu.edu
	tom@engr.siu.edu

The BBS is currently down, but keep an eye out for it, and possibly
a WWW site.  We'll make it public when it happens again.