Noise pollution - 1 AUG 86:

I have a couple of requests to make and I would like to solicit
any ideas you might have regarding noise pollution.

1) The game labs are inherently noisey, but if it is at all possible please
   keep the controllable noises such as stereos down to modest levels.
   The sounds from the lab seem to readily travel through our thin walls 
   and through the air space above the ceiling. 

2) Don Paauw spends much of his day in intense concentration as he
   mentally juggles the many parameters involved in custom I.C. design.
   Hence, he is particularly susceptible to noise/distraction. Unfortunately,
   his office is the closest to the labs. I would like to ask if any of the
   hardwall office owners (Theurer, Stempler, Salwitz, McCarthy, Ralston,
   Hally) would be willing to trade offices with Don. This is strictly
   a request because I do not feel it is appropriate to demand that someone
   trade. I am willing to trade with Don but he feels that my office is
   just as noisey as his given the proximity to the common area.
   I would arrange for the actual move; the volunteer would not have to do
   the moving.

3) If anyone has any ideas on how to sound-proof the labs or Don's office or
   other clever ideas to solve this problem please let me know...I have tried
   putting 6 inches of fiberglass insulation over Don's office with no
   success.

	Thanks, 
		Chris