ge@mcnc.UUCP (George Entenman) (09/22/85)
I received a letter from the cousin of a friend of mine. The cousin's name is Charley. The following is an excerpt from his letter: ======================================================= I am a physicist working in Nigeira. This means I need a computer which: 1. is portable so that I can carry it back and forth between Nigeria and here 2. can be operated on both 220v with 50hz as well as 110v with 60 cycles/sec. 3. is dust proof because during the Hamattan season the extremely dry Nigerian air is saturated with dust particles from the Sahara desert. 4. must be highly reliable because service is practically non-existent. I need a computer to perform three tasks: 1. Curve fitting -- I mean a regression analysis using least square method to get the best fit of the data points. Both linear and non-linear curves will be fitted. 2. Plotting graphs -- the data must be plotted onto a two-dimensional graph containing the original x and y data points. 3. Word processing. ======================================================= I would appreciate it if anyone on the net could suggest a computer (and/or software) fulfilling Charley's requirements. He also asked me for advice concerning computer companies that might be willing to donate a computer to Charley (or his university). He teaches physics in a Nigerian university. Please reply by e-mail. Thanks in advance for any help. George Entenman Microelectronics Center of North Carolina
rotimi@hou2h.UUCP (Rotimi Gbadamosi) (09/23/85)
It would be very useful to know the University in Nigeria where Charley teaches.
The solicitation seems to imply that the University has no computing facilities
and also implicitly supports Charley's requests.
I am afraid that the incomplete information provided may have some negative
effect on ALL Nigerian Universities especially regarding their students who
may be seeking to study here in the USA, or other parts of the world where
the net news may be read.
I know for certain that a lot of PC's are sold (h/w & s/w) in Nigeria that
meet Charley's requirements. I will be glad to give more info if required.
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\\\\\\_______________________________//////aaa@link.UUCP (Wale Akinpelu) (09/30/85)
> I received a letter from the cousin of a friend of mine. The > cousin's name is Charley. The following is an excerpt from his > letter: > > ======================================================= > I am a physicist working in Nigeira. This means I need a computer > which: > > 1. is portable so that I can carry it back and forth between > Nigeria and here > > 2. can be operated on both 220v with 50hz as well as 110v with > 60 cycles/sec. > > 3. is dust proof because during the Hamattan season the > extremely dry Nigerian air is saturated with dust particles > from the Sahara desert. > > 4. must be highly reliable because service is practically > non-existent. > > I need a computer to perform three tasks: > > 1. Curve fitting -- I mean a regression analysis using least > square method to get the best fit of the data points. Both > linear and non-linear curves will be fitted. > > 2. Plotting graphs -- the data must be plotted onto a > two-dimensional graph containing the original x and y data > points. > > 3. Word processing. > Does anybody have the current status on Charley's problem? Someone asked for more information on Charley and I have not seen any response so far. Or is the name just fictitious? -- Wale Akinpelu AT&T Bell Laboratories {allegra,attunix,bentley,ihnp4!research,ulysses}hou2a!link!aaa