Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 7/17/84; site link.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!link!aaa From: aaa@link.UUCP (Wale Akinpelu) Newsgroups: net.micro,net.nlang.africa Subject: Re: Micro needed for Nigerian University Message-ID: <355@link.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 13:04:17 EDT Article-I.D.: link.355 Posted: Mon Sep 30 13:04:17 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 2-Oct-85 07:29:56 EDT References: ctronics Center of North Carolina <406@pepe.mcnc.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Holmdel, NJ Lines: 42 Xref: watmath net.micro:12185 net.nlang.africa:132 > 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