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- From: pconnor@ishtar.med.jhu.edu (Paul Connor x5-8318)
- Subject: Purchasing PCs for use in Nepal
- Message-ID: <1992Dec18.234533.17975@boingo.med.jhu.edu>
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- Organization: The Johns Hopkins University
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 23:45:33 GMT
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- My office needs to purchase 4-6 ibm pc clones. Initially the machines
- will be sent to our offices in Maryland, where we will install the
- software (eg: paradox 4.0, wp 5.1, etc). After installation and a quick
- component test, these machines will be shipped to Southern Nepal.
-
- As you might suspect, the environmental conditions in Nepal are a bit
- hard on a computer. The region has been described as being extremely dusty
- and very humid while offering fluctuating electricity. We have used power
- line conditioners to remove the spikes but have not purchased an
- uninterruptiple power supply. Lastly, the outside temperature does rise
- above 90 degrees. I believe that the "computer room" is sufficiently cooled
- (unless there is a power outage, in which case the computers are turned off
- once the temperature starts to rise.)
-
- With respect to the purchase of the new computers, our chief concern is
- reliability. We have sparse support services in Nepal, therefore computer
- problems tend to lead to long down times.
-
- Here are my requests:
-
- 1) Does anyone have long-term (ie: 2+ years) experience using ibm pc clones
- in an environment similar to the one I briefly described above?
- If so, please pass along your success or not-so-successful stories.
-
- 2) We are targeting 386/33 and 486/anything classes of machines. Of course
- many of the high end, 486 machines havent been in production for
- 2+ years, therefore I am interested in reading any stories regarding
- the use of 486 class machines in an environment similar to Nepal's.
-
-
- thanks in advance,
- Paul Connor
- Johns Hopkins University
- pconnor@ishtar.med.jhu.edu
-