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? ? - - .iiMiuig I | ?/l IBM com] By Jim Phillips q <*i A ? 1-wiivmmh rayv cotiof ^ The recent controversy over the rental of c an IBM computer by the university brings ji up some rather interesting questions. To begin with, how much were certain persons with the USC Computer Services ? Division influenced by junkets offered by ? IBM? 1 Apparently, Jack Cooper, USC vice president for computer services, signed a contract to purchase an IBM computer ? ? -i-t- - ** wiuiuui siaie auinorization. IBM, in- 1 cidently, was not the lowest bidder for the v computer contract. That distinction I belonged to the Amdahl Corp. of Sunnydale, t Calif. (J 1 Cooper supposedly signed the contract ii with IBM on June 20 of this past year and t then left on a five week tour of colleges s abroad on June 21. The trip was paid,in part, p Kir tmn wj ?jruu^ucadcuil ? 1I5IV1. A University officials say the contract was not connected with the IBM-funded trip, u SG candidate Bo i i - nas nead on shot To the Editor: yourself v In response to the March 5 Playboy, issue of the Gamecock and the not cons negative letter concerning disgustinj Richard Bowen's picture, I feel it readers, necessarv to renrespnt thp "nthor side of the coin" and express my s or appreciation for its publication. p?m??"ef In the letter, Lou Hiltz states that h68 m6" the picture is "one of the most ? ou erj* vulgar and disgusting things I've lj,an,ecock seen in a long time." Well, Lou, enou& it's evident that you either foversial missed class the day they went everyone over human anatomy, or you . sleep with your pants on. If both y**:* are true, I suggest vou enliehten Media Arts I Qameoock * Founded 1908 Mark J. 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Opinions expressed in the Gamecock are those, if signed, of the writer and, if unsigned, of the senior editorial staff. v/ Duter sale r This spawns another question: wasn't the State, s line iactor Detween the signing of the purchas ontract and the trip a coincidence ? or was consider t? counter^ The university leased the computer for Yet ar ibout $75,000 a month, but the State Budget did the i ind Control Board refused to approve the bidder c ease. any, "sh USC com Furthermore, Amdahl refused to sit back ind let the transaction take place without Specul ncident, especially after the corporation employe* vas notified Dec. 22 by the South Carolina "ave k?? Mvision of Computer Systems Management *? confii hat the budget and control board had Gamecoi letermined that Amdahl was "the apparent week, sa ow bidder on the contract." Amdahl volved li nformed that a contract for the purchase of within th< he computer was contingent on a final uccessful run of a series of computer taken ag? rograms in the presence of state officials. Cgj apparently, the computer passed the test. State Au The budget and control board this past Enforce! /eek "requested" ? some, such as The irregular wen JL. WU/U.V J ilders vith the latest issue of JL which, by the way, is idered "vulgar and <*" -by millions of ichard, I'm glad to see IjtB running for SG really has a head on his Thanks to the /T~^V T for being open-minded * 1 | ^ I ^ to represent con- I f I a l\ I material which las the right to know. (Senior Bowei AfcVtf-re T*Mi ?fHW>oCfcS aisesmif ay ordered ? the university to proce e the Amdahl computer, which is Attor ably less expensive than its IBM on tl >art. revie The lother question that arises is why ? n iniversity not wait until the lowest ^eould be determined? How much,if . U1 ady" dealings transpired between imr" j Trkm ^ ft PAMFI* iijuici OCI V1CC?> anu IBM VV',UI Anc ation has it that several IBM unive es connected with the USC incident signir n demoted. An IBM official refused under rm or deny that allegation to state ;k reporter Gordon Hirsh this past mone ying only that the employees in- An> lave been assigned other duties in the a company. and h ,. . , - , to ens ficials have said no action will be oth linst Cooper. Unive >c waa itxcnuy invesngaiea Dy the dama ditor's Office an the State Law seque inent Division, SLED, for facials ities in the competitive bidding busin< Dick Bowei Gamecock id To the Editor: What kind of bullshit is this? cannot believe the picture tha was on page 4 of the Feb. 28 issue Up until now I thought that thi was an excellent paper. I an having second thoughts about i now. As a member of the Studen Government here at USC, I an J not surprised to see that we hav< many immature and problemei students. As large as we are, it only natural. But now I an beginning to wonder about youi boys on the newspaper staff. L X As far as I am concerned -Moni | ~ 1AC0S I " r?n?- - Rr ?*? ?< > Wij '1^ tSB"5^^|r]'Gas' Senbr'. ri^kt across the Street... (eh eh S*?* istions ss for the computer sale. The S.C. ney General's office declined comment he SLED investigation, pending a w and report on the investigation. ; Gamecock will be interested in seeing jport ? especially Cooper's role in the While the whole situation may be on 3 and up, the coincidence of the junket idiately following the signing of the act is too much to ignore. 1 there can be no doubt that the rsity acted improperly in prematurely ICf thp pnntpont t?ii V* ID*I ui?i D xav vunviuvi wim iJDiu ? umiaimy mining a system designed to save the ? and therefore the taxpayer ? y. r improper action by any USC official transaction should be punished swiftly arshly by the university and the state ure that such actions do not recur, erwise, the good name of the rsity of South Carolina may be ged in business circles ? a connce that could cause university of; great consternation when making 3ss transactions in the future. i 'total joke'; icture asinine "Dick" is the "total joke" around I here, not the SG, and publishing t such an asinine (sic) photograph in our newspaper s shows a lack of respect for us j ti students who do give a damn j t about the SG and our school. If t you keep this up 01' "Dick" 1 might Screw US in mnr# _ ? ?v* v f??jro e than one. i 5 1 r Tom Counts General Studies Student ( Activities Association * j ^umas^Cai? ("CHIU- ENCHIUCUS