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g'l'he South Carolina Library Volume LXX.No. 6"7 University of South Carolina, Columbia,S-C- March 10,19BO Official says Amdahl 'not adequate9 $9m r>. . n I ? i^a oy nonuH i umpieion Assistant Naws Editor USC has requested $9 million for a new computer, but an International Business Machines computer leased by the school and latpr arnnirpH hv CMemson University would have cut the cost by $5.5 million, a USC official said. USC owes $2.8 million on the Amdahl computer purchased instead of the IBM, but the machine's estimated value has dropped to $800,000, said Pete Denton, university vice presidenl of finance. The Amdahl computei "is not adequate" and cannot meei the growing needs of USC students and administration, he said. "The value of the Amdahl is no good. It did not hold up," Dentoi said. USC officials could not give th< original purchase price of th< Amdahl. The IBM machine was upgrade< and its capacity could have beei doubled for $1.5 million, Dentoi said. The "main frame" for th' new computer will cost about $ million and other equipment fo the machine is priced at $2 millior he said. - w s n THE TRANSFER of the IBP computer originally leased by US< ramp after controversy aros concerning a USC official involve in the purchase. The controversy arose in Fefc ' ' ' ' * i /gfc 4 ^i^^y?niAu-^^ip^^yaigiMrCTgrrafeiSfeMB^vir--x< .:<->-^>!s?^^M i|^HHHHH|^ jt 11 -1- >, M- m jmrnammt WjMMWa^vES|ES|PBHB8B8SBBBMB8HBBM^ . Ronmtd Roegan spaa, ktfoi* C000Oik90 64 pm C?? ^M4WNH*P^ . i illion sc 1979 when Jack Cooper, then vice president of Computer Services, took an IBM all-expense paid worldwide trip one day after he signed a letter of intent to purchase a computer from the company. Original estimates placed the Amdahl computer at 11 percent slower than the IBM. The machine ! is actually 20 percent slower, I Denton said Sunday. > Processing directly into the - Amdahl computer involves a five t to 60 second delay in entry, Denton * said, and patch processing takes l trom tour 10 z4 nours. a new > computer would cut the delay period in half, he said. t THE USC board of trustees and i university President James B. Holderman have approved the 3 monetary request for the new 2 computer and the state committee on Higher Education recommended last week USC receive $5 J million for the purchase. n The request must also be ape proved by the state Budget and 5 Control Board and the S.C. House r of Representatives. The Budget ?, and Control Board can either raise V - }ower the amount recommended the'" Committee on "Higher A Education, penton said. C Mark Jankowsi, interim director e of USC's Computer Services, said, d "the IBM would have cost less (than the Amdahl)." The machine 1J i u..ui?i J. WUU1U IlclVC UUUU1CU IU> lit 0^^ r"! jv^' * '"V :- J J P^.-.;::; v&aiMB ^ ? S ?v'r , - ,--, . ' . H^^: :; I ks in Greenwood two dmy* ^?Tfa twr KWP& wt&ow (SF9%W mflfffr^f V* i * %. t , ' , t.\" / >' ught fc .-4 Z,m* * <^aW5^Sks*iiw^^B0l ?s?BB^9EBHH l tmt SSf^I?8te3tfi p|^^^|^tf.^^^^g,-;, I H ^ SSfe^Ss^sSgg'r HE USC still owes $2.8 million on to $800,000. power for $1.5 million, he said. Though the request for a new computer is for $9 million, a new computer would benefit the university with a 200 percent M?Anacfinrr i nnrno cd fonlrAU/clri UVCOOiug IIIVI vaovf is c*??r?vr vv said. A new machine would provide a long-range solution to increasing demands for computer use, he said. II. v>ui &r tut iy Reagan From Staff Reports Former California governor Ronald Reagan swept the first S C. GOP primary by collecting all 25 delegates with 54 percent of the vote Saturday. The turnout of 143,000 was more than four times the turnout ever in the state of South Carolina. The nrpvinns hiah was 34 ftftO which took place in the 1974 governor's race. REAGAN'S 77,885 votes far outdistanced John Connally's 4Z,/bu, or zy perceni 01 me voie, while George Bush finished third with 16 percent or 21,324 votes. Other candidates receiving votes were Howard Baker, 759, Ben F'ernandez, 177, Harold Stassen, 142, bod uoie, na ana nick neiuso, 57. At Reagan headquarters, over a speaker wired from Miami where the former governor is campaigning, Reagan told campaign 1 U? T wuiacis lie waa suipi iacu mot i won with a margin that was so overwhelming." Lee Atwater, director of the Reagan campaign in South Carolina, said part of Reagan's _ a ij i ? j am al^ victory couio ue minuuicu iu uic f#ct that Democrats and Independents crossed over and voted for Reagan. "This shows Reagan * has the strength to win in November," Atwater said. REAGAN SAID he left South Carolina with "a cautious op3 II 1 ^ JJ.J I ... umism, turn duuea m wau "surprised that I tnk a dean sweep of all if delegates." >r comr mmm h.^ <.- -a '-'.MB ipf?|" ; ttKUm fl *11? - '::HP9P ^^Li ^' '' jbmbbb^^^^ the Amdahl Computer althouc USC computers are used by Winthrop College, the College of Charleston, The Citadel, the S C. Legislature and the state's technical schools as well as the university, Denton said. The Amdahl and IBM machines "ran't hp cnmmrwi h^MllSP if WP get the money, we will have something greyer than the IBM," ' drops out of race sweeps p Reagan added he wasn't sure what contributed to his voctory but the "large cross-over vote shows that I appeal to a narrow segment of conservaties." Atwater said Reagan let people see he was real. "He instilled trust in the people again," he said. "This was Reagan's biggest victory in me primaries uus seusun. ? attribute this to grass-roots politics and good organization." REAGAN WON in all six congressional districts and collected 9,059 votes in Richland County where ConrialFy gained 3,679 and Bush 2,937. In Lexington County, Reagan (6,669) outpolled both Connally (1,907) and Bush (1,446) by wide margins. Connally defeated Reagan in eight out of 47 cities and counties including Beaufort, Dorchester and Darlington. Connally, conceding his defeat Saturday, said , "I'm disappointed we didn't win, but we said our campaign would start here and this iswhere it started." Referring to Reagan, Connally ' _ I i itlf J! U said. we aiun i overu*iu; uie champ this time, but maybe down the road we can." The former Texas governor thanked all those who helped him in South Carolina, especially Sen. Strom Thrumond. CONNALLY SAID he and his wife, Nellie, are planning to return to Houston and would, "spend the next two days reassessing the situation to determine where to put ?n ^ rrn?Mrrm waift >uter S. H Sam HJcVs GAMECOCK jh its value has depreciated '> Jankowski said. The first payment on the Amdahl ??^ ...no in 1 <V7fi vuni^uici wcio uiauc in uuij iviu. Jankowski said the $800,000 estimate made by Dentpri On the Amdahl's worth was "about right." "Hindsight is always perfect," uenion saia in reierence 10 me loss of the IBM computer to Clemson. Sunday irimaru Ig^nnHH " -' y,::til{~' > John - Connally comes in second Connally withdrew from the race yesterday, declaring that Reagan is "still the champion." The former Texas governor spent nearly $10 million in the battle and told a news conference that after his disappointing loss in South Carolina, it would no longer be "to the good of my party and the nation for me to continue my candidacy ." Harry Dent, state chariman of Bush Steering Committee said he expected Bush to finish in third. Dent was surprised with the voting percentage and said, "We fell 75 thousand people short from what we thought. We only had a little bit of the moderate vote. We were up against a great deal/' he said j "Resources and time were limited." 1 :'*? ' .1