Re: Re[3]: Computers to Africa

kerry miller (mailto:astingsh@KSU.KSU.EDU)
Thu, 16 May 1996 07:54:27 -0500

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Date:         Thu, 16 May 1996 07:54:27 -0500
From: kerry miller <mailto:astingsh@KSU.KSU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Re[3]: Computers to Africa
To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>

On Thu, 16 May 1996, Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote:

> The point is, we Africans are being treated like minor
> children.

No, you Africans are reacting like minor children.

> approach radars, which turn out to be east german
> air force equpment rejected by the Federal Air Force because it is
> useless,

or because it's not consistent with equipment at other Federal installations? Definitely you should wait for equipment which has been rejected by the USAF - then your mechanics can mix British standard threads in with their metric spares.

> hospital beds and sterilisators that don't work and have to go to
> the scarp dealer,

What is there about a hospital bed that can't be fixed?

> expired drugs, about to expire drugs for which we don't
> have any indication,

Had you thought of inquiring in a Usenet group?

kerry