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\name{Geoffrey C.~Fox}
\telephone{+1 (315) 443 2163}
\fax{+1 (315) 443 1973}
\email{gcf@npac.syr.edu}

\address{Geoffrey C.~Fox\\
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center\\
111 College Place\\
Syracuse University\\
Syracuse, NY 13244-4100}

\signature{Geoffrey C.~Fox\\
Director, NPAC and Professor of Physics and Computer Science}

\begin{letter}{\\
Rebecca A. McKinley\\
Subcontracts Supervisor\\
Nichols Research Corporation\\
4040 South Memorial Parkway\\
Huntsville, AL 35802
}

\opening{Dear Ms. McKinley:}

After discussions with Dick Pritchard, PET Director at CEWES, we
would like to purchase the computer equipment described below on
subcontract NRC-CR-96-0005 (DoD/HPC Modernization Program at the CEWES
MSRC, Vicksburg, Mississippi).  This equipment will facilitate our
work on all aspects of this project, but most especially it will
benefit our ``Focused Effort on Distance Education for Curricula
Enhancement'', which is of great interest to CEWES.

The proposed equipment consists of four SGI workstations and two PC
systems, fully equipped for multimedia operation.  The attached price
quotes provide both more detailed information about the equipment
configurations and the costs.  Please note that purchasing additional
memory for the O2 workstations from a third party results in savings
of more than \$2000.  The dollar amounts are listed in the table
below, and of course in the quotes. The costs of this equipment will
be paid by reallocating current salary funding on our subcontract --
no additional funding is required for this purchase.  This
reallocation will improve out ability to deliver according to the
Statement of Work in our subcontract.

\begin{tabular}{llrrr}
\hline\hline
Vendor & Description & Unit Price & Qty & Total \\
\hline
Silicon Graphics & O2 workstations \\
                 &  w/ 64 MB RAM, 4 GB HDD & & 2 & \\
                 & w/ 64 MB RAM, 4 GB + 2 GB HDD & & 2 & \\
                 & SGI Total & & & 28177.60 \\
Impediment Inc. & 64 MB upgrade kit for O2 & 459.00 & 4 & 1836.00 \\
Gateway2000 & GP6-266 w/ multimedia capabilities & 3794.00 & 2 & 7588.00 \\
\hline
TOTAL & & & & 37601.60 \\
\hline\hline
\end{tabular}

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In order to get this equipment in place as soon as posible, in support
of a distance education course which is already underway, we would
appreciate your prompt attention to this request.

\closing{Sincerely,}
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