Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, October 1, 1987 Apple challenges 'U' By RYAN TUTAK Apple Computers has chosen the University as one of only a handful of campuses to participate in a pair of contests to design the personal computers of the future. One contest, open to twelve universities, challenges students in teams of no more than five to envision the technology of computers by the year 2000. Each member of the winning team will be awarded $2,000 of Apple products and a summer internship at the company. The school of the winning team will receive five Macintosh computers, a LaserWriter printer and an AppleTalk network. Laura Reynolds, Apple's coordinator of the contest, said the University was selected to participate in the contest because it "is on the leading edge of Macintosh technology. We were looking for minds that are leading us into the 21st century. And the (University) fits that mold." The contest is as unusual in its guidelines as it is creative in its concept. Students have less than a month to design a computer; Oct. 30 is the deadline for entries. It is open to all students, but only the top two entries will represent the University. i Ed Saunders, a director of User Services at the Computer Center and supervisor of the contest, said the short time span of the contest may limit the technical development of ideas. "I'm not sure how realistic it is that students will come up with something that (Apple) has not designed in the lab already," Saunders said. Reynolds said Apple does not expect students to build a new computer. "The contest is very intangible," she said. "We want this to be an intellectual exercise that is fun. We want to students to think about the possibilities that will exist in computing in the 21st century." LSA Senior Haran Rashes has started to students design a computer which is smaller than the current Macintosh, has artificial intelligence and responds to verbal commands. "I'm always interested in improving the Macintosh," said Rashes, coordinator of the Residential College Computer Program. Students at 28 universities will participate in the other contest to design a system of software consistent with Apple's research goals in education. A winner will be selected from each school, and will receive a $2,500 stipend. Each school will receive a Macintosh computer and accompanying software. Reynolds said this contest is "geared toward motivating engineers to design specific software systems." The University's Information Technology Division will hold meetings at Chrysler Center Auditorium tonight and Oct. 13 at 7:00 p.m. to answer questions and help students with their projects. IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports Mine scare reroutes ships MANAMA, Bahrain - A new mine scare yesterday sent commercial shipping on a circuitous route through the northern Persian Gulf as two U.S.-escorted convoys steamed north and south through the waterway. The latest reported danger zones were near Farsi Island, a stronghold of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Gulf-based shipping executives said several possible sightings had been reported by ships sailing to and from Kuwait. British Royal Navy mine sweepers spent a second day searching waters off the southern coast where possible sightings of mines were reported, but they apparently found nothing. Ford - UAW contract ratified DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. workers' ratification of a new job- protecting contract has cleared the way for intense negotiations with General Motors Corp. today, a union spokesperson said yesterday. Ford's 104,000 active United Auto Workers union members approved the pact by a 72 percent margin in a weeklong vote, the union said. It declined to release a final vote count. "This strong margin of endorsement confirms that the-membership at Ford recognizes that we achieved our No. 1 goal which is greatly enhanced job security," UAW President Owen Bieber and Vice President Stephen Yokich said in a statement. A family tradition forover37 years Statement defends freedom of speech Aquino forces s urround CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH "ANN ARBOR'S LOCAL CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH DEALER" LEASE FOR LESS THAN ...IT COSTS TO BUY Rent-a-Car CHRYSLER (Continued from Page 1) speeches. The board released the n e w statement to University President Harold Shapiro, the Michigan It's a way to codify what principles ought to be followed.' -Jack Weigle, former chair of Civil Liberties Board Student Assembly, and the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA), asking for feedback and approval. "I think it's a carefully crafted ALL SIZES & MODELS CUSTOMIZED LEASES document that attempts to express the balance between the rights of protesters and regularly scheduled events," said SACUA chair Harris McClamroch, a professor of aerospace engineering. McClamroch said he thought the statement could be more explicit in some areas, but he would not elaborate. MSA President Ken Weine and Shapiro were unavailable for comment. Weigel said that if the students, faculty, and administration ratify the statement, it will replace the 1977 statement as the University's official stand. Although the statement delegates enforcement power to the University president, Weigel said it is not an enforceable measure. "There is no real enforcement power," Weigel said. "It's a way to codify what principles ought to be followed." UM News in The Daily 764-0552 662-3175 INDIVIDUAL & FLEET MAJOR CREDIT CARDS DAILY - WEEKLY - MONTHLY RENTALS QUALITY USED CARS LOW RATES... CALL & COMPARE 2060 W. 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The latest coup scare set in motion a chain of rumors about "unauthorized troop movements" that highlighted command and control problems within the divided, poorly trained armed forces. Arms to China plot revealed NEWARK - Authorities have uncovered a plot to export missiles and F-14 fighter aircraft planes to the People's Republic of China involving high-ranking Chinese officials, it was revealed in court yes- terday. The disclosure came during a detention hearing for businessman Chang-Yao Chi who was arrested Sunday. He was charged with con- spiracy to illegally export arms. Chi has links to "high-ranking members of the United Nations (Chinese) delegation and the People's Republic of China," said U.S. Attorney Mark Olinsky. The F-14 is the U.S. Navy's primary fighter jet and the U.S. has ne- ver sold one to China. The missiles involved were the TOW and side- winders. EXTRAS 'Miami Vice' is nice, says squad, but it ain't the real thing MIAMI (AP) - Hold on. TV shows don't reflect real life? The real Miami vice squad doesn't think so. It isn't particularly impressed with "Miami Vice," the glamour-packed and gunshot-riddled detective show that is beginning its fourth season on NBC-TV. "The show to us is really farfetched, and we don't really pay a lot of attention to it," said Miami vice detective Eladio "Crockett" Paez, whose squad is officially known as the Miami Narcotics Detail of the Special Investigations Section. "It did a lot of good to the image of Miami with the scenery and fashions. Other than that, it hasn't done much," he said, adding that he wouldn't tune in for the show's season opener Friday. So the moral of the story is, TV shows like "Miami Vice" are great with fashion and scenery, but not with serious issues. You didn't really have to read this article to figure that out, did you? "Miami Vice" publicist Deborah Kelman said from Los Angeles, "I have no interest on commenting on this." 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