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Ndeti, who spent 20 minutes trying to open the nut by hand, easily cracked
"I could not crush the nut by myself," said the 47-year-old Ndeti, who
IBM officials were not surprised the longtime computer giant was able to
According to Ndeti, of the modem's many powerful features, most impressive
Ndeti was so impressed with the modem that he purchased a
"This is a good computer," said Ndeti, carving up a just-captured gazelle
IBM spokespeople praised Ndeti's choice of computers. "We are pleased that
KABINDA, ZAIRE--In a move IBM officers are hailing as a major step in the
company's ongoing worldwide telecommunications revolution, M'wana Ndeti, a
member of Zaire's Bantu tribe, used an IBM global uplink network modem
yesterday to crush a nut.
it open by smashing it repeatedly with the powerful modem.
added the savory nut to a thick, peanut-based soup minutes later. "With
IBM's help, I was able to break it." Ndeti discovered the nut-breaking,
28.8 V.34 modem yesterday, when IBM was shooting a commercial in his
southwestern Zaire village. During a break in shooting, which shows African
villagers eagerly teleconferencing via computer with Japanese
schoolchildren, Ndeti snuck onto the set and took the modem, which he
believed would serve well as a "smashing" utensil.
provide Ndeti with practical solutions to his everyday problems. "Our
telecommunications systems offer people all over the world global
networking solutions that fit their specific needs," said Herbert Ross,
IBM's director of marketing. "Whether you're a nun cloistered in an Italian
abbey or an Aborigine in Australia's Great Sandy Desert, IBM has the ideas
to get you where you want to go today."
was its hard plastic casing, which easily sustained several minutes of
vigorous pounding against a large stone. "I put the nut on a rock, and I
hit it with the modem," Ndeti said. "The modem did not break. It is a good
modem."
new,state-of-the-art IBM workstation, complete with a PowerPC 601
microprocessor, a quad-speed internal CD-ROM drive and three 16-bit
ethernet networking connectors. The tribesman has already made good use of
the computer system, fashioning a gazelle trap out of its wires, a boat
anchor out of the monitor and a crude but effective weapon from its mouse.
with the computer's flat, sharp internal processing device. "I am using
every part of it. I will cook this gazelle on the keyboard." Hours later,
Ndeti capped off his delicious gazelle dinner by smoking the computer's
200-page owner's manual.
the Bantu people are turning to IBM for their business needs," said company
CEO William Allaire. "From Kansas City to Kinshasa, IBM is bringing the
world closer together. Our cutting-edge technology is truly creating a
global village."
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