Show Bid Request MyApplet Bid Request Id: 52719 Bookmark in my 'To Do' list Posted by: kandn69 (1 ratings) (Software buyer rating 10) Non-action Ratio: Very Good - 0.00% Buyer Security Verifications: Good Approved on: Mar 13, 2003 1:54:00 PM EDT Bidding Closes: Mar 17, 2003 1:39:32 PM EDT Viewed (by coders): 118 times Deadline: 3/30/2003 TIME EXPIRED Phase: 100% of work completed and accepted. Coder has been paid. Max Accepted Bid: Bidding is closed Project Type: Personal Project / Homework Help Bidding Type: Open Auction Categories: Java Enter chat room for this bid request (0 active users at Jul 31, 2003 9:34:59 PM EDT) Description: I need an implementation of this puzzle in a Java Applet. This program will provide a graphical representation of the puzzle, which can be manipulated by a user to arrive at a solution. The code must be fully tested and must be able to be demonstrated on any reasonable platform such as a PC running Linux or Windows NT/ XP, using a popular browser such as Netscape, Internet Explorer or Opera. The Program must also be able to demonstrate the solution to the puzzle and recognise that the user has solved the problem. The source code must be fully commented so I can understand it. Here is the puzzle. Exploring the Desert Five travellers, each possessing a motorcar, meet on the eastern edge of a desert. They wish to explore the interior, always heading due west. Each car can travel exactly 40 miles on 1 gallon of petrol; each starts with one gallon of fuel in its tank and carried five additional cans of petrol each also holding one gallon. Unopened cans can be transferred from one car to another, but no car can carry more than 5 gallons of fuel in addition to its own 1-gallon tank. How can the travellers best share their fuel so that one of them can penetrate as far as possible into the desert? Naturally, it is essential that all the travellers return safely. You should be able to produce a graphical representation of the 5 cars and the petrol that each of them can carry. Here is the solution The 5 men, A, B, C, D & E, all go 40 miles together on the 1 gallon in their engine tanks, when A transfers 1 gallon to each of the other 4 cars and has 1 gallon left to return home. The 4 go another 40 miles when B transfers 1 gallon to each of the other 3 and has 2 gallons left to return home. This process is repeated until finally the last man, E, travels another 40 miles and has 5 gallons to take him home, having travelled 200 miles. Deliverables: 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Installation package that will install the software (in ready-to-run condition) on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) Complete ownership and distribution copyrights to all work purchased. 4) Source code must be fully commented. Platform: The code must be fully tested and must be able to be demonstrated on any reasonable platform such as a PC running Linux or Windows NT/ XP, using a popular browser such as Netscape, Internet Explorer or Opera. Must be 100% finished and received by buyer on: Mar 30, 2003 EDT Deadline legal notes: All times are expressed in the time zone of the site EDT (UT - 5). If the buyer omitted a time, then the deadline is 11:59:59 PM EDT on the indicated date. Remember that contacting the other party outside of the site (by email, phone, etc.) on all business projects < $500 (before the buyer's money is escrowed) is a violation of both the software buyer and seller agreements. We monitor all site activity for such violations and can instantly expel transgressers on the spot, so we thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you notice a violation please help out the site and report it. Thanks for your help.   Bidding/Comments: All monetary amounts on the site are in United States dollars. Rent a Coder is a closed auction, so coders can only see their own bids and comments. Buyers can view every posting made on their bid requests. See all rejected bids (and all comments) Name   Bid Amount    Date   Coder Rating   This bid was accepted by the buyer! m3solutions (6 ratings) in Thetford, Norfolk UK Bid id: 567,567   $80 (USD) Mar 14, 2003 10:53:47 AM EDT  10 (Excellent)     I can develop this applet under Java 1.1 to enable it to run on all modern browsers (IE / NS 4.0 +). I would like three days to develop the applet from the time you accept my bid.           See 2 private reply(ies) to/from m3solutions.