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From: mikeb@ee.ubc.ca (Mike Bolotski)
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Subject: Re: Single user vs. shared (was Re:
Keywords: X-terminals, process/task distribution
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Date: 22 Mar 90 18:00:14 GMT
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In article <18713@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, wallwey@boulder.Colorado.EDU
(WALLWEY DEAN WILLIAM) writes:

A whole bunch of stuff about the imminent death of UNIX workstations. 

Superb satire.  Thank you.

But just in case that message was real..
 
|> Postscript.  This means that also an OS/2 shop can use $1000 laser
|> printers rather than $6000 ones that a Unix shop would be required to
|> use to get the same quality of output!

Our Sun cluster uses an Apple LaserWriter, an HP LaserJet, and a TI printer.
Identical those used on PC's.   A serial port is a serial port.

Now can we get back to architecture discussions?

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Mike Bolotski, Department of Electrical Engineering,
               University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 
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