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From: mcguffey@muvms3.bitnet (Michael McGuffey)
Newsgroups: sci.math.symbolic,comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Mac and Mathematica:  Is an SE/30 enough?
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Date: 10 Aug 90 09:54:18 GMT
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I've been configuring a lab for the Mathematics department for teaching
calculus, algebra, statistics, etc, with computers.

Presently the lab consists of 20 Mac SE/30's and 2 Mac IIci's connected 
via localtalk to a Laserwriter IINTX.  All machines will have 4MB of ram
and 80MB hard disks.  The Mac IIci's will have color monitors using the 
onboard video hardware.

We've chosen Mathematica, SAS's JMP, and MS Word for software.

Does anyone have familiarity with labs of similar set-up?  I'm particu-
larly interested in the use of Mathematica on the SE/30's.  I've only 
used it on a full-blown Mac IIci (8MB ram and color video card), but it
performed admirably. 

Is the SE/30 enough of a machine?  Does it need 5 MB or 8 MB to run well?
I'll probably put an extra 4 MB in the IIci's to compensate for using on-
board video, but I'd prefer not having to do that on the SE/30's.

Thanks for any help.

-- michael
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