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From: cs4w+@andrew.cmu.edu (Charles William Swiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: The Late Great Apple //
Message-ID: <Yb0WD=S00VokQAzVYu@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 27 Sep 90 16:07:39 GMT
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>I would suggest that you check out Unix software >prices, prices of
service contracts, etc...It is one >thing to be on a network of Unix
workstations and >quite another to have a personal computer that you >
>configure to your liking with $40 software, as opposed >to $1000
software.

True, but you also have the advantage of being able to FTP and compile a
VERY large collection of free software.  Once a Unix machine has a
bug-free C compiler and the appropriate header files, it can run
hundreds of good programs for free.


-- Charles William Swiger
    cs4w+@andrew.cmu.edu