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From: radel@chopin.udel.edu (Todd Radel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Some dumb questions . . .
Summary: Thinking about buying a NeXTstation
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Date: 24 Mar 91 08:42:12 GMT
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I realize this has probably been convered before, and I'm very sorry.
But I'm thinking of buying a NeXTstation and I've got a couple of
questions for current users out there...

(1) I see by everyone's .sig files that most people with NeXTs are
    Comp.Sci. majors, engineers, etc.  I've heard that it's a great
    machine for desktop publishing/writing (with PostScript, FrameMaker,
    etc.).  Has anyone used a NeXT for this purpose?  What are your
    experiences with DTP?

(2) How easy is it to share files with IBM's?  With Macs?

(3) How good is the WriteNow/FrameMaker combination?  Should I buy
    WordPerfect to go with FrameMaker?

(4) Is it worth using the NeXT as a standalone workstation, or should
    it be tied in to a Unix network?  (We've got plenty of 'em, so
    this wouldn't be too difficult!  ;-)

(5) Is 8Mb of RAM and a 105Mb hard disk big enough?  Some of the threads
    lately have made it sound like 8Mb isn't enough.  (It's eight times
    the amount I've got now, so... :-)

(6) How easy is it to get shareware/add-ons?

(7) What about using a NeXT with a modem?

I guess that's enough questions for now.
Please e-mail replies to radel@chopin.udel.edu.  Thanks for your help!

-- Todd Radel
   (probably the only English major to consider a NeXT!!)

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