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From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard)
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Subject: Re: NeXT on Campus -- How's NeXT really doing at your school?
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Date: 14 Jun 91 12:56:05 GMT
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In article <53955@apple.Apple.COM> mikel@Apple.COM (Mikel Evins) writes:
>>040 machines.  Others have purchased NeXTstations through the school.  So we
>>now have a large number of students with better facilities in their dorm
>>rooms than we can offer through the University.  The future...?
>
>If this is so, and if students there are working on
>music software, and if they and the university
>are willing to provide some of that software for
>ftp, I am sure that many NeXT users would be
>grateful for the chance to use the software. The
>absence of much in the way of commercial music
>and MIDI software on the NeXT is ironic and
>frustrating. In fact, an enterprising music
>student who is also a programmer could conceivably
>make some money selling a nice MIDI application
>for the NeXT.

NeXTstations (color and mono) have been selling like hotcakes at San Jose
State where I attend.  The bookstore keeps 1 or 2 machines in stock so
people don't have to wait, this is assuming they don't have more than a
couple of people wanting them at the same time.  I don't know how many the
school has in labs and such but I know that in the last few weeks our
bookstore has delivered at least 6 or 7 with more people waiting for
strange, non-standard configurations.

BTW - I agree on the music stuff.  Anyone who comes out with a good midi
package that supports either MOTU - Midi Timepeice or supports the Studio 3
midi interfaces will stand to make loads of money.  My $400-500 is in the
bank waiting for a good piece of midi software.

              Kent
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