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Subject: Re: should universities explore the cutting edge?
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Date: Fri, 23-Mar-84 15:39:24 EST
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After having read what I believe are the majority of articles concerning
the best computer for a university to purchase, I have found some
lacking information.  Namely:

    What is the purpose of the computer system (what will it teach)?

There are many teaching areas which could use computer systems, but
they don't all require the same system.  For example, the areas below
place entirely different demands on computing facilities, and not even
your best microprocessing system will satisfy all of them.

   - computer literacy (word processing, accounting, engineering 
     analysis, etc.)
   - teaching beginning programming techniques in an information
      systems department
   - teaching beginning programming techniques in a computer science
      department
   - advanced compiler writing and code optimization
   - graphics research
   - computer architecture 
   - real-time computing
   - multi-processing operating system construction