Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hirst1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!ukc!hirst1!ksbc From: ksbc@hirst1.UUCP (Annie Brooking KSBC) Newsgroups: net.works Subject: Re: WorkStation Trends Message-ID: <66@hirst1.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Jul-84 20:03:30 EDT Article-I.D.: hirst1.66 Posted: Wed Jul 18 20:03:30 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Jul-84 04:53:16 EDT References: <2558@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Hirst Research Centre Lines: 7 Personally I don't see any need for colour at the moment, the cost is just not worth the effort of writing the software to use it. As for multiple CPU's, having one controling the display is generally very useful, which is where the Apollo fails and the Xerox doesn't. Also if your gonna network this things, EtherNet etc, then another to organise the net is a good idea, which is where Xerox's bit-sliced CPU comes into action.