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From: punia@uvm-cs.UUCP (David T. Punia)
Newsgroups: net.college,net.cse,net.micro,net.micro.pc
Subject: Univ. of VT chooses AT&T pc's
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Date: Thu, 18-Apr-85 17:08:49 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 18 17:08:49 1985
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Burlington, Vermont; The University of Vermont has entered into an agreement
with AT&T Information Systems for the purchase of AT&T's model PC 6300 
personal computers. Incoming freshmen in the Division of Engineering,
Mathematics, and Business Administration will be required to purchase 
these microcomputers starting in the fall of 1985. Students will be able to 
purchase their machines outright, or finance the cost over their four years 
at the University. Maintenance is included in the cost of the machines.
Additional machines will be available to faculty in the Division for courseware 
development. Other university faculty, staff, and students will be able to
purchase the PC 6300 at the student price.

	AT&T was selected as the vendor for the microcomputers after a
search by a team of University faculty and computer experts.  The search team
reviewed various hardware and software configurations required by students
in the Division before selecting the AT&T.  Ten separate microcomputer vendors
were contacted by the search team, and seven chose to submit proposals to
the University.

	For those unfamiliar with the PC 6300, it is an IBM PC compatible, 
but there are some notable differences. It is built by Olivetti, runs an 8086
processor at 8 MHz, and comes standard with a color graphics controller 
(640 X 400), clock/calendar with battery backup, IBM style keyboard including 
a mouse port, 7 IBM compatible slots (data bus MUX'ing is done by the 6300) 
which can be configured as 16 bit slots by adding edge connectors to the 
motherboard (two are already installed), parallel and serial ports,
dual half-height 360 KB floppies, and a 12 inch green monochrome monitor.
A 10 MB half-height hard disk and other optional equipment are available.


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David T. Punia, Dept. of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering,
The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT   05405  
802-656-3330

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