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From: paul@umich.UUCP (Paul Killey)
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Subject: Re: Re: Univ. of VT chooses AT&T pc's
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Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 22:03:39 EDT
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> Art majors usually have to shell out at least $100 - $200
> per semester for supplies.  For music majors a professional quality flute
> or clarinet can easily run over $2000, and I have no idea what professional 
> string instruments cost.

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Of course, now we are in the realm of esthetics.  "when i could no
longer type, i asked to have a mouse tied to my hand."  

Anyway, at Michigan, Engineering College students and non-Engineering
College students who take Engin. classes, pay an extra fee of $100 a
semester, and get all the CPU time they can stand, on a variety of
Apollo, Apple, and IBM gear.  In addition, some courses use an Amdahl
and this Vax (for free ... no more out of pocket expenses).  Now, there
is a second Amdahl that will be free(er) and accounts will probably be
provided on demand to those students who ask.  I like this approach
myself, as it is more in keeping with the mission of a public
university.

Also, the college/university has more resources to keep up with
new technology that way and equipment can be changed more, than
if a given PC was to last one all 4+ years of school.