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From: br@duke.UUCP (Balu Raman)
Newsgroups: net.college,net.cse,net.micro,net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: Univ. of VT chooses AT&T pc's
Message-ID: <5784@duke.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Apr-85 18:22:58 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 24 18:22:58 1985
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In article <387@ho95b.UUCP> wcs@ho95b.UUCP (Bill Stewart) writes:
>> > Burlington, Vermont; .... Incoming freshmen ...will be required to
>> > purchase [AT&T 6300 PC] 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.
>> What if they can't afford it?  
>> 	marie desjardins
>
>Requiring freshmen in technical fields to purchase PCs of one sort or
>another is becoming increasingly common, and it's not a bad thing.
It's not a bad thing if you are asked to purchase or have a PC of any kind; they
seem to be forcing the students to buy one brand. Its like forcing me to buy
only a Honda Civic or whatever because UVM cannot provide parking space for  
other cars. When one spends that kind of money one should be free to purchase  
any hardware within limits. Or is it true, students have no rights ?

      Balu Raman CCP, Duke University,NC