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Subject: Re: Univ. of VT chooses AT&T pc's
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Date: Fri, 26-Apr-85 10:01:36 EDT
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> > >> Burlington, Vermont; The University of Vermont has (paraphrased)
> > >> required incoming freshmen to purchase PCs...
> > 
> > > What if they can't afford it?  
> > 
> Anyone who can afford the $8K or so per year for room, board and tuition for
> out of staters should be able to afford  to pay for a 6300 over four years.

As someone who counted pennies to put myself through a state school
I feel qualified by experience to state that the above is bunk.
For some students, yes, the extra cost will be OK.  For others
it will be the difference between going to that school or not.  For
some who cannot travel it can be going vs. not going at all.

The logical extention of this is that if I can afford a condo,
then I can afford a house; if I can afford a Honda, I can afford
a Mercedes ...

One small thing, though.  What about decreasing marginal returns?  The
first dollar is *ALOT* easier to get than the last.

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