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From: djb@gatech.CSNET (David J. Buechner)
Newsgroups: net.college,net.cse
Subject: Re: Why force the AT&T at UVM?
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Date: Fri, 17-May-85 06:08:37 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 17 06:08:37 1985
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Summary: 

>	OK, so what about the kids who already have their own micros?
>
>	Sorry, courseware being developed for the AT&T is taking advantage
>of it's 640 X 400 graphics resolution.  As far as I'm concerned, any
>high school kid who already owns a PC of this class is not hurting financially
>to begin with.  Besides, he/she can probably sell it for what the AT&T will
>cost.  

It is ludicrous (sp?) to suggest that selling one's micro of choice is a
method available to finance a required AT&T.  I would very much resent Ga.
Tech telling me that I bought a machine that won't do me any good and that
they in their (mythical) wisdom have found an AT&T micro that is much 
better for me.  If students are going to be required to purchase a micro
they should be allowed to exercise their own intelligence and get a 
machine they feel fulfills their needs both for the classwork for which
the machine is being required and for other work that they may be doing.
The institute would then have to write coursware which can be used on a
number of micros.  If they cannot currently do this they should not
require students to buy micros.

(small flame on)  It is also invalid to make such a sweeping over 
generalization of the state of affairs to assume that any student coming
out of high school with a micro is financially anything, well off or 
otherwise.  (small flame off)

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David Buechner
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