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From: dlnash@ut-ngp.UUCP (Donald L. Nash)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: PCs at the USAF Academy
Message-ID: <3692@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 23-Jul-86 13:12:38 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 23 13:12:38 1986
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Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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> > Second, both my son and Jerry Pournelle (BYTE, August 1986 column) have
> > indicated that the USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, will be issuing
> > Zenith Z-248 PCs (NOT Z-100!!).
> 
> I read the article by Jerry Pournelle and I believe that he indicated that
> the USAFA was going to require cadets to purchase the PC, not be issued
> one.
> 

Jerry Pournelle also said that the cadets would be given an allowance to
buy the machine with, so it is almost like issuing them one.  It still
means that Uncle Sam will pick up the tab, not the cadet.  Of course,  if
they spend more than the allowance, they pay the difference.

					Don Nash

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