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From: dave@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (David A Rasmussen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Amiga as TeX workstation?
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Date: 30 Apr 88 15:03:39 GMT
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I was asked by a number of users at our school why in tarnation we don't
employ cheap workstations like amigi in our terminal clusters, if only for
TeX, and that offloading such tasks not only would be more cost effective
on A500 or A2000, but would give the users better turnaround using
the multi-tasking environment and previewer rather than wasting reams
of paper and toner cartridges, etc. (this has been my idea all along but
you kinda give up trying to enlighten the peecee crowd).

Well, lo and behold, I've been asked to write a proposal how to add a few
amiga machines around campus, how to network them, how to minimize support
and repair, etc. I'd like to know how others have convinced their people to
buy into amigi and suggestions you might have for me. The priority here is
"cheap". 

Being real cheap, would a monochrome A500 with a meg of ram and 2 floppies
(the TEX floppy being locked shut with TEX and DNET on it, assuming TEX
fits on 1 disk which it probably doesn't) be a useful tool? The intent here
would be to do editing and previewing on the amiga, and uploading the final
draft to the 4.3 mini for final output.

Another thing I've though would be very useful and cost effective would be
an amiga based digitizing workstation. Anyone do anything on this order in
a university lab?

Dave Rasmussen c/o Computing Services Division @ U of WI - Milwaukee
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