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From: bfox%vision@HUB.UCSB.EDU (Brian Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Apple's commitment
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Date: 29 Sep 88 15:33:46 GMT
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   RE: Uselessness of //c or //c+ to schools. The absence of slots is more of
   a solution than a problem. Except for networking, most things that a
			      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

My experience is that classes have limited time in the computer lab, and don't
wish to wait long times for Terrapin Logo to boot up.  This is the real reason
that many schools bought (are buying) LANS, such as the Corvus network.  So I
feel that the networking issue is an extremely important one, and not just a
back seat issue.

The other use that I see Apple put to in schools most often is in the physics,
science, or chemistry lab.  Teachers purcahse the Apple // specifically
because it has slots, and they can attach scientific measuring equipment, A to
D converters, etc.

   Locking the //c is also no problem. Since it has an attached handle, a
   bicycle lock and cable/chain do it nicely; in fact rather more easily than
   a //e or //gs. It's a de facto //c security kit (nee Mac s.k.).

Placing a bicycle chain through the handle of a //c does not seem as secure as
bolting the case of the //e to the desktop, which is what I have seen many
(10-15) schools do.

Brian Fox