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From: jtwarden@pawl.rpi.edu (Joseph T. Warden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.apollo,comp.unix.aux,comp.unix.questions,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Academic workstations
Summary: A Sun solution
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Date: 9 Jun 89 17:28:24 GMT
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In article <2302@internal.Apple.COM> pauls@apple.com (Paul Sweazey) writes:
>In article <507@lclark.UUCP> cullum@lclark.UUCP (Mike Cullum) writes:
>> We are vacillating between Apple AUX, NeXt, and Suns.   What are
>> people using?  (Etc.)
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for the help.
>> 
>> Mike Cullum
>
>Everyone here says I should tell you to use Apple AU/X.  :-)
>pauls
>
>Paul Sweazey
>Apple Computer, Inc.

Another opinion (my own) is to go with the Suns - you have access
to a large volume of software (PD, etc), a large installed base
(esp. in Academia) and good pricing. An alternative is DEC, but
if you want to work with server/clients, I think Sun is probably
the easiest to implement and maintain. This opinion is from a
chemist, whose philosophy is to extract the greatest use from
the computer without being consumed by the process.

Joseph Warden
Renssealer
jtwarden@pawl.rpi.edu