"Frank J. Wancho" <WANCHO@Simtel20.ARPA> (11/17/84)
Would those of you who are reading this message on an Internet host
please respond to the following message. I'll pass along the results
of the survey when I get them. --Frank
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Date: Friday, 16 November 1984 16:34-MST
From: DDN Reference <NIC at SRI-NIC.ARPA>
To: HADMIN.DIST: ; at SRI-NIC.ARPA
cc: nic at SRI-NIC.ARPA
Re: PC Survey
SRI International
Network Information Center
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, California 94025
Phone: (800) 235-3155 November 1984
Dear Host Administrator,
The Network Information Center is conducting a survey on
the use of personal computers in the internet. We are getting an
increasing number of PC related reference questions, and it is
hoped that this survey will help us improve this user service.
We would therefore be grateful if you would complete the follow-
ing questionnaire and return it to us by conventional or elec-
tronic mail. We will publish the results in an upcoming issue of
the online DDN Newsletter.
1. Approximately how many Personal Computers are in
use by your organization/group? _______________________
2. What model/make are the majority of these machines?
________________________________________________________
3. Indicate the typical configuration (e.g. "10Mb hard
disk, MX-80 printer, optional accessories")
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
4. Are they A) Mainly used as terminals to mainframes [ ]
B) Mainly used as standalone workstations [ ]
C) A combination of both [ ]
5. In standalone mode, what operating systems and software
packages do your PCs typically run? (e.g "CPM/Visi-Calc")
________________________________________________________
6. If your PCs are used as terminal emulators, what emu-
lation software do you use?
________________________________________________________
7. Any further comments?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Thank you for your cooperation! Please do not hesitate
to contact us if you have any questions regarding this
form.