eric@ulysses.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky) (12/09/86)
Hi, I hear that OSU has set up a graphics lab full of Amigas. Can anyone at OSU report on what is going on there with the Amigas? Are they being used for instruction, development or both? If so, does OSU plan on making what they develop available to the public Amiga community? This is your chance to speak up and show off - I think it's great that a large university had the smarts and guts to invest in such a great box - even a lot of students could afford to have their own... so, Que Pasa Man? Eric -- ARPA: Lavitsky@RED.RUTGERS.EDU UUCP: ...ulysses!eric ...caip!topaz!eric ...hplabs!well!lavitsky
akw@osupyr.UUCP (12/10/86)
Although I am not the most qualified to answer this question, I *AM* a student at OSU and am somewhat familiar with the Amiga lab and its uses... The Amiga Lab is a cooperative project between the IRCC (the Instruction and Research Computer Center, OSU's answer to the Pentagon) and the College of the Fine Arts. Presently the only class that I am aware of that is utilizing the Amigas is a computer art/graphics class (which sounds interesting to this undergrad since it does not have any prereq's) but I am sure that OSU has other (bigger) plans for it. Right now IBMs and Apple Macs proliferate the campus with little room for other high-end machines such as the Amiga and the Atari ST (to which I am partial -- since I own one) but I am in no way an "Atari soldier" -- I like to take computers on their merit -- and there isn't a computer system that exists or has existed that has not had many purposes. I am going to be starting a local ST/Amiga source database on this system, thanks to my system manager. All the posts here on the net are much, much appreciated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ akw%osupyr.uucp@osu-eddie.uucp Andrew Weaver ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Like cold water to a weary soul, so is good news to a distant land." Proverbs 25.25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
phils@tekigm.UUCP (12/10/86)
In article <1506@ulysses.UUCP> eric@ulysses.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky) writes: >Can anyone at OSU report on what is going on there with >the Amigas? Are they being used for instruction, development >or both? If so, does OSU plan on making what they develop >available to the public Amiga community? That might depend on *which* OSU you are referring to: Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, ?????? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I'm sure you think you understand what you thought I said, but I hope you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." Phil Staub P.O. Box 3500 Tektronix, Inc. Vancouver, Washington 98668 ISI Engineering M/S C1-904, (206) 253-5634 ..tektronix!tekigm!phils -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
eric@ulysses.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky) (12/12/86)
That would be Ohio State University - right now it seems they are using them for a course on computer graphics (but in the pure art form - drawing by people not machine). Eric -- ARPA: Lavitsky@RED.RUTGERS.EDU UUCP: ...ulysses!eric ...caip!topaz!eric ...hplabs!well!lavitsky
gwe@cbosgd.ATT.COM (George Erhart) (12/23/86)
In article <1506@ulysses.UUCP> eric@ulysses.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky) writes: >Hi, > > I hear that OSU has set up a graphics lab full of Amigas. >Can anyone at OSU report on what is going on there with >the Amigas? Are they being used for instruction, development >or both? If so, does OSU plan on making what they develop >available to the public Amiga community? > My understanding of AmigaLab is that it is a co-op between the College of Art and OSU's IRCC (OSU computing's Big Brother). The lab is dedicated to graphics and design. I have a friend who is enrolling in the course this winter. I'll keep the net posted when he tells me what's happening. As to OSU's plans to release their discoveries, I doubt it. As to my plans to scarf them up by hook or by crook, well, let's just see what "developes" ! By the way, I am told that the Chemisty Department at OSU uses a large number of Amigas (best guess so far is for graphical demonstrations and illustrations of molecules...). >This is your chance to speak up and show off - I think it's >great that a large university had the smarts and guts to >invest in such a great box - even a lot of students could >afford to have their own... so, Que Pasa Man? Don't give us too much credit; my 6 years at OSU lead me to believe that the decision to purchase Amigas was either a typo on the part of an ordering clerk or the product of a few faculty members who were willing to ignore OSU policies and buy the right machine. OSU currently has a huge support network for the IBM PC, having chosen that *&^$#^&)^%$ (uninspired) computer as their administrative standard. ---------------------------------clip and save---------------------------------- Bill Thacker cbatt!cbosgd!cbdkc1!serial!wbt DISCLAIMER: Farg 'em if they can't take a joke ! If you love something, set it free. If it doesn't come back to you, track it down and kill it. --------------------------------valuable coupon---------------------------------