berch%lll-tis.arpa%lll-tis@sri-unix.UUCP (08/30/84)
From: berch%lll-tis.arpa@lll-tis (Michael C. Berch)
Does anyone have any specific knowledge of a UNIX-based worksta-
tion that is oriented towards word processsing and office automa-
tion, rather than towards CAD/CAE applications? What we are real-
ly looking for is a machine that offers word processing designed
for people who like the Wang/Lanier/NBI approach, but also would
integrate with our planned LAN to be made up of Sun workstations
(for technical publishing and s/w development) and a VAX 780 and
a PDP 11/70 (for software development and database management).
We have made a significant committment to TCP/IP networking, and
it would be ideal to have a set of workstations that could fully
participate in the network.
I envision future R&D workplaces where administrative DP func-
tions (word processing, budget forecasting, personnel management,
etc.) could be fully integrated with the scientific/technical
development effort. Is anyone addressing this goal?
Michael Berch
berch@lll-tis
...ucbvax!lbl-csam!lll-tis!berchjbn@wdl1.UUCP (jbn ) (09/14/84)
#R:sri-arpa:-1301800:wdl1:1600001:000:253
wdl1!jbn Sep 7 19:11:00 1984
We have been looking at this ourselves; we have had UNIX systems
since 1978, IP/TCP networking since 1980, and are getting SUNs now.
We expect the Network Research IP/TCP package for the IBM PC to be
available late this year, which may be valuable.