warbob%rice@sri-unix.UUCP (12/05/83)
From: Bob.Warfield <warbob@rice> Ron's problem with windows popping up at every mouse click is a function of a particular user interface and not of the window icon interface paradigm itself. Lisa certainly doesn't produce lots of windows because it takes so long to open new ones. Sun reliability: We have 10 Sun's here at Rice and have had good luck in terms electrical reliability. Their mechanical reliability is another question. Boards and connectors often have to be re-seated if the machines are moved about. Sun vs Apollo Apollo's look a lot slicker when seen at conventions, but Sun seems to to be at least as powerful a machine. Certainly, if unix/C compatibility is important the Sun should be a hands down winner. On the other hand, if I wanted hardware floating point and a very nice color graphics capability, Apollo might be more attractive. But when it comes right down to it, is cost ever no object? Bob Warfield warbob@rice