GFX@psuvm.psu.edu (05/02/91)
I have unexpected :))) funds to acquire a new computer for my office. We are
on a network so I don't *need* my own printer. I'd like to have a 2-page
display and an ethernet card (or other gizmo) to hook-up to our mainframe.
I am a B-school faculty, so you can guess that I use a mac to: (1) log on
our mainframe ; (2) write papers ; (3) do some number crunching with various
softwares ranging from Excel to Mathematica ; (4) plan to start fooling with
Geographic Information Systems (that's why I'd like a 2PD) ; and (5) watches
After Dark patterns.
My first thought would be to get a IIsi 5/80 with:
- FPU / accelerator (?)
- Apple's 2PD
- a video card (which?)
The whole system should not cost more than, say, 8K street. I'll appreciate
information (what *exactly* would you buy, and *why*)
Thanks,
Stephanemarc@porsche944.Eng.Sun.COM (Marc Schneider) (05/03/91)
In article <91122.004257GFX@psuvm.psu.edu> GFX@psuvm.psu.edu writes: >My first thought would be to get a IIsi 5/80 with: > - FPU / accelerator (?) > - Apple's 2PD > - a video card (which?) > >The whole system should not cost more than, say, 8K street. I have one at home, nice machine, but perhaps you should consider a SPARCstation IPC. It's more power for about the same cost... and it is a workstion, not a personal computer. -Marc Schneider Sun Microsystems, Inc -- Marc T. Schneider Sun Microsystems, Inc. : : " When you just don't have time marc.schneider@eng.sun.com : for a polaroid...VideoPix" PH: (415) 336-6747 FAX: (415) 336-1816 :