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- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 21:43:32 EDT
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- From: Stan Horwitz <V4039@VM.TEMPLE.EDU>
- Subject: Informal survey of educational sites
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- Hello folks;
-
- One of my managers made a comment today that got me thinking. He said that
- our IBM 3084Q VM/XA machine which we use for instructional and academic
- research purposes is horrible and akin to using an 8088 PC with dual floppy
- drives and no hard disk. I am wondering if his view is common. Even when we
- have 60 or 70 active simultaneous users on this system, it still performs
- nicely. Since VM/XA is being replaced by VM/ESA which doesn't run on a 3084Q
- we will eventually have to upgrade. If, however, there was a choice, I would
- prefer not to upgrade and apply the upgrade cost to salary increases. :)
- What's happening at other colleges and universities? Which IBM system(s) are
- you using for your academic stuff. How many accounts are there on your
- system? How many simultaneous users use your system during a typical day? I
- may summarize the results if anyone is interested.
-
- I asked these questions mainly out of personal curiosity so any responses
- will be appreciated since this is not a high priority item. If you respond,
- please do so directly to me to avoid flooding the IBM-MAIN list with unwanted
- mail. Thanks!
-
- Stan Horwitz, Consultant | Bitnet | Internet
- Temple University | V4039@TEMPLEVM | V4039@VM.TEMPLE.EDU
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