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- From: cfrbj@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Bob Jorstad)
- Subject: Re: All my favourite tools
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.230553.16526@ux1.cts.eiu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 23:05:53 GMT
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- References: <1992Jul27.081916.11923@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz> <24941@dog.ee.lbl.gov>
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- In article <24941@dog.ee.lbl.gov> sichase@csa2.lbl.gov writes:
- >In article <1992Jul27.081916.11923@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz>, ecmtwhk@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Thomas Koenig) writes...
- >>What do you think essential or very useful computer tools for today's
- >>scientist?
- >>
- >>Anything I've missed?
- >
- >Sure. A laser printer, a C compiler (with interactive debugger), and a
- >Mac.
- >
- >-Scott
- >--------------------
- >Scott I. Chase "The question seems to be of such a character
- >SICHASE@CSA2.LBL.GOV that if I should come to life after my death
- > and some mathematician were to tell me that it
- > had been definitely settled, I think I would
- > immediately drop dead again." - Vandiver
-
- would place the Mac (030 variety) first on the essential list along with
- a good integrated piesce of software i.e. MS Works or Claris Works. With
- that a tremendous amount of work can be done and the files can be used by
- most specialized software later on.
- Just an opinion.
- BOB
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