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- From: bds@mbunix.mitre.org (Smith)
- Subject: Re: Def of a workstation (a lark)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.140615.27801@linus.mitre.org>
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- References: <1993Jan3.052930.27869@wam.umd.edu> <1993Jan3.235327.13718@qb.rhein-main.de>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 14:06:15 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan3.235327.13718@qb.rhein-main.de> vhs@rhein-main.de writes:
- >A decent workstation has IMHO *at least* the following items of which the
- >software can and does take advantage of:
- > a high-resolution screen
- > a pointing device
- > an ethernet connection (or token ring if your management was bribed ;-)
- > a UN*X operating system with TCP/IP support and a C compiler
- > a boot prom that allows for interactive diagnosis etc.
- > a decent amount of RAM and hard disk space
- > a tape drive for backups and data exchange as opposed to floppy disk
- > other items I may have forgotten (it's already tomorrow...;-)
- >
- >Volker Herminghaus-Shirai (vhs@qb.rhein-main.de), NeXTmail welcome
- >
-
- I'm sure the DEC folks will be delighted to know that the VAXstation
- 4000 Model 90, which looks like a workstation to all the rest of the
- world, but only runs VMS and does not come with a C compiler, is not a
- workstation. Come to think of it, I believe Sun workstations no
- longer come with a C compiler. Are they also not workstations, unless
- you pay extra for it? Actually, the whole lower end Alpha line (DEC
- 4000) wouldn't fit your criteria unless you happen to choose UNIX and
- get a C Compiler.
-
- Barry Smith
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