Aucbvax.1779 fa.info-cpm utzoo!duke!decvax!ucbvax!Ime-Tecom@OFFICE-2 Tue Jun 16 19:14:24 1981 Re: CPM vs **NIX--Re: More on the CP/M vs Unix talk In response to the message sent 16 Jun 1981 1302-PDT from STEF@DARCOM-KA Whoa Steff----------- I'm NOT talking about the TECOM cluster machine at all -- My entire office is 4 engineers plus 3 support persons. The entire budget for ADP is in the range of $10K. Harry's office (TECOM-C3I) is about 7 engineers, 4 support. We want to be able to be independant of the large mainframes if we want, but still retain full connect capability. AFITGORDON's answer has come closest to what we wanted in regards to comments. If you know of it, TECOM's DMIS standalone Northstar-based system looks nearly what we want (I've got some specific objections to that machine but I really don't know enough about it to see if they can be gotten around.) Yes, the answers are going in two different directions, but your view is not necessary the place I and Harry want to go for our individual office machines. I am NOT talking as part of TECOM's DMIS, and in fact have be taken to task for sending out the requirement list in the first place. They are the ones that have all the $$$ and are going for the large main-frame. I believe there is a place for both macro- and mini's in TECOM and right now I'm concerned only with "MY" machine. Although I suspect I'm be doing hacker like stuff on it (per my nature) the primary use of the IME (International Materiel Evaluation - now everyone knows where my address line came from!) machine will be in production work - messages to other TECOM offices, writting letters, DF's, briefings, etc. Primary users will be secretaries, clerks, support persons who I suspect I'll have to teach after I learn it myself. (Sorry, but my wife won't let me but my own home computer until I get "a couple" more promotions.) I hope this clears up any misconceptions that I might of coused with the first message. Bob Bloom (IME-TECOM@Office-2, BBLOOM@BRL) ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.