Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site harvard.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!marie From: marie@harvard.ARPA (Marie Desjardins) Newsgroups: net.micro,net.college Subject: Re: Free and undirected campus computing facilities - Not at Waterloo (medium long) Message-ID: <178@harvard.ARPA> Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 11:53:51 EST Article-I.D.: harvard.178 Posted: Fri Nov 30 11:53:51 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 3-Dec-84 12:30:20 EST References: <457@utcsrgv.UUCP> <649@watdcsu.UUCP> Organization: Aiken Computation Laboratory, Harvard Lines: 28 Xref: godot net.micro:3146 net.college:306 > Isn't everybody tired of hearing these students complain about being able to > get machine time? No. > It seems > that these universities are trying finally teaching students something they > can use later in life. That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. If the computer shortage is teaching us anything, it's purely coincidental. In addition, I'm not as worried about people not being able to get free computer time as I am about the fact that we have limited enough resources that it's very difficult to do course work. > My solution for these students is to either go out and buy PC's (maybe even > a apple) to get around to large problem, or try to get more money from > your alumni for more computing facilities. Unless of course you wish to pay > higher tuition fees,thats another way for the university to afford more > computers. Where do you expect students to get the money for a computer? Lots don't have it. And I really find it hard to believe that Harvard (for example) doesn't have the money to buy more computers. They just prefer to spend it on other things. marie desjardins marie@harvard