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From: gwe@cbosgd.ATT.COM (George Erhart)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: OSUper!
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Date: Tue, 23-Dec-86 14:57:41 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 23 14:57:41 1986
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In article <1506@ulysses.UUCP> eric@ulysses.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky) writes:
>Hi,
>
> I hear that OSU has set up a graphics lab full of Amigas.
>Can anyone at OSU report on what is going on there with
>the Amigas? Are they being used for instruction, development
>or both? If so, does OSU plan on making what they develop
>available to the public Amiga community?
>
My understanding of AmigaLab is that it is a co-op between the College
of Art and OSU's IRCC (OSU computing's Big Brother). The lab is dedicated
to graphics and design.

I have a friend who is enrolling in the course this winter. I'll keep the
net posted when he tells me what's happening.

As to OSU's plans to release their discoveries, I doubt it. As to my
plans to scarf them up by hook or by crook, well, let's just see what
"developes" !

By the way, I am told that the Chemisty Department at OSU uses a large
number of Amigas (best guess so far is for graphical demonstrations
and illustrations of molecules...).

>This is your chance to speak up and show off - I think it's
>great that a large university had the smarts and guts to
>invest in such a great box - even a lot of students could
>afford to have their own... so, Que Pasa Man?

Don't give us too much credit; my 6 years at OSU lead me to believe that
the decision to purchase Amigas was either a typo on the part of an
ordering clerk or the product of a few faculty members who were willing
to ignore OSU policies and buy the right machine. OSU currently has
a huge support network for the IBM PC, having chosen that *&^$#^&)^%$
(uninspired) computer as their administrative standard.



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