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From: tonyl@osu-cgrg.UUCP (Tony Lupidi)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: OSUper!
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Date: Thu, 25-Dec-86 23:42:06 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 25 23:42:06 1986
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> In article <1506@ulysses.UUCP> eric@ulysses.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky) writes:
> >
Eric asks lots of questions about whats going on at OSU.

> 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.
> 
The Amiga Lab is a joint venture between IRCC and the Department of Art
Education at The Ohio State University. The Computer Graphics Reseach Group
is in the Art Ed. IRCC buys the equipment based on our specs. They
maintain and run the lab we rent time to teach in there.

> 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" !

The software, when ready, is planned to be released to other educational
institutions.  Binary copies of the software developed here are already
at some other schools. Nyaaaa!

> >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?
> 

Thanks, I sent you (Eric@Ulysses) mail on this stuff, did you get it?

> 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.

> DISCLAIMER: Farg 'em if they can't take a joke !

Bill its a good thing I can take a joke! The recomendation to go with amigas was
primarily Kevin Reaghs idea, the graduate student then in charge of undergrad
computer graphics, I assumed his position when he went on to 
greener pastures at Cranston Csuri Productions. Although he really likes
Les Nessman, Kevin wasn't a clerk. We were looking for a micro hardware
software environment that was easily replicable by other schools, had lots
of color, had a good price/performance ratio.  When the amiga came out it
was a case of "Now thats the ticket, yea yea". I've posted another, rather
long, message in this group detailing whats going on. If anybody has any other
questions please mail me.

disclaimer: "Accept Provolone into Your Life"

	Tony Lupidi {ucbvax,decvax}!cbosg!osu-cgrg!tonyl
	Computer Graphics Research Group, The Ohio State University
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	Tony Lupidi {ucbvax,decvax}!cbosg!osu-cgrg!tonyl
	Computer Graphics Research Group, The Ohio State University