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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