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Re: Better editors

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From: Shawn V. Hernan
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 00:00
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In article <4nv72n$cku@goanna.cs.rmit.EDU.AU>, mdj@arcadia.cs.rmit.edu.au
(Matt) wrote:

>
> Hehe, too true. Give me that p160, a unix OS to run on it, vi, tex and
> 20 terminals, and 20 ppl will be laying out documents, 20 times as fast,
> 1/20th the cost.


You obviously haven't looked at the cost breakdowns for a typical
organization. Computers are cheap. Its *people* that are expensive. 20
people will cost much more than any of the common desktop computers. 

Shawn

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From: svh+@pitt.edu (Shawn V. Hernan)
Subject: Re: Better editors
Date: 1996/05/22
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