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Hi,
  I hope someone on this newsgroup can help me.  I have been offered a job
where I think I can ask for any NeXT equipment that I'd like.  I run CPU
intensive neural networks simulations and X-based animation of their behavior.
I like to make videos of my work for demonstrations at conferences, etc.
Assuming that price is no object, what's the best NeXT machine that I can buy
for this purpose right now?

  I've been told that I should have something along the following lines,
but I'd like to know the particulars (i.e. model numbers, price to acadmic
institutions, and answers to the questions indicated):

  NeXTstation (what's the best, for memory, speed, expandability, etc.?  Will
    it be as fast as a Sparc 3?)
  gigabyte hard drive (again, what model is best)?
  Some kind of high-capacity backup medium
  Color monitor (what's the best?)
  NeXTdimension/16 (What's this, does it output NTSC?)
  Color postscript printer

Also, I use X a lot now, and I think I'd like to continue to, at least for the
transitional period.  How does it run on a NeXT?  How about ethernet
connections/protocols?  Any trouble there?

Thanks for your help!
  --Lori
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