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I'm interested in using a personal computer as an interactive graphics
workstation.  Particularly, I want some reasonably low-cost system
that can do a nice job of medium to high resolution color and 
black-and-white graphics, and can function as a terminal (24 lines
by 80 columns, upper/lower case -- the smarter the better).

I'd appreciate any advice, recommendations, hints, warnings, opinions, 
etc. that anyone could offer about any computer system, general purpose
software, hardware cards, monitors, the whole bit.  Currently my leanings 
are toward the Apple II, but I am open to any suggestion.  I'm certain
to buy something, and fairly soon, but I'd like to get the best arrangement
I can the first time out.

					Thanks in advance,
					   David Bryant
					    cbosga!djb

P.S: You people that have your own system, what kinds of graphics can
     it do???