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   >>>What do you think essential or very useful computer tools for today's
   >>>scientist?
   >>> 
   >>>Anything I've missed?
   >>
   >>Sure.  A laser printer, a C compiler (with interactive debugger), and a
   >>Mac. 
   >>
   >>-Scott
   >>--------------------
   >>Scott I. Chase		"The question seems to be of such a character
   >>SICHASE@CSA2.LBL.GOV	that if I should come to life after my death
   >>				and some mathematician were to tell me that it
   >>				had been definitely settled, I think I would
  > >				immediately drop dead again."      - Vandiver

  >  would place the Mac (030 variety) first on the essential list along with
  > a good integrated piesce of software i.e. MS Works or Claris Works.  With
  > that a tremendous amount of work can be done and the files can be used by
  > most specialized software later on.
  >	   Just an opinion.
  >		   BOB

I would ditch the MAC and replace it with something more useful like a
SPARCstation or DECstation. I'ld love to see someone try to run an
atmospheric model on a MAC. If you didn't have to reboot it long
before you finished, you would probably have to wait a few months for
the results. Also with the UNIX box, you could still use it for
something else when your model is running.
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