Awatmath.2324 net.works utzoo!decvax!watmath!jcwinterton Wed May 5 20:33:44 1982 Re: workstation=desk Why, oh, why does everyone assume that a workstation is a piece of hardware (furniture). In truth, a workstation is really some sort of virtual terminal which may or may not live in a micro system in close proximity to the user, or may manifest itself as just a KDT (Keyboard Display Terminal). Where the rest of the iron is located is academic. What does everyone want in a workstation? Good question. I want: 1. Fast response 2. Nice tools 3. Security 4. Constant environment (i.e. not having to live with cms AND unix AND CP/m ...) 5. Reasonable file/mail servers. 6. At least local area network access to other stations in my peer group and preferrably to the public networks. ~v [dratted thing wont let me edit] reverse points 5 & 6, since 6 is needed to support 5. 7. Reasonably portable, too. WRT built in to desk: No thanks. I'd like to have it at least on wheels. Also, if I was an executive, I'd like it to be invisible when I wanted it to be so. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.