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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:51:22 -0400
From: John Hawkinson <jhawk@MIT.EDU>
To: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
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Subject: Re: Allocations deadline coming up, and digital hackery.
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Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU> wrote on Mon, 29 Apr 2002
at 12:50:09 -0400 in <sjmhelujvpa.fsf@kikki.mit.edu>:

> Another reason for a DVD-R on a PC is that the PC running Linux is
> going to be more user-accessible than the MacOSX machine.  At least
> until MacOSX supports enough of Athena to provide "Athena"-based
> logins.  At least with Linux any user out of the hall can login and
> use the DVD-R, whereas with a Mac they would need special help.

You miss the point, I think. Why buy two when we can buy one if
it will serve the same purppose.

> It's worked fine for the scanner....

"Ha." Many users need handholding with the scanner.

--jhawk