Univ. of VT chooses AT&T pc's

[DAPKUS]

> > > Burlington, Vermont; .... Incoming freshmen ...will be required to
> > > purchase [AT&T 6300 PC] starting in the fall of 1985. Students will
> > > be able to purchase their machines outright, or finance the cost over
> > > their four years at the University. Maintenance is included in the
> > > cost of the machines.
> > What if they can't afford it?  
> > 	marie desjardins
> 
> Clarkson University, Potsdam NY, was one of the first schools to require
> frosh to purchase PCs (Zenith 150s).  It cost the student $200 extra
> per semester.  At the end of 4 years, an extra $200 bought the
> machine outright.  Let's see, that's $1800 for a $4000 (at the time)
> machine.  Even so, $400/yr is small relative to the $8-10K it costs
> to go to that school (I graduated in 1979 when it was much cheaper,
> only $7000).
>  
> Of course, Clarkson worked out a deal with the manufacturer, as 1000
> PCs per semester might be needed.  There were some restrictions, like
> agreeing not to resell the PC, but that doesn't merit discussion here.
>  
> Joe Carfagno
> u1100a!joec      (if you can find u1100a, then you can send me nasty mail)

Oops, Clarkson is requiring freshman to purchase Z-100's, NOT Z-150's as
stated above (was the case last fall).  The Z-150 is a TRUE IBM compatible,
the Z-100 is merely a FAST MS-DOS and CP/M-80 system.  The price is
quite different also.

					Donald Dapkus