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Subject:Re: equipment standard? From:Beverly Parks <bparks -at- HUACHUCA-EMH1 -dot- ARMY -dot- MIL> Date:Fri, 3 Feb 1995 14:05:52 MST
R_e_b_e_c_c_a F_i_l_a_r_d_o /\ /\
asked about what kind of equipment we use: / o o \
> ^ < cat
At work I use a Sun SPARCstation 2 with an 18-inch
monitor (Odd size, but true. I just measured it
diagnally.) But I work for a -really- big "company"--
the U.S. Army. I imagine that if I moved to another
job with a "smaller" computer, I'd find that I was
very spoiled, too.
At home, where I do a lot of desktop publishing, I have
pretty much the same system as you: 486-33, 16MB RAM
(instead of your 8MB), and a 14-inch monitor. However,
my computer does print. This computer has been satisfactory
for me for about 3 years now. (Although a Pentium and
21-inch monitor are on my wish list!) I seldom have more
than one, two max, applications open at once, however.
Your printing problem should be easily fixed--any computer
technician worth his salt should be able to troubleshoot
that one. It could be something as simple as a bad printer
cable.
My husband's home computer has a 21-inch monitor (Nanao--very
nice!) and all he uses it for is to play games! Talk about
somebody spoiled!
Good luck.
=*= Beverly Parks =*= bparks -at- huachuca-emh1 -dot- army -dot- mil =*=
=*= "Unless otherwise stated, all comments are my own. =*=
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