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Re: GIS Workstation Platforms
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Mon, 10 May 1993 16:23:56 EDT
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----------------------------Original message----------------------------
The Mac is just not a significant player in the GIS arena. Sorry,
but it is basically a workstation (Unix) world with a lot of PC-based
mapping, etc. Why not run Unix on a Mac? Still does not help much
except with GRASS and the expense is often higher than a comprable
workstation configuration.
 
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Duane F. Marble            E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Dept. of Geography
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