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…Ninety-seven years of editoria/freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 74 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987, THE MICHIGAN DAILY New By STEVE BLONDER Apple Computers is expected to…

… announce a new line of Macintosh computers next week and another line next month, but Apple officials say their upcoming Macintosh sale at the University is not an attempt to dump their inventory. Apple…

… Macintosh Plus. The larger screen will allow people to view an entire page at once, cutting down the time it takes to read a file and providing more space for graphics, according to Chuck Nicholas, a computer…

… users have had with the Macintosh Plus, he said. Processors do the actual computing operations in a computer. With the new computers' faster processors, "you won't have to waste time waiting for a file to…

… be printed out and you can do more than one thing at a time," said Nicholas. IBM compatibility would give Macintosh users access to software developed for IBM computers. Phoenix Software Associates of…

… Norwood, Mass. has reportedly developed the technology to link Macintoshes and IBM compatible computers, but company officials were unavailable for comment. For most students, however, the Macintosh Plus…

… will remain adequate. "I think that the main use of computers on campus is word processing, and other kinds of editing. For that task, a Mac Plus does all that one wants and even more," said LSA junior…

… Nick Rose, an, independent software developer for Apple. NICHOLAS, though, said the Macintosh Plus may become obsolete in a couple of years. "Once See APPLE, Page 5 Panel city h de t hears ousing…

…, the University has contracted with three major computer manufacturers to provide products to students and staff for about 50 percent of the retail prices. Representatives from Apple Computers, IBM, and…

… Zenith Data Systems were at the Michigan Union Ballroom yesterday for the "Computer Kickoff '87 Hands-On Day" to display their models and to answer any questions. Last year, only Apple participated in the…

….meone to be selected and ready to assume office Jan. 1," said Robin Jacoby, an aide to Shapiro. See FLEMING, Page 7 'U' expands computer sale this 'year By RYAN TUTAK In an effort to increase computer use…

… goal of working computers into campus life. "To have a complete education is to understand information technology," said Gregg Weiss, microcomputer sales manager for the University and coordinator of the…

… sale. "If the University could afford it, they would give everyone a computer. That's how important they think it is. They do the next best thing - to See IBM, Page 8 Koch to head dlelegation to…

… "The Learning Tool" to help students improve their study skills as well as their familiarity with computers. THE PACKAGE, which can be used on any Apple Macintosh computer, duplicates the learning…

…? The "electronic notebook." Education Professor Robert Kozma and John Van Roekel, director of the University's Computer Aided Engineering Network, have created the new package of computer programs called…

… that year. Lodisev lost his job as a computer programmer soon after. Soviet of- ficials rejected his following six ap- plications. Looking back, .Gubin says she never thought her own husband would be…