February 19, 1985
(vol. 95, iss. 116)
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…COMPUTERS The Michigan Daily Tuesday, February 19, 1985 Page 5 Students, staff take shine to Apol computers By ROB FRANK While it might seem that the Apple Macintosh and I.B.M. P.C. are the onlyr…
… Chalk Talk: MTS Sigfiles & Editor Initfiles, 12:10-1 p.m., 1011 NUBS. Ann Arbor's I Authorized ealer Apple Computer Dealer is offering you special savings on I all Macintosh'Wsoftware in stock. 10% off…
… computers in sight, the University's College of Engineering is working to bring another machine to the forefront - at least in the minds of its own students. The machine is the Apollo DN300. Described by…
… price to University faculty of $5,000, roughly half the original retail price. Plus, engineering officials have given each of its faculty a $5,000 allowance to purchase computer equipment. Because the…
… University has a working relationship with Apollo through the college's Computer Aided Engineering N9etwork (CAEN), ordering the machines is as simple as making a phone call. DESPITE THE computer's popularity…
… with programmers, Bob Krause, of the North Campus computer center doubts' the Apollo will pose serious competition for the user frien- dly P.C. and Macintosh Like the Macintosh, the Apollo utilizes a…
…- ming. Apollo takes advantage of three languages: Fortran, Pascal, and C. Spreadsheet offer users variety and flexibility Daily Photo by DARRIAN SMITH This Apollo computer in an East Engineering lab is…
… equipped with a color monitor. Apollo computers are becoming increasingly popular among the faculty and students of the College of Engineering. By SCOTT JOHNSTON and LEO SHARKEY With computers turning up in…
… big fancy, electronic, calculator," said Wiltse Carpenter, a former employee of Complete Computer Center in Ann Ar- bor. For all practical purposes, that definition fits well. FIRST conceived by a group…
… graphs to database management, in addition to basic accounting. Like an accounting spreadsheet, a computer spreadsheet can be thought of as a large piece of papet divided up in- to rows and columns with…
