On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Glenn L. Austin wrote: > on 1/23/2003 1:22 PM, Henry Kalir at kalirhe at UMDNJ.EDU wrote: > > > Dear Massimo, > > > > That's truly wonderful that your institution is moving in the right > > direction, but in the life sciences, things are moving in the other > > direction. At UMDNJ - only a few G3s are at the Academic Computing Center. > > All departments have Wintels...with a sprinkling of Macs in folks' labs > > who can afford to buy their own (grants etc). > > > > Same in other institutions I'm/have been affiliated with . > > Even Bruce Giles, one of the mac-l listmoms, reported about a year or 2 ago > > that his > > institution (Oak Ridge?) had switched to wintels and was no longer > > supporting Macs... > > > > I'll have to surmise that you are a lucky fellow - great workplace with a > > great attitude and tolerance. Same planet...yes...but privileged > > neighborhood for you... > > Perhaps you live in depressed neighborhood? ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) Perhaps...but it has PLENTY of Wintels in it, and it is a very large "neighborhood"...:-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( Best, Henry