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i 3 THINGS TO CONSDER BEFORE BUYING A COMPUTER M YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR. SOPHOMORE YEAR. We’d like to suggest you give your com puter the same careful consideration you give your major. More, actually After all, it typically doesn’t cost a couple of thou sand dollars to switch majors. So keep in mind that the bargain computer that works just fine for Humanities 101 may seem a bit lightweight when you’re knee deep in statistics. Or complex engineering equations. Or obscure research citations. Which may explain why more and more NeXTsrations™ are moving not only into teaching labs but into dorm rooms as well. With a minimum of 8 MB of memory and 105 MB of hard disk stor age standard, you’ll be hard pressed to run out of room for all your acquired knowledge. And with a Motorola 68040 processor, that clocks in at a full 15 MIPS, you won’t find your NeXTstation slow ing down when your work load is picking up. What’s more, it won’t take four years to learn to use one. Don’t be surprised if you put your NeXTstation to work first and read the instruction JUNI !AR. lANDYOURl SENIOR YEAR. manual when you want to relax. Just don’t be misled by our simplicity. Behind that comfortably intuitive graphical interface resides the full power of UNIX,® the operating sys tem of choice among computing experts on campuses around the world. Unlike personal computer operating systems, like DOS, under UNIX you can print a term paper, calculate a complex spreadsheet, and graph your latest lab results, all at once. All at the same time. In fact, your NeXTstation can switch effortlessly among any of over a hundred NeXTstation programs. Revolutionary pro grams like Lotus® Improv,™ SoftPC,™ Adobe Illus trator,® WordPerfect,® and TopDraw.™ Software you’ll want to put to work on your school work today. And for many days thereafter. So visit your local cam pus computer reseller for your own NeXTstation demonstration. And get an idea how exciting your next four college years are going to be. (Reseller Imprint) Ol Wl NeXT Computer. Ine. All right, reserved. The NeXT logo is a registered trademark, and NeXTstation is a trademark, of NeXT Computer. Inr. Adobe is a registered trademark, and I lliistratnr is a trademark, of Adobe Systems. Ins. I NIX is a registered trademark of AT&T. All other trademarks mentioned belting to their respective