This article discusses the hardware and software components of three workstations
suitablefor evaluation researchers, one for those on a limited budget, one for professional
researchers, and one for a research team or department. The systems range in cost from
just under $3,000 to over $30,000, and include the features most frequently used by
professionals. These example systems and the discussion of the components should serve
to illustrate the wide variety of possibilities open to researchers interested in acquiring
microcomputer workstations.
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