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Perhaps the first computer that might qualify as a "workstation" was the IBM 1620, a small scientific computer designed to be used interactively by a single person sitting at the console. It was introduced in 1959. One peculiar feature of the machine was that it lacked any actual arithmetic circuitry. To perform addition, it required a memory-resident table of decimal addition rules. This saved on the cost of logic circuitry, enabling IBM to make it inexpensive. The machine was code-named CADET, which some people waggishly claimed meant "Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try". Nonetheless, it rented initially for $1000 a month.
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According to respondents to a survey by Research and Markets, Apple and Dell are the leading suppliers of desktop computer/workstation hardware used to study genomics data. That’s part of the info the research company obtained from a 29-question survey of more than 600 life scientists in North America. The survey ... found that:
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The preceding process has been designed to limit network traffic generated by the workstation. However, if more stringent behavior is needed, there is a registry entry to force the workstation to logon (authenticate) at every unlock attempt. The following registry setting is received every time the computer is locked:
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Cornell University has created simple-to-follow 12 step ergonomic guidelines that will help you improve your working environment and protect your health while working at a computer workstation. The following easy to follow guidelines for computer ergonomics were adapted from the DEA651 class of 2000 - Bethany Johnson; Emily Kuperstein; Mari Mitchell; Heidi Tinnes; with Garrick Goh (TA) and Professor Alan Hedge.
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