What specification or model of Symbolics system should I get?
That depends upon what you want to do with it, and how much money you are prepared to spend. A small (and probably cheap) stand alone system is the Symbolics 3620. A MacIvory can be even more compact and has the advantage of using common disk and monitor components. A Symbolics 3630 has sufficient card slots to support a color card (CAD Buffer II). If you like working through X-Windows there are Unix box based systems. If you want to do 3D graphics (animation, frame-grabbing, painting, geometric modeling, titles, film post production work, …) then go for a 3650 or XL1200 with full color boardset. If you want a current system with full Symbolics support, go for an Alpha platform and Open Genera. I need to make this more clear …
