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- From: lhawkins@olaf.wellesley.edu (Lee Hawkins)
- Subject: Speed and capabilities of Sun 3/* machines
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.002217.8639@olaf.wellesley.edu>
- Organization: Wellesley College
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 00:22:17 GMT
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- Hi all,
- I've recently been thinking about buying a Sun 3/something for home use,
- but have had little luck in finding any info on the capabilities of the
- various models. Could some kind soul out there answer the following
- questions, or at least point me to a good reference?
-
- 0) What are the numbers for all the Sun 3 models (3/60 & what
- else)?
-
- 1) What are the MIPS and SPEC ratings of the various 3/*'s?
-
- 2) How many and what type expansion buss slots do they have?
-
- 3) What is the max memory with each model?
-
- 4) What is the max amount of disk with each model?
-
- 5) How many expansion slots are left on each model after a
- frame buffer and disk controller are added (ie
- how much of this stuff is on the system board) ?
-
- 6) What is the latest version of SunOS that runs on Sun 3's ?
-
- 7) Will that version support X? How about Motif?
-
- 8) What are the graphics options for each model?
-
- 9) Do they have ethernet on board? AUI or thin?
-
- 10) How many drives can go internal in each model?
-
- 11) How many serial ports does each model have? Parallel ports?
-
- 12) What are reasonable prices for each model with, say a 19"
- color monitor, 600Mb of disk and 16Mb of memory?
- For comparison, what should a used SPARC 1+ with
- the same stuff go for?
-
- That'll do for a start. I use DECstations at work, but they seem to be
- a bit steeper than used Suns, so I am thinking of going with a used
- 3/Something at home. I'll summarize the answers that I get to the net.
- Perhaps they will make a good addition to the impending FAQ for the
- group.
-
- Thanks in advance,
- --Lee
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- Department of Astronomy lhawkins@lucy.wellesley.edu
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