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- From: lmccullo@nyx.cs.du.edu (Michael McCulloch)
- Subject: Re: NS 486: Begin the Quest
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.153310.21428@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 15:33:10 GMT
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- In article <108572@bu.edu>, mek@acs.bu.edu (Mark Kern) wrote:
- >
- > Well, how about the current Gateway Systems :
- >
- > 486DX2-66
- > 256k cache
- > 16 megs ram (additional $320 or so)
- > 2 340meg IDE local bus drives (additional $400)
- > ATI Ultra Pro (16 bit local bus color with 1meg VRAM)
- > 17" Nanao (Invar shadow mask, dynamic beam focusing, $700)
- > both floppies
- > mouse, windows, etc.
- > ------------------------
- > $4415 (beats the heck out of an 8/250 mono turbo for $4118)
- > $ 95 shipping (natch)
- >
- > This is a system I'm thinking about getting now, and I sure hope
- >it will be able to run NeXTstep in the coming year. Oh yeah, add $500 for
- >NextStep 486.
- >
-
- Well, before you run out and buy a 486, I suggest you wait until NeXT
- clarifies the HW issues. The release of a _detailed_ HW compatibility
- guide is imminent according to NeXT. This should clear up confusion,
- especially regarding the video cards and VRAM amounts needed for 16-bit
- color.
-
- Oh yeah, the developer's edition according to the last official info I've
- seen is $2495 ($995 for runtime edition). We all hope NeXT is _just kidding_.
- If they price it that high, then it's gonna be _very_ hard to convince my
- boss that we need (and can afford) NeXTSTEP.
-
- NeXTSTEP 486 should be priced at $495 for the runtime edition, and $995
- ($1495 absolute tops) for the developer's edition. Otherwise the market
- _will_ opt for NT (or SCO if they want UNIX) without a second look at
- NeXTSTEP. You already have to have a loaded PC (memory, video, HD) to
- run it -- charging 995/2495 would be suicide.
-
- Michael McCulloch
-