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- From: karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,biz.sco.general,comp.unix.sys5.r3,comp.unix.sysv386
- Subject: Re: PC Unix/Xenix vendors
- Message-ID: <C1DA12.Bwu@ddsw1.mcs.com>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 16:34:13 GMT
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- In article <C180J5.7s6@sugar.neosoft.com> jpsb@NeoSoft.com (Jim Shirreffs) writes:
- >>>The Sparc Classic will run all Sparc software?
- >
- >>Correct.
- >
- >Are you sure?
-
- Considering that they are selling these as SPARC systems to put on a network
- where you would otherwise put an X Terminal, I think I can say "yes". Note
- that their Sparc-based systems have <always> been compatible with one
- another as long as the OS version was reasonable match. Solaris 2.x has a
- Solaris 1.x compatibility emulator, although it hurts performance to use
- it.
-
- >>Therefore, you need to be able to get the Intel machine, plus hi-res
- >>graphics and monitor, for $1700.00. This is not impossible, but its not
- >>easy either.
- >
- >>Don't forget that the Sparc includes Ethernet and sound ports in that base
- >>price, color graphics, and a color monitor. The Intel machine includes none
- >>of these in the base price. Further, the Sparc has the SCSI on the
- >>motherboard, and two serial ports which work.
- >
- >>SCO has a serious value problem.
- >
- >One good thing about the Intel platform is it ability to boot, DOS, OS2, NT or
- >Unix. And software is cheap.
-
- Only under DOS. Under OS/2, presumably NT (there's nothing yet) and Unix
- the software is definately NOT cheap. Ask Frame about their $1k DTP package
- for Unix on Intel machines!
-
- Or call Informix and ask them about Database Packages.
-
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