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- From: alex@laos (Alex D. Nghiem)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
- Subject: Re: major purchase decision?
- Keywords: system, purchase, X, memory
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.145921.10696@pencom.com>
- Date: 3 Sep 92 14:59:21 GMT
- References: <1992Sep2.201542.8576@atinc.uucp>
- Sender: usenet@pencom.com (Usenet Psuedo User)
- Reply-To: alex@pencom.com
- Organization: Pencom Software
- Lines: 75
-
- In article <1992Sep2.201542.8576@atinc.uucp> root@atinc.uucp (Operator) writes:
- >
- > I'm trying to decide whether to plunge into my "Next" decision.
- Currently,
- > I have a MacII-CX, 8Meg, hard drives total of 210Meg, with AU/X 2.0, and XR4
- > using twm. I develop alot of Motif/X stuff at work (Sun & HP workstations),
- > and typically work on the X layer at home. I'm currently developing widgets,
- > so this setup is working out fine. But, my Mac is slow (68030@16mhz), so
- compiles
- > (using cc or gnu) are slower than I would expect( but in general, the system
- is slow).
- >
- > So, now the decision! Do I upgrade my Mac (cpu, memory, AU/X 3.0, cdrom,
- ...),
- > or a NeXT. I like to Next for 2 reasons: the development envir.
- (object_oriented), and
- > it can be configured to be an X workstation, using either Co-Xist or possibly
- Cub-X.
- > I'm looking at this configuration:
- >
- > NextStation - Color, 25mhz/040, 16Meg ram, 250Meg drive, Rel. 3.0.
- >
- > Will I be happy with this performance? Any input to my concerns on
- configuration
- > and performance would be appreciated. I know i'm probably trying to compare
- apples
- > to oranges, but I'm looking for workstation performance, not just another MAC
- Quadra,
- > or a pretty box with a nice interface (impressive i might add). I realize its
- not risc,
- > but I'm spoiled. If I got my Mac to used also as a dos machine (SoftPC/AT is
- great), a
- > unix box (which I use almost always), I'm sure I can configure the NeXT with
- endless
- > possibilities (am I being naive?).
- >
- > Also, if I use my existing external scsi drives, can I found formatting
- software
- > out there for NeXT? What cdrom drives are out there that are compatible with
- the
- > Mac and NeXT?
- >
- > I'd like you to tell me yeh, your going to like it, do it!, but I want
- the best
- > of both worlds: the NeXT envir., and workstation performance when it need it.
- Keep
- > in mind that I want to keep this affordable (yeah, right).
- >
- > Thankx, ronyd@atinc
-
- I tried to e-mail you but that bounced, so....
-
- First off, let me warn you that I work for Pencom, which produces co-Xist, so I
- may be a little biased :). Anyway, with 16MB for a color system, you're going
- to spend a lot of time waiting, especially if you're going to be doing
- running/developing X stuff. 3.0 seems to page more than 2.1 ever did, so this
- may be another incentive to buy more memory. Finally, keep in mind that the X
- distribution (ours or Cub'X) is around 55MB, so make sure that you have plenty
- of disk space.
-
- Hope this helps....
-
-
- Best regards,
-
-
- Alex Duong Nghiem Phone: (512) 343-1111
- Pencom Software Fax: (512) 343-9650
- 9050 Capital of TX Hwy N. Mail: alex@pencom.com
- Suite 300 Mail: co-Xist_support@pencom.com
- Austin, TX 78759 Mail: co-Xist_info@pencom.com
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