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- From: brogers@pro-storm.cts.com (Brian Rogers)
- Subject: 486's and NeXTSTEP
- Organization: ProLine [pro-storm] -- Dallas, TX -- 214/644-5113
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 03:31:41 CST
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- In-Reply-To: spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (Stefano Pagiola)
- References: <1992Nov10.195924.21529@leland.Stanford.EDU>
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- In <1992Nov10.195924.21529@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (Stefano Pagiola) writes:
-
- >Michael C Mccarty writes
- >> I keep hearing all of this propaganda that I should buy a
- >> 486SX-25 or even a 386-40 and all I can say is 'why?' ....
- >> Where is the advantage to buy these machines?
- >
- >One good reason that you may want to go the 486 way (as long as you
- >also go the LocalBus etc way; which may not be possible on a limited
- >budget) is that you can then use cool things like NeXTSTEP 486 rather
- >than xxxx things like Windows.
-
- I've often wondered about NeXTSTEP for 486. How much does it cost? Is it
- affordable for a Joe Schmoe like me? For that matter, hearing you mention
- NeXTSTEP in the context of fast, LocalBus, ectc. 486's is rather discouraging
- at times -- My wallet cringes.
-
- >Bottom line: If your budget is limited, stick with 386s, but
- >recognize you're also stuck with Windows/DOS. If you can afford
- >more, get not just a faster chip but also better components.
-
- There you go talking about "budget" again. It's such a big word... But I do
- hate being stuck in the DOS world and don't want to haveto deal with Windows. I
- like Multi-Tasking systems and am actually relatively comfortable with
- prompts -- so I'm thinking about switching to Coherent. Is this direction
- the way to go if I don't want to have to upgrade 75% of my hardware to the
- newest and hottest? Or could I run NeXTSTEP and a plain ol' 386DX-33?
-
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