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- From: books@fsunuc.physics.fsu.edu (Roger Books)
- Subject: Re: SPARCclassic vs. 486 (Was Re: SPARCClassic (and other Sun announcments))
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- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 13:34:40 GMT
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- johnn@eskimo.celestial.com (John Navitsky) writes:
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- > Gateway 2000 66MHz 486DX2 EISA* Sun SPARCclassic
- > 66MHz Intel 486 ("double clocked") 50MHz TI microSPARC
- > 8MB RAM 16MB RAM using 16MB sims (to 96MB)
-
- +$50 to gateway
-
- > 340MB SCSI disk 207MB SCSI-2 (to 22GB)
-
- +70 to Sun
- (If you count SCSI-2 as $0.00)
-
- > ?? 8 bit audio
-
- +$80.
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- > not included twisted pair ethernet (10mb/sec)
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- +$130
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- > 2 serial ports 2 serial ports
- > 1 parallel port 1 parallel port
- > ?xEISA slots (32MB/sec) 2xSBus slots (100MB/sec)
-
- Have to make your own judgement on this one.
-
- > 16bit SVGA w/1MB 8 bit color, 1024x768 or 1152x900
- > 14" CrystalScan 15" color 1024x768, 76Hz refresh,
- 100dpi
-
- +$70
-
- > 5.25" & 3.5" floppys 3.5" optional
-
- +$100 (I know, no 5 1/4)
-
- > DOS 5.0 Solaris 2.1
-
- How much is Unix worth to you?
-
- > MS-Windows 3.1 Open Windows 3
-
- How much is a decent windowing system worth to you?
-
- > Choice of application not included
-
- ??
-
- > Tower case IPC style box
- > 64bit memory bus
- > $3,995 $4,295
-
- +$350 +$170
-
- Total $4,345 $4,465
-
- The question, is Solaris and a multi-user machine worth more than $120
- to you? That's an easy one for me.
-
- Roger
- books@fsunuc.physics.fsu.edu
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