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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 15:31:31 GMT
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- In article <books.98.0@fsunuc.physics.fsu.edu> I wrote
- >johnn@eskimo.celestial.com (John Navitsky) writes:
- >> 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
-
- OOPS, should be +$400.
-
- >
- >> 340MB SCSI disk 207MB SCSI-2 (to 22GB)
- >
- > +70 to Sun
- > (If you count SCSI-2 as $0.00)
- >
- >> ?? 8 bit audio
- >
- > +$80.
- >
- >> not included twisted pair ethernet (10mb/sec)
- >
- > +$130
- >
- >> 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
-
- +$700 +$170
-
- Total $4,695 $4,465
- >
- >The question, is Solaris and a multi-user machine worth more than $120
- >to you? That's an easy one for me.
- >
-
- New question, compare prices. Are the EISA slots and piece of free
- software worth $230.00 to you.
-
- >Roger
- >books@fsunuc.physics.fsu.edu
-