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- From: pr@umiacs.umd.edu (Jesus Rodriguez)
- Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers.workstation
- Subject: Re: Complete SparcStation IPC forsale!!!!
- Message-ID: <61971@mimsy.umd.edu>
- Date: 11 Nov 92 22:47:21 GMT
- References: <1992Nov11.032725.15852@lclark.edu> <1992Nov11.180805.3295@PacBell.COM>
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- In article <1992Nov11.180805.3295@PacBell.COM>, tlhouns@ns.pacbell.com (Lee Hounshell) writes:
- |> Jon Herlocker (herlock@sun.lclark.edu) wrote:
- |> : Forsale!!!! Sun Sparcstation IPC
- |> : includes:
- |> : Sparc 4/40 CPU
- |> : 8 MB RAM
- |> : On board AUI ethernet, 2 serial ports, audio port,
- |> : and monochrome frame buffer
- |> : Color Frame Buffer Sbus Card
- |> : 16" Color Monitor
- |> : 207 internal disk drive.
- |> : All cabling, original factory boxes, and sun microphone.
- |> :
- |> : This full Sparc system comes with SunOS 4.1.2, and Openwindows 3.0.
- |> : I also have installed X11R5 and several other public software packages.
- |> : This is a wonderful system, and I have enjoyed it for every bit of the
- |> : 4 months that I have had it since I bought it from Sun. I am selling it
- |> : because I would like to upgrade. I am looking to sell it for about $4200,
- |> : but if you would like to make me another offer, by all means please do. First
- |> : person to offer me $4200 takes it straight. I will also consider selling the
- |> : system without the monitor. If you are interested in this, make me an offer.
- |>
- |> Sun just today announced their new SPARClassic. It's a 59 MIP machine and
- |> lists at $4,295 comes with 15" color, 16MB RAM, 200MB disk, and Solaris 2.1.
- |> Their new machine is twice a fast as a SPARC-2!
- |>
- |> Why would anyone want to pay $4,200 for a 12 MIP used machine, when they can
- |> purchase a *new* 59 MIP Sun with more RAM memory and the latest OS for the same
- |> price?
- |>
- |> Sorry to deflate your expectations, Jon, but I think that maybe the prices for
- |> older Sun equipment will drop through the roof now.. oh well. I own a SPARC 1+
- |> myself, and I expect the "market value" of it will now drop to well under $2000.
- |>
- |> --
- |> Lee Hounshell
- |> tlhouns@srv.pacbell.com
- |> Alchemical Engineer and Virtual Realist
-
- Well personally Lee. Jon probably posted this article before Sun announced its new SPARC
- classic. Next time just let him know politely by email and stop wasting bandwidth.
-
- And this goes out to the rest of you who like to post things that could just as easily be
- sent by email.
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- Jesus M.R.
-