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Subject: Info on SPARC workstation
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Re: Sun SPARCStation I

I would urgently like any comments from users of the Sun SPARCStation I
(if any are out there!).  We are thinking of purchasing one as a software
development machine supporting 2/3 users.  Any pro- or con-comments would
be appreciated -- in particular, I have heard nasty rumours (from Sun's
competitors) that the 8MB RAM configuration we would buy is inadequate;
quote: "You need 12MB to compile anything and 16MB to do any useful work".
Any experience as to whether this quote is justified?