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From: ALBRECHT%caliph@UMIX.CC.UMICH.EDU (Steve Albrecht)
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Subject: Apollo DN2500 shown at Seybold Conference
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Date: 23 Sep 89 00:25:38 GMT
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Apollo Computer introduces new workstation for less than $4000
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Last night, Apollo unveiled their new low-end UNIX workstation to
the public.  The DN2500 workstation will be available in Q4/89 with
a base price of $3900 for the following configuration:

o  20MHZ 68030 cpu (4 MIPS)
o  diskless
o  4MB memory
o  15" monochrome display (1024 x 800 resolution)
o  choice of one: EtherNet, IBM Token Ring, or Apollo Ring
o  7-device SCSI adapter (primarily for disk and tape devices)
o  1 serial port
o  1 parallel printer port (some doubt whether there is even one!)

Here is the list of configuration and expansion options:

o  RAM memory to 16MB
o  1 or 2 disks, or 100MB or 200MB capacity each internally.
   ..... $1500 for each 100MB disk, $3500 for each 200MB disk
o  Total addressable disk space(internal + external) is 660MB(some doubt here)
o  External 1/4" cartridge tape (40MB or 60MB)
o  19" monochrome (1280 x 1024 resolution)    .... ($1500 more for this)

Limitations of the DN2500:

o  No color, ever!
o  No ESDI disks (ever?)
o  no apparent way to add additional serial or parallel ports
o  no internal cartridge tape possible
o  little or no internal bus slots (unsure, but box is very small)

Software compatibility/availability

o  Binary-compatible with other Apollo 680x0 nodes (closest to DN3500)

o  Designed to run Domain/OS 10.2 (which includes X-Windows)

o  Will initially ship with Domain/OS 10.1 and PSK #25 to patch 10.1
   for hardware differences

o  I did not get hard assurances, but the indication was that anything
   that runs under 10.1 on a DN3500 will run on the DN2500 with the PSK.


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