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From: larry@macom1.UUCP (Larry Taborek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Clone Manufactures
Message-ID: <4957@macom1.UUCP>
Date: 24 Oct 89 22:22:46 GMT
References: <571@uwm.edu>
Organization: CENTEL Federal Systems, Reston, VA. 22091-1506
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From article <571@uwm.edu>, by circuit@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (circuit):
> 
> O.k. Here we go with another ridiculous request but I figure that this
> is the only place I can get any REAL opinion. I recently posted a
> message regarding PC-BRAND , I will not consider them after what the
> person had to say. SO I am considering the following places. Any
> comments on any of these places would be appreciated.
> 
> Northgate 
> Gateway
> Club 
> CompuAdd 
> 
> thanks in advance...
> 
> 
> Chris

Chris,

How about putting your own PC together from parts?  Take this for
an example (All from computer shopper)

Mylex 386 motherboard with 1MB ram 64K cache memory	$1100
Purchase another 3MB of 80NS ram at $150/MB		$ 450
Purchase tower case					$ 120
Purchase powersupply					$ 100
Purchase floppy disk drive				$ 100
Purchase floppy disk drive controller			$ 100
Purchase SCSI disk controller and 80MB hard disk	$ 550
Purchase Everix Unix					$ 850

total for bare bones unix system			$3370

You may even do better then that, as it may be possible to hook
the floppy disk drive up to the scsi disk controller, (savings of
$100), and I thought that I saw 80ns SIMM modules for $127/MB
(over 3 MB savings of $69), and the case and powersupply can
probably be had for less.

I like the mylex motherboards.  I have looked over the past 
several months for any negative reviews and everyone seems really
happy with them.  They have a 2 year warrenty and got a great
review in computer shopper a few months ago.

Hope this helps...

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