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From: richard@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: $5000 workstation
Message-ID: <2195@skye.ed.ac.uk>
Date: 10 Apr 90 20:52:55 GMT
References: <100@motto.UUCP>
Reply-To: richard@aiai.UUCP (Richard Tobin)
Organization: AIAI, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
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In article <100@motto.UUCP> kiwi@motto.UUCP (Kiwi the Magnificent) writes:
>Acorn have been offering their R140 Unix workstation complete with 
>X-Windows and Multi-Sync monitor for around 3000 pounds UK for a while.
>It has 4MB ram and a 50MB hard drive as standard. 

When last I looked at the Acorn machine its big problem was that 4Mb
was the maximum the memory controller could handle.  This makes X just
barely usable (and that's being generous).  Otherwise the machine
would be excellent value.

I did hear that it might be possible to add a second memory controller.
Can someone from Acorn tell us what the current position is?  4Mb is
just not enough!

-- Richard
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