Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!tropez!dlucy From: dlucy@tropez.UUCP (Doug Lucy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Hmm... Wonder what this is? Summary: IBM RS/6000 "Rios" Computers Keywords: RISC, RS/6000 Message-ID: <186@tropez.UUCP> Date: 12 Apr 90 17:04:36 GMT References: Distribution: comp Organization: DC Pro, Falls Church, VA Lines: 32 In article , nforcer@pawl.rpi.edu (Paul J Stewart) writes: > I just got a letter from IBM concerning a demonstration of their latest in > workstations, the RS/6000. > DO any of you know o the RS/6000, How about a line of Unix (AIX) computers for use as workstations and file servers. The botoom-of-the-line is the PowerStation 320 IBM RISC chip PS/2 small footprint case 1284 x 1024 grey scale monitor AIX Mouse X Windows 8 Mb RAM 120 Mb harddisk 3.5" floppy Ethernet adapter 27 MIPS performance $14,995 (that's right, $14,995) And the top-of-the-line FileStation (?) has 43 MIPS. I wonder if these thigns actually work. Most of the computer rags have large ad insert this month from IBM featuring Hagar the Horrible as the spokesviking for the news RS/6000 line. -- "It's such a fine line between stupid..." | Doug Lucy 703.820.3922 "...and stupid." | DC Pro, Falls Church, VA "Yeah, stupid." | uunet!tropez!dlucy