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From: jacobs@cs.utah.edu (Steven R. Jacobs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Hmm... Wonder what this is?
Message-ID: <JACOBS.90Apr13071749@cmos.cs.utah.edu>
Date: 13 Apr 90 12:17:49 GMT
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In-reply-to: dlucy@tropez.UUCP's message of 12 Apr 90 17:04:36 GMT

In article <186@tropez.UUCP> dlucy@tropez.UUCP (Doug Lucy) writes:
> In article <W9L#|A%@rpi.edu>, 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)

Actually, a 320 configured like this would be _less than_ $12,995.
The $12,995 list price is for a 320 with _two_ 120Mb drives but
no Ethernet.  The Ethernet adapter is about $700 if I recall
correctly.  IBM was here last week with machines on display.
--
Steve Jacobs  ({bellcore,hplabs,uunet}!utah-cs!jacobs, jacobs@cs.utah.edu)