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From: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: hardware costs, again...
Summary: Pay no attention to the server behind the curtain..
Message-ID: <35@raysnec.UUCP>
Date: 27 May 90 20:34:17 GMT
References: <5620@seac.UUCP> <1990May23.163155.4933@ico.isc.com> <35O3P93@xds13.ferranti.com> <1990May25.004135.351@ico.isc.com> <136279@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
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In article <136279@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> plocher@Eng.Sun.COM (John Plocher) writes:
>To put it in perspective, (Yes, I know this sounds like a plug), the new Sun SLC
>	$4k - $6k (And NO FAN noise!!!)

According to UnixWorld's recent overview of the SLC, it requires a Sparc
Server or other NFS-supporting server. Absent that server, just what can
you do with the SLC, quiet though it be. I believe the point of this exercise
is to discuss minimal configurations for a standalone UNIX platform.