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From: sullivan@aqdata.uucp (Michael T. Sullivan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Is the 3b2 dead?
Message-ID: <1990Jun5.151242.25574@aqdata.uucp>
Date: 5 Jun 90 15:12:42 GMT
References: <1990Jun5.002131.11389@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>
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:From article <1990Jun5.002131.11389@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>, by terry@eesun1.eece.ksu.edu (Terry Hull):
> 
> It takes a fair sized 3b2/1000 to be faster than a good '386 box.  

Just try and put 20 users on a 386.  3B2's may not be the fastest around
but they don't degrade nearly as fast as a 386.

> For the money you spend on the 3B, you can buy several '386s.  In defense

Some places don't want several 386's.  They just want one computer and
putting a bunch of people on a single 386 isn't going to be fun.
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