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From: popeye@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Karl Richard Buck)
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Subject: Re: Windows 3.0
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Date: 9 Jul 90 17:16:20 GMT
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gerry@cive.ri.cmu.edu (Gerry Roston) writes:

>In article <7770@fy.sei.cmu.edu> bwb@sei.cmu.edu (Bruce Benson) writes:
>>How much does your
>>sun/os/software cost compared to another configuration?  

>In point of fact, a Sun SparcStation 1+ with monochrome monitor
>and local disk probably costs LESS than a comprably (sp?) equipped
>IBM ??? (fill in with your favorite combination of hardware/software
>to comprise an equivalent system).  Furthermore, the Sun will run 
>circles around the PC and is a superior machine in every way.  Each
>time I use a PC, I am amazed as to how poorly designed a system it
>really is.

Look through any catalog for sun software and compare it to dos mail
order prices. Theres a difference in price by about a factor of 10.

Don't get me wrong, I have used and love SparcStations but the hardware
and software prices are a bit prohibitive for home and general office use.
I'd be interested in what you consider a complete useable Sparcstation
configuration and what is a comparable IBM compatable configuration.
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