Path: utzoo!mnetor!ghp!richard
From: richard@ghp.UUCP (Richard Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips
Subject: RC3230 General Query
Keywords: RC3230
Message-ID: <659@ghp.UUCP>
Date: 7 Sep 90 20:47:03 GMT
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This is my first time posting to this group and I have no experience with
MIPS machines, so please forgive any blunders in the following: 


Does anyone out there have any experience with the MIPS RC3230 RISComputer?

We are considering a RC3230 RISComputer running 8 users simultaeously off serial
ports.

What is the response time like ?  ( I have the brochure benchmarks, but user
opinion is always nice :-) )

Any problems with the hardware/software/support ?

Any hidden costs/bottlenecks/problems?

The configuration we are considering is:

	MIPS computer systems
		RC3230 RISCcomputer at 25 MHz
		R3010 Floating point processor at 25 MHz
		64 KB of I&D caches
		8 MB of main memory
		2 serial ports
		SCSI controller
		2 200 MB 3.5" disks (seagate drive)
		thick Ethernet interface
		TCP/IP and NFS networking software
		power supplies and cabling
		RISC/os 4.50 (UNIX SYS V.3.2) license
	Terminal(console), keyboard and line printer
	additional 8 MB of main memory
	6013-N 120 MB,1/4" cart. tape drive
	ROS45B-MED RISC/os media
	ROS-00-DOC RISC/os documentation set
	16 port serial I/O board.
		

Any response will be appreciated.
( Assume I know nothing about the MIPS machine, but fairly conversant in 
UNIX and other technical details )
Please send via E-mail.   

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