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From: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Request for ALTOS versus NCR comparison
Keywords: Altos NCR comparison performance price
Message-ID: <78@raysnec.UUCP>
Date: 23 Sep 90 13:02:35 GMT
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Organization: IRS/CI - Technical Solutions Branch
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bruce@bmhalh.UUCP (Bruce M. Himebaugh) writes:

>What I am looking for is a good comparison of an Altos Series 5000 versus what
>ever the equivalent is for NCR.  A customer of ours (the company I work for) is
>going to be purchasing a new system and we are trying to determine which would
>best fit his needs.  

	Be aware that NCR is in the process of restructuring its entire
line, phasing out the Motorola 680x0 in favor of the Intel 386/486. The
NCR will be using a Micro Channel bus, if that matters to you; the Altos
runs on an EISA bus. First models of the new NCR line, as well as the
Altos, seem to be well regarded.

	As in all cases of such a radical shift, you'll need to look into
such issues of availability and delivery, especially of application soft-
ware of interest to you. At least in the beginning, the Altos is probably
the "safe" choice given that it's running a version of SCO UNIX, but
that should change very quickly.