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From: ian@ukpoit.co.uk (Ian J Spare)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: Tower Alternative
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Date: 2 Oct 90 09:51:53 GMT
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In article <6087@plains.NoDak.edu> tjon@plains.NoDak.edu (Christopher C. Tjon) writes:
>Our company experienced (is experiencing) the same thing.  After 
>careful consideration and research we chose the Altos line of computers.
>They are really sharp machines.  You can get them 386 and 486 based. 
>They run a system V unix and come standard with a 16 user setup.  I believe
>that they can be taken out to 64 users without a whole lot of added expense.
>I have a 386 series 1000 that runs at 33mhz and it will blow the socks of a
>tower.
>

I could be me !!! But ......... I think you've missed the point of the original
posting !! The original poster was unhappy with 386 and 486 based systems.

For myself I am unhappy at NCR dropping the 68xxx lines. I feel that one of
NCR's main strengths has been not jumping on bandwagons and working to an
optimum reliable robust solution. I have been told that a major reason for
selecting this has been getting the multiple processor boxes which is  
currently difficult to acheive with 68000 based chips, seems to turn their
existing strategy on the head. The decision not to fully release 5.4 also
seems to likely to upset more people than just me !!!!

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