Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!udel!haven!mimsy!mojo!SYSMGR@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU
From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: SPARCstation 2 --> workstation wars
Message-ID: <0093E5EF.ABEDCFA0@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU>
Date: 18 Oct 90 14:51:52 GMT
References: <9224@helios.TAMU.EDU>,<Fvo.hft2@cs.psu.edu>
Sender: news@eng.umd.edu (The News System)
Reply-To: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)
Organization: The U. of MD, CP, CAD lab
Lines: 20

In article <Fvo.hft2@cs.psu.edu>, melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes:

>than Sun as long as they have better system software.  If speed was
>all that mattered, then Sun would have crushed Apple a long time ago.

Sun and Apple are not in direct competition. Sun has a "workstation" niche
and has never, ever, tried to market a "home" machine for "The rest of us."
Besides, the pre-1990 prices on Sun vs Apple aren't even close to comparable.
You're comparing...well...Apples and oranges.

>BTW. I think the reason that a Sun 3/50 can't be upgraded is a
>political decision brought to you by Sparc Inc.(aka Sun)

Well, this is a myth. I've heard that Sun will give you a $1500 trade-in
credit for your old machine towardsa a Sun 4 *AND* you get to keep your
Sun 3/50. 

Now, what is NeXT going to do with all those old '030 boards?