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From: larry@nstar (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Microport Sys V.4
Message-ID: <1990Nov20.114947.5290@nstar>
Date: 20 Nov 90 11:49:47 GMT
References: <2329@sixhub.UUCP> <1990Nov19.165802.23920@fiver>
Organization: Northern Star Communications, Limited
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palowoda@fiver (Bob Palowoda) writes:

>From article <2329@sixhub.UUCP>, by davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr):
>> In article <301@srchtec.UUCP> mra@srchtec.uucp (Michael Almond) writes:
>> | Someone was creating a list of Unix's and here is some info on Microport's:
>> | 
>> | Their system is called "System V/4 Formula One".
>> | 
>> | 		2-user	Unlimited
>> | Runtime	$500	$1000
>> | Complete	$1500	$2000
>> 
>> The price quoted for Dell was $1100 2 user, $1300 unlimited. It includes
>> everything, compilers, X, GNU software, pbm, SLIP, name it.

>   According to the prices above the difference from TWO USER to UNLIMITED
>with Microport is 500.00 and the same difference for Dell's is only 200.00.
>Why is does Microport users pay more for the unlimited version?

Intel's price different is also around $200 - so that make two vendors
at $200 difference and Microport at $500.

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