Xref: utzoo comp.benchmarks:266 comp.sys.apollo:7490 comp.sys.hp:7219 Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!hsdndev!spdcc!ima!dirtydog!suitti From: suitti@ima.isc.com (Stephen Uitti) Newsgroups: comp.benchmarks,comp.sys.apollo,comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: 040 NeXT (was:Performance of HP/Apollo 9000/425t???) Message-ID: <1990Dec19.182746.25042@dirtydog.ima.isc.com> Date: 19 Dec 90 18:27:46 GMT References: <1990Dec18.222547.17877@pa.dec.com> <1990Dec19.150649.9647@news.cs.indiana.edu> Sender: news@dirtydog.ima.isc.com (NEWS ADMIN) Reply-To: suitti@ima.isc.com (Stephen Uitti) Organization: Interactive Systems, Cambridge, MA 02138-5302 Lines: 30 In article <1990Dec19.150649.9647@news.cs.indiana.edu> mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Michael Squires) writes: >In article melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes: >>How about SpecMarks for the 68040 NeXT? They have been shipping for a >>week or two. Is the personal workstation a reality? >Please define "personal workstation" - is it simply a matter of CPU >throughput? Is it running some form of UNIX? Is it a state of mind? > >If a "workstation" is simply UNIX box that is comparable in CPU throughput >to what Sun, et al, are selling as "workstations" then the personal >workstation appeared some time ago - a 386 running 386 UNIX, 030 NeXT, >others. It depends on what work you want to do. I know someone who does reasonable quality document generation. She has a PC clone with a daisy wheel printer with a carbon ribbon. No fancy fonts, or size changes, but bold and underlining are available. The printer has a wide carriage, and can print in landscape mode on legal sized paper. Very crisp, clear work. It isn't even an XT. 4.77 MHz 8088, 256KB RAM, twin 360K floppies. There are more than adequate resources available at all times. The system wasn't horrifically expensive. The software and hardware are mature. The software does not run faster on faster hardware, since there are no noticeable delays. She just had the printer fixed. It was worth it. Upgrade? Out of the question. It works, and she knows how to use it. I'd say workstations have been around for quite awhile. Stephen Uitti suitti@ima.isc.com