Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!motcid!murphyn From: murphyn@motcid.UUCP (Neal P. Murphy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.att Subject: Re: 3B1 Rising Popularity Message-ID: <6414@bone13.UUCP> Date: 1 Feb 91 23:41:04 GMT References: <1699@madnix.UUCP> <42@morwyn.UUCP> <233@raysnec.UUCP> Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL Lines: 27 shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake) writes: ... > Well, as it happens, a successor to the UNIX-PC has already made >its appearance. Based on the 680x0, innovative windowing, standard monitor >and mouse. And they offer more in the way of performance and software at >a lower list price than the original UNIX-PC price. Doesn't have an >integral modem though. Oh yeah... it's called the NeXT. Well, NeXT uses BSD-flavor, which I really don't care for. The NeXT also is barely any faster than the UnixPC. The NeXT '030 can get downright sluggish at times, and the '040, while significantly faster, still is not blindingly quick. Personally, I'd rather have an 88100-based system. A 25MHz 88100 is 8-10 times faster than a 25MHz 68030. We've got both here in a lab; some simple observations have been: 68030 88100 Ehternet (FTP) 50kB/s (at best) 200kB/s (at best) SCSI streaming tape starts & stops a lot mostly streams typical command response time 1 sec after AT (sometimes I think it finishes the command BEFORE I hit the return key!) NPN