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From: gt2186a@prism.gatech.EDU (COBIA,FRANK NAYLOR)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Could someone answer my questions before I buy
Summary: I want to get one but I have questions.
Keywords: buying Next
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Date: 5 Feb 91 22:44:30 GMT
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    I have been looking at the NextStation machines and have pretty much
decided to get one. I can afford a NextStation (monochrome) now and can 
not decide whether that is good enough although I would assume that all
Next applications are in black and White. I am running UNIX on a PC and 
have been collecting programs off the internet, because I do not have much
money, so I would want to be able to port those programs to the Next. Is
this easy to do or is the Next somewhat incompatible with other versions
of UNIX. Also, I have seen some postings about buying an 030 Cube for
$2300 and up grading it. At educational prices this would allow me to 
build a monochrome Cube for about the price of a monochrome NextStation.
Would this be a better Idea or am I missing something. Last, are OS upgrades
being help up as much as the 040 boards.

    It would be helpful if I could get some comments on this from people who
know more than I do.

ps. Is the 040 upgrade option a limited time only or can I wait until I
    save up enough money.

Thanks
Frank Cobia


    


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COBIA,FRANK NAYLOR
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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