Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!psuvax1!wuarchive!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!wang!ice From: ice@wang.com (Fredrik Nyman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Minimum worthwhile configuration Keywords: how much is enough? Message-ID: Date: 7 Feb 91 16:16:20 GMT References: <3141@unccvax.uncc.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: Wang Labs, Lowell MA, USA Lines: 23 cs00bd@unccvax.uncc.edu (brian daniels) writes: >I'm a semi-starving college student looking into buying a NeXT. >What I'm wondering is, how much hd/ram is enough for a decent system? >Can you get by ok on 8mb/105mb hd? What difficulties can you expect? It depends what you want to use it for. The base system with 8 MB RAM and 105 MB disk is just fine for running WriteNow, Diagram!, WordPerfect etc. If you want to use it for software development, you definitely need more disk. An external 300MB hard disk would cost you around $1,000, and with 400+ MB disk you can put all the NeXT development tools on your system and still have plenty of free space. >Is the station a worthwhile investment considering it's lack of >expandability? Definitely. At roughly $3,000, it is an excellent deal. If, horror of horrors, it should turn out that the NeXT won't meet your needs, you could most likely sell it to a real-world person for more than what you paid for it. -- Disclaimer: Wang doesn't care about my opinions, so why should you? Internet: BITNET: (in order of preference) USnail: Wang Labs, Inc., M/S 019-490, One Industrial Ave., Lowell, MA 01851