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From: jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: A3000UX - Born to run UNIX SVR4
Message-ID: <1991Feb12.152421.4844@cc.helsinki.fi>
Date: 12 Feb 91 15:24:20 GMT
References: <1991Feb7.151106.4795@cc.helsinki.fi> <32530@auc.UUCP> <1991Feb10.010110.11187@sugar.hackercorp.com> <11996@helios.TAMU.EDU>
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In article <11996@helios.TAMU.EDU>, n177ac@tamuts.tamu.edu (Daryl Biberdorf) writes:
> 
> Things you might want in your 3000UX that aren't available for
> the NeXTstation:
> 
>   1) a *thick-wire* Ethernet card.  This is very realistic for
>      large or spread-out nets.

I think there IS a thin->thick converter for NeXT. I am not sure if it
is a card - I recall it's not.

>   2) a Token-Ring card (when they're available).  Yes, some people
>      really do use T-R!                    

>   3) Graphics cards as they come available.  (the Lowell board comes
>      to mind on this one)

Yup. The most difficult thing about the NeXTstation is that you have to
decide about the color when you buy the machine (you could sell it
later, though). NeXT Cube doesn't have this problem, though.

>   4) Memory cards.  Is there any reason to explain why? :)

Yes, actually. 32 MB should be enough for 99.9% of customers. And if
16MB simms will be true someday... :-)


> 
> --Daryl Biberdorf, n177ac@tamuts.tamu.edu

			Jouni Alkio, Finland