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From: dgb@unislc.uucp (Douglas Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent
Subject: Re: obsolete Sequent software
Message-ID: <1991Mar6.183236.13600@unislc.uucp>
Date: 6 Mar 91 18:32:36 GMT
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> But let's use current Sequent technology, 30 processors at
> 14 MIPS (486s in the Series 2000/700) 
> 
> This would give 30*14 = 420 MIPS => 0.84 MIPS/user
> 
> Seems to swing the balance again!
                     ^^^^^^^
                     or the symmetry?

how much would a Series 2k/700 cabnet, hdc, 1G disc, ~200MB,
30X486 system cost?  Has anyone ever run your system with
15 486 proc boards?