Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!sei.cmu.edu!fs7.ece.cmu.edu!o.gp.cs.cmu.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!dravido.soar.cs.cmu.edu!acha From: acha@CS.CMU.EDU (Anurag Acharya) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: Data General NEW AVIION machine Message-ID: Date: 22 Mar 91 00:35:08 GMT References: <1991Mar14.184416.3251@berlioz.nsc.com> <32580003@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com> <1991Mar21.150755.24744@webo.dg.com> Sender: acha@dravido.soar.cs.cmu.edu Organization: Carnegie Mellon University Lines: 13 In-reply-to: lewine@cheshirecat.rtp.dg.com's message of 21 Mar 91 15:07:55 GMT In article <1991Mar21.150755.24744@webo.dg.com> lewine@cheshirecat.rtp.dg.com (Donald Lewine) writes: Yes they do. You can buy a four CPU system with 16Mb memory and 600 Mb of disk for under $100K. The system was designed to be a quad processor and only a quad processor. That produces much better price performance than a "scalable" design. How much do the increments in memory cost ? After all, a four proc machine with only 16 Meg is not of much use. Especially since the processors are fast and RISC. A side question: what operating system does this machine run ? anurag