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From: gilgalad@caen.engin.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun
Subject: Sun 386i
Keywords: 386i
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Date: 18 Mar 91 17:28:00 GMT
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Hi.  I may be able to buy a Sun 386i.  I have a few questions:

Is it worth my while?
What level of performance can I expect (floating point/other)?
Can it be upgraded to 486?
Does it have a floppy drive?
Does it use SCSI?
What sort of problems can I expect?
How much does Sun charge for repairs (forbid anything go wrong :)?  $50/hr?
What sort of software incompatabilities can I expect?

Ralph Seguin			gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu