Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu From: Michael Squires Subject: Re: 486/33's any favorites? Message-ID: <1991Apr1.011836.20476@news.cs.indiana.edu> Summary: Happy with BSI 486/25 luggable Keywords: 486 33 MHz computer favorites anecdotes, etc. Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University, Bloomington. References: <1444@aoa.UUCP> Distribution: usa Date: Mon, 1 Apr 91 01:17:52 -0500 I bought a 486/25 VGA plasma luggable from BSI (see Computer Shopper) with a 350MB SCSI drive for use under SCO UNIX V. After a little bit of trouble shaking out the XCMOS configuiration I've had no problems, and the system has been so fast that it's wound up being an unofficial server here in the department. It clocks at the same speed under SCO UNIX as a Sun SPARCStation-1 (21,000 Dhrystone 1.1's/sec). Their current model is considerably cheaper and the motherboard allows more DRAM. Heat has been no problem, system operates 24 hours/day. I have no connections with BSI other than as the satisfied purchaser of two systems. -- Mike Squires (mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu) 812 855 3974 (w) 812 333 6564 (h) mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu 546 N Park Ridge Rd., Bloomington, IN 47408 Under construction: mikes@sir-alan.cica.indiana.edu