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From: mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Open Letter to an MS-DOS User
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Date: 1 Apr 91 16:12:22 GMT
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In article <3360017@hpsgwp.sgp.hp.com> plim@hpsgwp.sgp.hp.com (Peter Lim) writes:
>Well ! There's been quite a few people claiming that Mac is cheaper
>than a PC and vice versa. Why don't we make this more beneficial to
>the net ? How about posting the lowest Mac/PC price you know ......
>remember to include the source, exact configuration (ie. disk space,
>RAM size, display type), and any special discount consideration.
>
>Then, those who want to buy whichever machine can know a real good
>price and go for it.
>
>
>-----> On a different note ......
>
>If you want fire breathing power ..... and is not afraid of UNIX ;-)
>...... why don't you take a look at the newly announced HP-9000 series 700 ?
>57 MIPS at under $12K and 76 MIPS at under $20K list price, just as my
>..signature says. Of course, my opinion is solely my own and in no way 
>represent my employer. I am just saying the above because I am absolutely 
>impressed with the raw power of these new machines.
>


Certainly. I'd LOVE to look at such a machine. We **DO** assume of course
that for that price you get a WHOLE COMPUTER. That is, for a Unix box,


CPU
16 megabytes of memory
at least 600 megabytes of disk
1024x1024 graphics, 256 colors, including monitor
Additional memory costs no more than $100 per megabyte.
Additional 600 megabyte disks no more than $2000.


You wouldn't be trying to purvey stripper models for that price, would you???
Really???


Doug McDonald