Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!uunet!viusys!uxui!unislc!harem!wes From: wes@harem.clydeunix.com (Wes Peters) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: Is this a reasonable platform for SCO Unix? Summary: Yah, yah, yah. Message-ID: <233@harem.clydeunix.com> Date: 2 May 91 00:35:58 GMT References: <638@mixcom.COM> <1991Apr25.170915.17770@rfengr.com> Distribution: comp.unix.sysv386 Organization: Raxco, Inc., Orem, UT Lines: 34 In article <638@mixcom.COM> ggvvgg@mixcom.COM (Dave Fenske) writes: > If you REALLY want to have sexy windows. And, if you > really want Unix, but still might want to run DOS > applications from time to time, why not consider a nice > Sun Sparcstation. You'll get better performance (much > better) and save money. In article <1991Apr25.170915.17770@rfengr.com>, rfarris@rfengr.com (Rick Farris) replies: % Here's a myth that's going to die a quick death. Two years % ago, some Sun architectures were much quicker than the % equivalent PC architectures. It just ain't true anymore. % % It was the surprise of my life when I discovered that a Dell % 486-25 (running Dell Unix) was a snappier machine that a Sun % IPC, but it's true. % % PC hardware has grown up in the last couple of years. Well, if you really want snappy video performance and the ability to run an occasional PC program, buy: 1) A Silicon Graphics 4D/380 with 256M ram and a BIG disk; 2) A cheap PC/XT clone with an ethernet adapter; 3) PC-NFS Beat that! Of course, the SiliG will set you back several hundred K$. :-) Oh, sorry, I guess I should have posted this in comp.unix.dreams... Wes Peters -- #include The worst day sailing My opinions, your screen. is much better than Raxco had nothing to do with this! the best day at work. Wes Peters: wes@harem.clydeunix.com ...!sun!unislc!harem!wes