Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!orca!bambam!quist From: quist@bambam.dsd.es.com (Doug Quist) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: New HP machines No News for NeXT?? Message-ID: <1991May29.013227.18675@dsd.es.com> Date: 29 May 91 01:32:27 GMT Article-I.D.: dsd.1991May29.013227.18675 References: <1991May22.201338.14280@oceania.UUCP> Sender: usenet@dsd.es.com Reply-To: quist@bambam.dsd.es.com (Doug Quist) Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, UT Lines: 39 Nntp-Posting-Host: bambam-gw In article <1991May22.201338.14280@oceania.UUCP>, johnr@oceania.UUCP (John Robison) writes: > In article scott@mcs-server.gac.edu > (Scott Hess) writes: > > Then again, these machines would probably be running New Wave, which, > > while not NextStep, is also not _X_, and has some nice extensions > > for multiprocessing and the like. Maybe NeXT should be worried > > (maybe NeXT should be working with them on this? :-). > > > Also... On the HP debate (and all other future "MIPSStations") > 78MIPS is worthless if developers can't easily port to it. > Look at Improv's record time to port. They could not have > easily made Improv for X windows (IMHO). I agree here... > We buy and develop on NeXT for NeXTStep and Technical support. > Even if you are not a developer, what kind of user interface do > you want?? Unless you are doing scientific number crunching, the > extra MIPS really don't buy you much. As long as events are processed > fast enough to keep pace with the user, that is fine. This is probably his point. Maybe events are NOT being processes fast enough to keep pace with the user. I spent the weekend playing with a NeXTColor w/ 400MB disk and 16MB of RAM. Before people flame me, IT WAS WONDERFUL! I must admit that there were times when I wished for my Series 5 Solbourne (22MIPS SPARC compatible) because that is the kind of response that I'm familiar with at the office. I guess we're always looking for bigger, faster and neater computer! -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas B. Quist -- speaking only for myself, of course. quist@dsd.es.com or decwrl!esunix!quist or utah-cs!esunix!quist Funny how your feet in dreams never touch the earth - HEART ---------------------------------------------------------------------