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From: paul@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Paul Pomes - UofIllinois CSO)
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Subject: Re: Can a large RS/6000 easily replace a Convex?
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Date: 3 Jun 91 17:36:46 GMT
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johan@dutnak2.tudelft.nl (Johan Haas) writes:

>We are considering to replace our current Convex C1 with a mix 
>of RS/6000 systems instead of upgrading to a Convex C2.

I would closely examine the overhead of administering a RS/6000 system.
Why IBM gave us AIX instead of UNIX is beyond me.

/pbp
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Paul Pomes, Computing Services Office
University of Illinois - Urbana
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