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From: stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.followup
Subject: Results of Small Business Computer request
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Date: Sat, 14-Apr-84 00:25:35 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr 14 00:25:35 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Apr-84 07:15:08 EST
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Well, as promised, here is a consolidation/condensation of the replies
I received to my request for information on small business computers.
I received many replies, lots of phone calls from salesmen (I didn't
know there were so many on the net :-) ), and ended up with a lot of
real good information.

Since I haven't room to list all of the machines that were mentioned to me,
I will first list those that are in the running for the machine for the
application I had in mind.  Then I will give a list of a few others that
were particularly attractive, but just didn't quite meet our needs.

In the running:  (order not indicitive of preference)
(all have business and accounting software available or included)
(all run UNIX*, most run UNIX 5.0 or System V)
(all available new in good configurations for less than $20K)
(all have port cards to take I/O off the main CPU, 1Mg RAM minimum)

	NCR Tower 
	Altos 68000  (M68000 based, warned it may poop out with too many users)
	DEC Micro-Vax
	AT&T 3B2-300  (Has 2Mg RAM, 32-bit CPU)


Runners-up:

	Onyx C8002 with MBSI by Bruce&Wilson, Inc.   ($30-50K)
	Dual Systems DUAL System/83
	Plexus P25   (Sounded good, but couldn't find anyone to talk $$)
	Gifford MPM
	IBM System 34
	Fortune 32:16  (I was warned away by several owners of the machine)
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