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From: mwm@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.micro.68k,net.micro.16k
Subject: Re: Re: 32032 UNIX
Message-ID: <744@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA>
Date: Sun, 17-Feb-85 04:07:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 17 04:07:00 1985
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Reply-To: mwm@ucbtopaz.UUCP (Praiser of Bob)
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Summary: 

>Now if I could just find a 68k or 32016 system with that speed in
>the $5000 range, I'd have something to look forward to.

How many times does it need to be said? If you'll give up running OS's that
are resource hogs (Any post-v6 unix), you can get a *lot* of power for an
small price.

For instance: take any cheap z80 CP/M system (<$1000), add the HSC
6MHz 68K system (~$1000) with OS/9 (~$500), plug 4 of the NS FPU chips
(whatever they're calling them this week) (and yes, I said *four* of  the
beasts) into it (<$1400, and going down), and you've got mucho floating
point power for less than $4000.

If you'd rather have character-mangling power, try an IBM PC compatible
(<$2000), add the HSC 10MHz 68K card (~$1000) and OS/9 (~$500), and
maybe one NS FPU ($350?). Of course, you may have to fly to Japan to
get this one. Once more, the thing costs less than $4000.

And no, I don't work for HSC. I just like their hardware.

	<mike