Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucsfcgl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!kscott From: kscott@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Kevin Scott%Kuntz) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Buying a computer Message-ID: <646@ucsfcgl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 19:45:33 EDT Article-I.D.: ucsfcgl.646 Posted: Fri Sep 20 19:45:33 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 18:49:30 EDT Reply-To: kscott@ucsfcgl.UUCP Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab Lines: 13 Keywords: Apollo, Sun III We are investing some money into a computer system, and before we take the plunge and spend we would like to glean the opinions of people who have used, are familiar with, or read something we should know about Sun 3 computers and Apollo computers (or something similar if there is a good computer out there we should know about). Unix is important, graphics would be nice but are not essential, speed/money is a crucial factor. The machine is for research. Anyone interested in the results can write me for a summary, if I get swamped with requests I will post to the net. Thanks in advance, Kevin Scott -- two to the power of 638 and falling ... Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com