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From: freed@aum.UUCP (Erik Freed)
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Subject: Re: The Torch Triple X UNIX PC
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Date: Wed, 8-Jan-86 15:56:54 EST
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> The Torch Triple X is a very nice machine. We have had a demonstration
> of it, so it is real. The version we saw was the final release machine
> with the complete window manager. The response time is very good, to my
> mind faster than the Sun2, and the whole machine seemed quite solid. The
> user-interface is very simple, powerful, and is very intuitive. The display
> is rock steady and very sharp. It uses a long persistence phospher Sony
> monitor. There is a VME-bus connector for expansion.
> 
> The prices in the UK are (in sterling);
> 
> Torch (1Mbyte RAM, 20Mbyte winchester)	3995.00
> 10" Colour monitor			 699.00
> 13" Colour monitor			 799.00
> 
> Ethernet software and interface		 500.00
> X25 software and interface		 500.00
> 
> The Torch has a 68010, but there is a 68020 plug-in upgrade due next year
> for about 1000.00 pounds. There will also be a diskless workstation for
> 2000.00 - 2500.00 pounds.

Multiply the above by 1.44 to get the american dollar equivalent
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                           Erik James Freed
			   Aurora Systems
			   San Francisco, CA
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