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From: radzy@calma.UUCP (Tim Radzykewycz)
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Subject: Re: IBM RT: first impressions
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Date: Tue, 11-Feb-86 20:56:20 EST
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In article <6382@utzoo.UUCP> henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes:
[talking about the disadvantages of the IBM-RT]
>Especially with only
>a 16-bit bus for peripherals.
>
>> This product will definitely give DEC (and everybody else) a run for
>> their money.
>
>Don't forget Sun and Apollo, who are much more price-competitive and
>function-competitive than DEC.  Beating DEC prices and performance has
>never been terribly hard, so comparing the RT against DEC hardware is
>a joke.

Especially since DEC uses a 16-bit bus for its peripherals. :-)
Or maybe I misunderstand the size of the venerable Unibus?

Seriously, though, whenever you bring in a certain three letters
into the subject, then performance becomes moot.  Certain people,
many of whom are in the position to make purchasing decisions,
would tend to buy anything and everything they can from IBM.  If
the RT does get off the ground, it won't be because of performance,
but simply because it has an 'IBM' label on the front.
-- 
Tim (radzy) Radzykewycz, The Incredible Radical Cabbage.
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