Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: utzoo!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!ucbvax!CSNET-RELAY.ARPA!hoffman%pitt From: hoffman%pitt@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA (Bob Hoffman) Newsgroups: mod.computers.workstations Subject: Re: Symmetrics s375 Message-ID: <8606182108.AA21097@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Wed, 18-Jun-86 14:11:50 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8606182108.AA21097 Posted: Wed Jun 18 14:11:50 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 20-Jun-86 01:02:28 EDT References: <8606120943.aa24236@VGR.BRL.ARPA>, < Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: Bob Hoffman Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 18 Approved: works@red.rutgers.edu UUCP site 'winfree' is a Symmetric 375. I have played with this box and I'm quite impressed. The basic machine comes with 2mb RAM and a Rodime 50MB drive. Winfree has 4mb RAM and an 86MB Fujitsu drive. The average access time of the Fujitsu drive is much lower than the Rodime, so that would be my choice, were I buying one. The unit has three RS232 ports and, I believe, one Centronics printer port. Early units did not have Ethernet hardware and Symmetric sold them for several $K less than the current model. As recently as April, they still had some available. The processor is a National Semiconductor 32016 and the O/S is NSC's GENIX, which is a true 4.2bsd port. The head man at Symmetric is Bill Jolitz, of Berkeley fame. For an owner's report, contact Bdale Garbee (winfree!bdale). Winfree has uucp connections to pitt and bellcore. I will forward any mail sent to me. -- Bob Hoffman, N3CVL {allegra, bellcore, cadre, idis, psuvax1}!pitt!hoffman Pitt Computer Science hoffman%pitt@csnet-relay