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From: GG.UUU@ISUMVS.BITNET ("John Hascall")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: VAXstation 2000
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Date: Tue, 10-Nov-87 11:50:54 EST
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Greetings fellow netters:

   I am strongly considering buying a VAXstation 2000, and would greatly
appreciate any comments on the following topics:

   1) Reliability

   2) Performance (is it anywhere near the claimed 0.9x11/780 ?)

   3) Configuration (am I forgetting something?):

        6MB memory
        FPU
        monochrome monitor (19" or 15" [I have only seen the 19" price so far])
        44MB half-height hard & 1.2MB half-height floppy (since this is to be
           a standalone system removable media is required)

   4) Expansion adapter (is it available as a field upgrade or does it need to
      be included in the initial order?  What does it consist of--the price
      seems somewhat steep...)

   5) Storage (how adequate is 44MB considering the size of VMS?  or  How soon
      will I want to add the expansion adapter and a 71MB or 159MB disk?)

   6) Color (If you have a monochrome system:  do you wish you'd got a color
      system?  or  If you have a color system:  is it worth all the extra
      money--I have seen a demonstration of a 19" color monitor and it is
      just amazing--but do you use color enough to justify it?)

   7) Other (anything else you can think of).

Please send a responses to me (rather than the group), if their is sufficient
response/interest I will summarize to the net.

Thank you for your time,
John Hascall
Iowa State University Computation Center
Ames, IA  50011
(515) 294-0005
GGUUU@ISUMVS.BITNET

p.s. suggestions to buy someone else's workstation are probably not appropriate
     for a number of reasons I'll not bore you with.