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From: twh@mibte.UUCP (Tim Hitchcock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Care to comment on the AT&T 6386?
Message-ID: <2449@mibte.UUCP>
Date: 24 Dec 87 14:51:14 GMT
References: <1015@woton.UUCP>
Organization: Michigan Bell Telephone Company
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In article <1015@woton.UUCP>, riddle@woton.UUCP (Prentiss Riddle ) writes:
> There have been some generic discussions of the 3B1 in this newsgroup aimed
> at people trying to decide whether or not to buy the machine, but I have yet
> to see any discussion of the 6386 for neophytes.  I know there are some 6386
> owners out there -- care to say what you think of the machine so far?  We
> are about to evaluate it on trial and would like to know what to look for. 
> 
> Please send short comments to me for summary or post longer, more detailed
> ones directly to comp.sys.att.  Thanks. 
> 
> --- Prentiss Riddle ("Aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada.")
> --- Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of Shriners Burns Institute.
> --- riddle@woton.UUCP  {ihnp4,harvard}!ut-sally!im4u!woton!riddle

I have one on loan to me that I've used for a month with both DOS and UNIX
(not Simultask).  It has a very fast response to the screen.  Instantaneous
ls response. Both the CPU and the Disk are fast. It allows a large amount 
of storage. Supports TCP/IP with streams, X-windows. Will allow multiple (24) 
remote ascii terminals.
You can use any XT or AT compatible cards/crts/lans/etc. 48 MB memory. 
Enhanced keyboard. So far it looks like a nice machine.