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From: lee@uhccux.UUCP (Greg Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,misc.headlines,misc.jobs.misc,talk.rumors
Subject: Re: Doom and Gloom, as they say, revisited (computer market failures)
Message-ID: <1568@uhccux.UUCP>
Date: 12 Feb 88 16:28:46 GMT
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Organization: U. of Hawaii, Manoa (Honolulu)
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From article <1903@saturn.ucsc.edu>, by fiatlux@ucscc.UCSC.EDU (David Vangerov):
+ ...
+ I might point out that a lot of bussinesses are realizing that
+ you can turn a 286 or 386 box into a very nice mini system with
+ little cost in relation to what a mini system from DEC or Sun
+ might cost. Just slap in some more memory, add a large disk, get
+ a few ports for terminal lines and get Xenix for it and you're
+ off and running for a lot less than what DEC or Sun charges.

A "lot less"?  It would be interesting if you would post the details
of the cost comparison you made.
	Greg, lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu