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From: viking@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: A/UX cost
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Date: 13 Feb 88 20:17:00 GMT
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> I have. a Sun 3/60 is roughly the same price as a Mac II. You get the Unix
> for free, but it comes on a tape. So, you need to buy a tape drive. You
> can't do anything with it unless you also buy a disk. Conclusion:
> $ for Sun 3/60+disk+tape+unix > $ for MacII + disk + unix.

With the lack of DMA disk storage and graphics support, can A/UX on a Mac II
operate well when multiple tasks are running and disk swaps are taking place?
Doesn't everything grind to a halt until the disk access is completed, since
the CPU is the disk controller?

These considerations remind me of Oster's signature: the Mac II makes a poor
Sun 3/60 and vice versa...Maybe the thing to do is wait for Apples next 68030
machine before considering Unix.  I *really* like my Mac II, however...sigh.

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