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From: mailnews@allegra.UUCP (Henry Kautz's mailnews program)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: A/UX cost
Message-ID: <8659@allegra.UUCP>
Date: 15 Feb 88 15:50:16 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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Here's a quick *list* price comparison of nearly identical Mac/Sun unix
systems, configured to get real work done.  (Eg, a Mac with only 10MB
of user disk space is not considered real!)

Mac II

cpu,4MB,80disk+unix,PMMU	8400
external 80MB disk		3200
ethertalk card			 700
4MB memory (8 total)		1200
19" 3rd party mono. monitor	2000
tape backup (40MB)		1500
TOTAL		$17,000

Sun 
3/50 with 4MB Ram, 144MB disk, tape backup (60MB), monochrome monitor
		$11,500
3/60 with 8MB Ram, 144MB disk, tape backup (60MB), monochrome monitor
		$16,400

		MIPS: 	floating	DMA	Max SIMM	slots
			point			RAM on 
			chip			motherboard	
Sun 3/50	1.5	optional	?	4		0
Mac II		 2?	yes		no	8		
Sun 3/60	 3	yes		yes	24		0