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From: benoni@ssc-vax.UUCP (Charles L Ditzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: A Few Good Rumors...
Message-ID: <1680@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: 18 Feb 88 03:03:29 GMT
References: <1406@csib.csi.UUCP> <1575@uhccux.UUCP>
Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA
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Keywords: A/UX Unix FullWriter

In article <1575@uhccux.UUCP>, martin@uhccux.UUCP (Brian Martin) writes:
> I've heard rumors of a 68030 workstation from Apollo priced under $5,000, due
> out some time this year. Considering that Apollo supports BSD4.3, System V.3,
> X windows, NFS, a sophisticated user interface management system that you can
> use to build mac-like interfaces, network computing (an implementation of
I use Apollos.  I am not impressed *at* *all* with their BSD and SYS 5
implementations, in fact I am extremely disappointed in their implementation.
I use SR 9.6 and it is full of problems...a normal user can kill a root
owned process(!!), tcp/ip is fraught with problems, cron requires a kluge
to make it work, Unix/Aegis permission conflict ... as a person who
tries not to get fooled twice...I will pass on any 68030 Apollo...besides what
are you going to do when (RUMOR IN PROGRESS) Sun releases their SPARC PC :) .
(Sparc can continue to be scaled upwards...it now runs between 7-10 MIPS,
while the 68030 will remain the 68030).

> course-grained parallel computing using workstations on the network as parallel
> processors), and that Apollo supports an AT bus (so that you can add cheap
> peripherals) and bundles in your choice of an Ethernet or token ring board,
Since tcp/ip is great at locking up your pttys your ethernet board may be
of short term use.
> I wonder if Apple will be forced to drop their Mac II prices. Or would people
> be willing to pay a premium just because it's a Macintosh?
I bought sun...but i would take a Mac II with A/UX over an Apollo any day to
save me the grief.