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From: marc@ima.isc.COM (Marc Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.workstations
Subject: Re: Hardware purchase advice request
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Date: 8 Feb 88 14:17:24 GMT
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In article <573@vax1.UUCP> en2j@vax1.UUCP (Thomas Purcell) writes:
>This is a request for advice: I'm trying to put together a very
>respectable personal system for the next couple of years (till the
>Super-engineering workstations come down to $5k.).  Its uses would
>include some commercial applications (that is, business type stuff)
>and software development.  Preferred characteristics are:
...etc...

I have recently purchased a system from Quantus of Hudson, NH their
MT386 system with the following specs:

	- 80386 at 4.77/6/8/10/16/20 MHz
	- 80387 socket
	- 2Mb Interleaved Dynamic RAM (designed for 0 wait state @ 20
          MHz!!!) 
	- Memory expandable to 8Mb on 1 board, or 16Mb on 2 boards
	- Full-height 80MB hard drive (Seagate 28ms)
	- 1.2Mb floppy half height drive
	- floppy/hard drive controller
	- Phoenix BIOS
	- Hercules compatable text/graphics card
	- Mono Monitor
	- Speaker
	- 8 expansion slots (2, 32-bit slots for memory boards)
	- room for up to a total of 5 half height drives
	- 101 key enhanced keyboard
	- 200 watt power supply
	- 3 year limited warrenty

How much would you pay for this? Well, they list it for $2995!!! I can
not find anybody else offering as good, besides the fact that they are
located 2 towns away from where I live. Use AMEX to purchase, and
you'll have a 4 year limited warrenty.

As far as software - get yourself a copy of Interactive Systems 386/IX
UNIX.  This includes the VP/IX stuff from Phoenix which allows DOS
programs to run under the UNIX system. For speed reasons, you may also
want the *REAL* MS/DOS or OS2.