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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Ultrix == Unix
Message-ID: <10732@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 20 Mar 88 16:50:20 GMT
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Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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In article <5533@swan.ulowell.edu> page@swan.ulowell.edu (Bob Page) writes:
>Administration here is threatening to trade my 750 (4.3) for an
>8000-class machine.  I hope I can convince them to make it an 8200 so
>I can run the UMD mods to 4.3...or maybe a microvax!  That's the ticket...

Get them to spring for an 8650 :-)

More seriously, an 8250 is probably not worth what they would pay for
it.  The performance is about equal to that of a `massbussless' 11/785,
although the reliability is better and the service contract
correspondingly cheaper.  But it is so easy to get better performance
than a 785 gives. . . .  In fact, only the new 3000-series Vaxen
seem to have anywhere near a reasonable price/performance.
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In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7163)
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