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From: jxh@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Sun 386i Road Runner Impressions
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Date: 1 May 88 20:11:07 GMT
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As a prospective buyer of the Sun386i, I have been extracting technical
information about it from Sun employees at their East Coast Division
(ECD) which produced it.  I have posted some early notes to Sun-Spots
(comp.sys.sun), which were a bit alarming due to incompleteness of my
information at that time.  I have since received a number of corrections
and clarifications from ECD, and posted a note to Sun-Spots a week ago
(which might make it out in another week).  When I think I've gotten my
facts straight, I will post an extended treatment of the MS-DOS
compatilibility, in detail.

I, too, am very impressed with the machine.  I've written a purchase
req. for three of them.  I love the 16" Sony color monitor.  I was going
to buy Sun 3/1xx machines anyway because I want to migrate to UNIX to take
advantage of the networking software (distributed application), but the
MS-DOS capability of the '386i is tantalizing, and will make my migration
smoother and allow me to get my program at least limping along within days.
Being an old 8086 hand, I have a substantial number of little indispensable
utility programs (most in 8086 assembly) that I want to bring with me when
I go to UNIX-land.  A year ago, I didn't imagine that I even could.

I wish I could afford to buy one for myself.
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Jim Hickstein, VSAT Systems, Inc, San Jose, CA (408) 435-8016
jxh@cup.portal.com  ...!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!jxh
Of course, neither I nor my employer is affiliated with Sun Microsystems.
I'm just an enthusiastic consumer.