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From: zdenko@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Zdenko Tomasic)
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Subject: Re: Sun 386i Road Runner Impressions
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Date: 18 May 88 20:58:56 GMT
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In article <1504@edison.GE.COM> jpl@edison.GE.COM (Pim Little) writes:
>Does anyone know if the hardware architecture of the Sun 386i is 
>proprietary to SUN?  Or could it possibly be compatible to Compaq
>386 world?
>
>				Pim Little
>				GE Fanuc
>				jpl@edison.GE.COM

From what I was told, the 32-bit bus is proprietory. 
It is used both for memory and hard disk which would make it
uncompatible to Compaq 386, but you do get 4 XT/AT slots.


Zdenko Tomasic
UWM, Chem. Dept.
Milwaukee,WI,53201
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