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From: stan@sdba.UUCP (Stan Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: wanted: Sun 386 Workstation (Road Runner) info
Message-ID: <245@sdba.UUCP>
Date: 16 May 88 13:23:48 GMT
References: <226@pvab.UUCP> <1925@ssc-vax.UUCP> <1162@daisy.UUCP>
Organization: S. D. Brown & Assoc.  Atlanta, Ga
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Posted: Mon May 16 09:23:48 1988

> I can't stand MSDOS and would never buy a machine just because it ran MSDOS.
> I'd still buy a Sun 386i machine because:
> 
> 	1.  it's really fast (I've tried it)
> 	2.  it has decent big-screen, 8 bit, frame buffer graphics
> 	3.  it runs real UNIX and NFS
> 	4.  you can install 16MB of RAM
> 	5.  there are lots of 3rd party software vendors
> 	6.  it runs X11 and NeWS windows
> 	7.  it's real cheap for what you get
> 
> These are very popular features and there are no other machines like this.
> Unfortunately, RAM and 386 chips are scarce, so these machines may be hard
> to get.
>	FYI, our local SUn offcie quotes delivery (as of last week) as
	2-3 weeks.

 
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