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From: GASPARD@HROEUR5.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: RE: InfoWorld article
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Date: 10 Apr 89 22:46:00 GMT
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>The PC5 is a 386-based 16 MHz machine with 2 Meg of RAM and is
>otherwise pretty similar to the PC4.  The article mentions 64K of
>static RAM for 'disk caching' but this doesn't sound sensible-- maybe
>for the main memory, but not for disk...

That's right, the 64K is for the main-memory.

>Anyone from Atari want to clarify? Or leave things under wraps till the
>show, and then post a more reliable description of the machines?
>Will these prices include monitors?  How many slots will the machines
>have?  What's the deal on the 64K cache? Drive access time? RLL or MFM
>controller? Bundled software?

We are using the PC5 for about 3 months now, running our multi-user BBS.
I don't have the facts on the PC4, but here they are on the PC5:
It's a 16MHz 80386 AT with a 60 MByte RLL disk and a 1.2 Kbyte diskdrive.
It's complete with:

MSDOS 3.3 and GW-BASIC.                         MS-Windows/386.
MS-DOS Userguide.                               MS-Windows Userguide.
Using MS-Windows                                MS-Windows Quick-ref.
GW-BASIC User's ref.                            PC5-Owners manual.
PC-Floppy & HD Manual                           Disk Contr. Manual.
Atari Licence Argeement                         Warranty Card

It's a small case AT with 6 slots. It was installed within 10 minutes and
we never had any trouble with it. It run's our multi-line BBS just fine.
We have more Harddisk-I/O in one hour then you should have a day.

As for short: I'm very pleased with it.
You need more info, just ask.


Bert Rozenberg.
Dutch ST-foundation.
Sysop STER BBS
++31 1880 40035


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