Xref: utzoo comp.arch:9768 comp.sys.misc:2256 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mcnc!ecsvax!dukeac!wolves!ggw From: ggw@wolves.UUCP (Gregory G. Woodbury) Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.sys.misc Subject: Re: DG workstation (again) Summary: Opus 8000 workstation Message-ID: Date: 16 May 89 02:29:17 GMT References: <8384@phoenix.princeton.edu> Organization: Red Wolfe Software Lines: 45 Back-References: <171@dg.dg.com> In <8384@phoenix.princeton.edu> mbkennel@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Matthew B. Kennel) wrote: >NOTE: I posted this about 3 weeks ago, basically asking questions >about DG's 88000-based workstation. I received replies that >fell into about 3 categories: > 1) "Yeah, me too. Post any information that you find." > 2) "We have a whole stable of computers here, this is what I find >happens on my floating-point programs. We don't have a DG though." > 3) "Hey, why don't you look at the NeXT, or Sparcstation." > >Notice what's missing: information about DG's computer. >I've tried mailing to the various DG folks on the newsgroup, but some mail >daemons apparently had other ideas. So, if anyone here makes, sells, or >uses a Data General 88k workstation, please try to reply or post. >(followups are set to comp.sys.misc) > >The Iris is out of my price range ($20K+), but I really don't need >all the fancy color graphics. What I want is something like a > monochrome screen, medium-sized disk (~100 MB), and appropriate amount >of memory(8 mb I guess). Well, I passed on the first note because you specifically asked about the DG machine, and I have only an Opus 8000. It is an 88000, and we got the first commercial one shipped. We are in the midst of pricing another one, and we may have a chance to try our application on one before we decide to buy. I also passed because you were asking about the low end, and I tend to go for the things that are in the 25k to 30k price range. If you have a PC already, you might check out the Opus card - the card is $13,101 + ~$180 + ~$525 (evaluation price thru end of May) and provides a 20MHz (17 MIPS) 88000 with 20MB of ram (less memory has a lower price - I don't remember them offhand). The Opus is really a System V beast, with a BSD overlay for sockets and such. I'm sure they'd love to give you more info than I have. On my double-precision intensive applications, I get about 2.6 times the performance of an Intergraph 30MHz Clipper. I really anticipate the higher speed versions! [Usual disclaimers - I don't work for Opus, I just use their products.] -- Gregory G. Woodbury Center for Demographic Studies, Duke Univ. UUCP: ...mcnc!duke!dukcds!wolves!ggw or ...mcnc!ecsgate!dukeac!wolves!ggw Internet: ggw%dukcds@cs.duke.edu or ggw@dukeac.ac.duke.edu Voice: 919-493-1998 (home) 919-684-6126 (work) USMail: 902 A1 Park Ridge Rd. Durham NC 27713