Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!husc6!bbn!usc!elroy!ucla-cs!uci-ics!zardoz!spsd!dds From: dds@spsd.uu.net (Dennis D. Sherod) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: Hottest Workstation for the money Message-ID: <6953@spsd.uu.net> Date: 13 May 89 07:00:32 GMT References: <369@npiatl.UUCP> <2565@ogccse.ogc.edu> Reply-To: dds@spsd.UUCP () Distribution: usa Organization: Data General SPSD Santa Ana, CA Lines: 17 In article <2565@ogccse.ogc.edu> johnr@ogccse.ogc.edu (John Roberts) writes: >In article <369@npiatl.UUCP>, dkelly@npiatl.UUCP (Dwight Kelly) writes: >> In everyone's personal opinion, what is the hottest workstation >> currently available for around $10,000-12,000? Need Unix (SV or BSD), TCP/IP, >> NFS, and graphics (prefer 8bit color). I already have a great RGB 24'' monitor > >Without a doubt..... The Cogent XTM workstation!!! > >For around $20K you get two Inmos T800 transputers each with 4 Mbytes of >RAM, a 90 Mbyte hard drive, an 800K floppy drive and a 1024 by 808 by 256 Didn't I hear $10,000 - $12,000? According to the April issue of MIPS Magazine the hottest workstation box today is the AV-300 (DG Maverick 88K). AND the price is right... -- Dennis Sherod, Data General Corporation UUCP: ..!uunet!spsd!dds 1224-B Village Way, Santa Ana, CA 92705 ARPA: sherod_d@sdsa01.CEO.DG.COM FAX: +1 714 835 6995 VOICE: +1 714 835 3583