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- From: mark@cyantic.com (Mark T. Dornfeld)
- Subject: Re: NS 486: Begin the Quest
- Organization: CYANTIC Systems
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 20:55:25 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.205525.19410@cyantic.com>
- References: <1993Jan27.210733.107936@zeus.calpoly.edu> <108572@bu.edu>
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- In article <108572@bu.edu> mek@acs.bu.edu (Mark Kern) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan27.210733.107936@zeus.calpoly.edu> mrothste@data.acs.calpoly.edu writes:
- >>As the release of NS 486 has begun approach (hopefully NeXTEXPO '93) I
- >>have started to look through the rags to see what my developers system
- >>will cost. I like to sugest that we start a thread and as we see good
- >>prices on NS compatable hard ware we post them and keep a running list
- >>of the best prices.
- >>
- >>My idea of an entry Developers System is as follows:
- >> 33Mhz. 486DX
- >> 16 MB RAM
- >> 500 MB HD
- >> accelerated localbus video (I dont know how much VRAM is needed
- >> to achieve 16 bit color)
- >> 17" color display
- >>
- >
- > Well, how about the current Gateway Systems :
- >
- > 486DX2-66
- > 256k cache
- > 16 megs ram (additional $320 or so)
- > 2 340meg IDE local bus drives (additional $400)
- > ATI Ultra Pro (16 bit local bus color with 1meg VRAM)
- > 17" Nanao (Invar shadow mask, dynamic beam focusing, $700)
- > both floppies
- > mouse, windows, etc.
- > ------------------------
- > $4415 (beats the heck out of an 8/250 mono turbo for $4118)
-
- Let's not lose perspective. There is no Ethernet, no DSP, no SCSI, and no
- sound system in this configuration. Someone create a feature table with a
- price column before too many of these comparisons hit the wires.
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