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- From: ajr@pug.hri.com (MFHorn)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.misc
- Subject: Re: Solaris 2 vs Windows NT: Sun is losing the desktop on price
- Message-ID: <AJR.93Jan22152852@pug.hri.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 20:28:52 GMT
- References: <1993Jan21.235025.6322@ra.msstate.edu> <bkK8#I`w@twinsun.com>
- <1993Jan22.143534.18578@ra.msstate.edu> <C19G06.8Gv@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
- <1993Jan22.154400.23050@ra.msstate.edu>
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- In-reply-to: fwp@CC.MsState.Edu's message of 22 Jan 93 15:44:00 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.154400.23050@ra.msstate.edu> fwp@CC.MsState.Edu (Frank Peters) writes:
- > In article <C19G06.8Gv@ra.nrl.navy.mil> tse@ra.nrl.navy.mil (Anthony Tse) says:
- > : Why would anyone in their right mind run SunOS on a PC (at least
- > : not until the alpha PC, and only if it's as good as claimed) when
- > : a Sun with the TI chip can be had for under $4k.
- >
- > Hell if I know. Because they already have the PC perhaps?
-
- That's what I'm currently planning on doing. If I could get an Sbus
- SoundBlaster however, I'd consider selling my PC for an LX with SunPC...
-
- Has Sun announced a release date for an 80x86 version of Solaris? Or did
- they release it while I was asleep..?
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