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carl@oversteer.library.uwa.edu.au (Carl Brewer) writes:

>In article <4qb4bv$u0j@styx.uwa.edu.au>,
>David Manchester <mustang@tartarus.uwa.edu.au> wrote:

>>jantone@tpgi.com.au wrote:
>>: For sale are the following items;
>>: Sun SPARCstation SLC, 20MHz RISC CPU, 4 X 72 pin SIMM sockets (requires parity 
>>: AUSTRALIA, c.o.d only $3300.00
>>
>>$3300 - I don't think so... the SLC is about as fast as a generic 
>>DX2-50-type Intel machine and brand new 72-pin 4megs are areound $60 with 
>>parity.
>>
>>Shop around, kids - I bought an NCD19 for $25 Australian, with keyboard, 3 
>>button Logitech mouse and 8meg of RAM at an auction if you're looking for 
>>X-terminals.

>Or, forget it.  I just bought an ELC (fair bit faster than the SLC)
>for $400.  $3300 for an SLC?  bullshit ....

or just realise this was a typo and he's selling it for $300 like the subject
line says.

>>If the price was about 50% less, I'd buy it as a Unix machine, but if 
>>you're after an X-term, steer clear.

i wouldn't buy an slc for 1500$.

-jason
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