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Re: For Sale NeXt Computer

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From: nick
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 00:00
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> Nick;
> 
> 	Any idea as to how it would compare with this Linux box I
> have in front of me?  It's a 80486-66 with 12Meg, and also makes
> a great WWW/email/ftp/print server.  With the ksmbfs additions,
> it'll even serve WfW;  it already speaks IPX as well as IP.  No
> demos as I have but the UUCP connection, however.  8)
> 
> 	Plays a mean game of 'Warcraft,' I'm told.
> 
> 	I think, after mentioning that a local vendor had my
> identical HW on sale for $750, your machine may be hard to sell.
> Intelboxen are getting cheaper and cheaper each day.  Best of
> luck, however.
> 
> 

Got one, seen one, but the big problem is when I type uptime on my Intel box 
I can barely get  the same as the Motorola box. Plus when you download 
WebObjects for free and access you Database for Web pages on demand its 
really nice to have that type of Hardware on the Internet.

Check out BCOG.ORG. One of the users not me! put a nude picture and the 
result was 90k hits a day. Not bad for a 16meg 040-25MHz machine. It has 
never gone down and continues to be one of the best investments I have seen. 
Best feature will be added in the future is a phone line to the DSP. We plan 
to offer voicemail to our members. Now they can receive email and voicemail 
anywhere they have access to the internet. I would hate to run something like 
that on a IRQ based box. 

But the flip-side is the 586pro-200MHz is amazing. Have not tried NT on it or 
Linux but NeXtStep for Intel runs like it should.

-Nick
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Subject: Re: For Sale NeXt Computer
Date: 1996/04/16
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