Re: DEC Alpha AXP System Performance

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From: Robert D. Silverman
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 13:31

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In article <1992Nov10.211153.5992@ryn.mro4.dec.com> bhandarkar@wrksys.enet.dec.com (Dileep Bhandarkar) writes:
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:In article <BxIJxr.GD5.1@cs.cmu.edu>, nickh@CS.CMU.EDU (Nick Haines) writes...
:> 
:>Two questions:
:> 
:>	- how much do these machines cost? What's the SPEC/$?
:
:DEC 3000 Model 400 AXP starts at $15K
:DEC 3000 Model 500 AXP starts at $39K
:DEC 4000 AXP starts at about $70K
:DEC 7000 AXP starts at about $150K
:DEC 10000 AXP starts at about $300K
:
 
These prices are ridiculous. There are nowhere close to being competitive
with what is being offerred by Sun or HP.
 
108 Specs for $15K??  Why would anyone want one?

--
Bob Silverman
These are my opinions and not MITRE's.
Mitre Corporation, Bedford, MA 01730
"You can lead a horse's ass to knowledge, but you can't make him think"

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