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Article #1946Re: THIRD PARTY HARDWARE FOR DECSTATIONS
From: Gordon Jacobs
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 1990 19:46
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 1990 19:46
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In article <1990Aug17.212412.3305@midway.uchicago.edu> phd_jacquier@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes: >Well, I have done some research on workstations and find myself a bit >less ignorant than last week about the DEC-Station 3100/5000, thanks to >net-answers to my question. > >About prices: I am amazed by the price difference with the SUN-SS1+, not for >the base systems which are comparable, BUT FOR THE ADD-ONS. >Namely: Cost of RAM 1200/4MB vs 960/8MB for SS1+ > Cost of Hard-Drive 4500$/665MB vs 2800$/665MB SUN > and 1900$/665MB Fuji > Cost of TAPE-DRIVE 1750$/95MB vs 880$/130MB SUN > >(These prices are after academic discounts) > >.... >Thanks a lot for the information. > >Eric ============================================================================= ============================================================================= ============================================================================= I bought a third party hard disc for my 3100 from a place that basically sells SUN stuff. I just had to get a special cable to go from the standard 50-pin D-connector to the DEC ribbon style connector. The price was $2800 for a WrenVI 658Mb disc. While memory is a little more expensive (doesn't it have to be faster?), the other SCSI peripherals should be identical... CALL SUN SUPPLIERS and ask if they have the necessary cables for 3100s... Gordie Jacobs ============================================================================= ============================================================================= =============================================================================
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!ucsd!ucbvax!pasteur!zabriskie.berkeley.edu!jac From: jac@zabriskie.berkeley.edu (Gordon Jacobs) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: THIRD PARTY HARDWARE FOR DECSTATIONS Message-ID: <27187@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 23 Aug 90 19:46:35 GMT References: <1990Aug17.212412.3305@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU Reply-To: jac@zabriskie.berkeley.edu.UUCP (Gordon Jacobs) Distribution: usa Organization: U.C. Berkeley -- ERL Lines: 37