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Article #32130Re: Boycott Apple Again -- Now about Suns
From: Mike Khaw
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1988 05:34
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1988 05:34
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> You might start by reading the sun-spots digest - you'll see enough bug
> reports to make your eyes bug out. Just as the most trivial of problems,
> you might wonder at the coined phrase (sorry, I forget who I'm stealing
> this from) "the connector is the network."
I'll paraphrase Winston Churchill:
Suns are the worst workstations, except when you consider the
alternatives.
Realistically, I don't think Suns are particularly bad compared to their
major competition: Apollos, VAXstations, and HPs. I've used machines from
all 4 (HP to a lesser extent) and personally I prefer Suns.
Mike Khaw
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