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In article <108572@bu.edu>, mek@acs.bu.edu (Mark Kern) wrote:
>
>	Well, how about the current Gateway Systems :
>
>		486DX2-66
>		256k cache
>		16 megs ram  (additional $320 or so)
>		2 340meg IDE local bus drives (additional $400)
>		ATI Ultra Pro (16 bit local bus color with 1meg VRAM)
>		17" Nanao (Invar shadow mask, dynamic beam focusing, $700)
>		both floppies
>		mouse, windows, etc.
>		------------------------
>		$4415 (beats the heck out of an 8/250 mono turbo for $4118)
>		$  95 shipping (natch)
>
>	This is a system I'm thinking about getting now, and I sure hope
>it will be able to run NeXTstep in the coming year.  Oh yeah, add $500 for
>NextStep 486.
>

Well, before you run out and buy a 486, I suggest you wait until NeXT
clarifies the HW issues. The release of a _detailed_ HW compatibility
guide is imminent according to NeXT. This should clear up confusion,
especially regarding the video cards and VRAM amounts needed for 16-bit
color.

Oh yeah, the developer's edition according to the last official info I've
seen is $2495 ($995 for runtime edition). We all hope NeXT is _just kidding_.
If they price it that high, then it's gonna be _very_ hard to convince my 
boss that we need (and can afford) NeXTSTEP.

NeXTSTEP 486 should be priced at $495 for the runtime edition, and $995 
($1495 absolute tops) for the developer's edition. Otherwise the market
_will_ opt for NT (or SCO if they want UNIX) without a second look at 
NeXTSTEP. You already have to have a loaded PC (memory, video, HD) to
run it -- charging 995/2495 would be suicide.

Michael McCulloch