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eboltz@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Eric Scott Boltz) writes:

>With all this talk of how slow 3.0 is, I am getting very concerned
>about my planned purchase of a NSTC. I had an 030 cube running 1.0,
>and upgraded to an 040 running 2.1 so I am deathly scared of winding
>up with a SLOW interface again. Hell, everyone here wants me to get
>a Sun IPX and a slow interface would start an endless stream of 
>"wow, my IPX is much faster" comments.
I highly doubt that you would ever find that a NeXT running 3.0 with
anymore than 16 MB is slower than an IPX running OpenLook 3.0.

>Anyway, how easy would it be to get 2.2 up and running on a new 
>machine? Will 2.2 support ADB? 
The latest announcement stated that you need 3.0 to support ADB on
any hardware.
But, 2.2 would work with a Turbo, since that's what I ran all last
summer on a Turbo where I worked. You'd have to make sure to buy the
old-style monitor and old-style sound box and starting point kits so
you get the old-style keyboard.

>Maybe I should just get the IPX; after all a great OS isn't so great
>if you're frustrated by its (lack of) speed and tired of explaining
>it to Sun freaks.
If you seriously think that OpenLook is a more productive
environment, then I'd say you haven't had to use it for very long.
(IMHO, as a biased opinion)

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