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From: Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:44

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In article <1992Aug31.131316.5300@next.cambridge.ma.us> simsong (Simson L.  
Garfinkel) writes:
>>You'll want to raise it from 8MB to 16MB of memory to get decent performance.   
>>The 125MB hard disk is small; consider replacing it with a 400MB SCSI or ESDI  
>>hard drive.  (SCSI is better; you'll also want an SCSI interface.)
>>
>>The performance of your 486/33MHZ will be roughly equal to a 25MHZ color  
>>system.  Not very exciting.
>>
>>Don't buy anything until NeXTSTEP 486 is out, because the required hardware  
>>config might change.  And don't forget to add in $1000 -> $2500 to puchase  
>>NeXTSTEP 486.
>>
>>All in all, you are better of selling that machine RIGHT NOW.
>>
>>-simson
>>-- 
>>
>>.................................................................simson

****************Rumor alert********************

Reliable sources say it WILL run on a 386 machine.  Reliable sources did not  
say anything about performance.

*************End rumor alert*******************
--
Ronald Pomeroy
Advanced Micro Devices
CAM Applications Group
rpomeroy@aunext3.amd.com

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