Re: SPARC (NeXT : -) 10

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From: andrew
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1992 00:14

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In article <1992Oct1.174314.21388@cs.mcgill.ca> samurai@cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy BROCKBANK) writes:
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>I just had a peek at a SPARC 10 machine.
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>You should see some of the cool features it has:
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>1) Volume control on the keyboard
>2) Monitor control on the keyboard
>3) Help key on the keyboard
>4) A sound box with jacks on the back for stereo sound!
>5) ISDN connectivity
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>And of course
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>6) DPS on X Windows
>
>Good thig SUN doesn't take NeXT seriously.

Yes, doesn't the Sun sound-box look eerily familiar?  Ugly, but
familiar...

My favorite is how slow Virtuoso is on an SS10 compared to a
non-turbo NSC.  I couldn't tell if it was DPS on the Sun that was slow
or Virtuoso, but it probably wasn't Virtuoso.


andrew
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