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Re: SPARC (NeXT : -) 10

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From: mark.d.wuest
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 12:30
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In article <1992Oct2.161558.25412@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> dwatola@praha.jpl.nasa.gov (David A. Watola) writes:

>only $18K?  are you sure you didn't get the crippled sparc 10's, i.e.
>the model 31?  designed to run at 40 mhz but only runs at 33?

>if your office mate actually has the (faster) model 41 i am interested in 
>knowing.  so that i can yell at sun because we don't have ours yet.

Actually, it is the bottom of the line Spark 10.  Worse yet, she
somehow ended up with a monochrome (they call it grey scale ;-) )
monitor.  Single processor.  Watching her try to figure out OpenWindows
(or whatever they call their Openlook stuff) validates NeXTSTEP
even more.

Mark
-- 
Mark Wuest                            *MY* opinions, not AT&T's!!
mark.wuest@att.com
mdw@cheshire.att.com (NeXT Mail)
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Subject: Re: SPARC (NeXT : -) 10
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