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In <DocKnow.728231122@socrates> DocKnow@socrates.cs.athabascau.ca (Yves Morin) writes:
>tinkess@cambridge.mitchell.com (Randall Tinkess) writes:
>>I have to make a choice between the SunPC emulator product or a 
>>similar product which is made by Puzzle Systems. I don't
>>know which is the better choice. The Sun product is 486-25MHz
>>and Puzzle offers the 486 at both 25 and 30MHz.

>>I know that clock speed on the co-processor card is only one of many
>>factors to consider but I don't have any empirical data to evaluate.

>>Does anyone have a recommendation about these products? 

>I do have a recommendation buy a PC clone.  Here we have both and neither is
>a viable solution since both are unstable and have various limitations.

>I must say that Sun PC is better and easier to configure.

Since you're speaking of PC *Emulators* vs. *standalone* PCs, how about a
Design which merges the Pros of both? I haven't installed it yet, but I've
got a "Coprocessor Board" from Puzzle called Synergy II. It is a SBus Card
(plus Software) containing a PC. The Software allows you to run the PC -
which *really* runs all by himself - AND to have various "Connections"
between both, especially Re-Use of the Sun's RAM, Filesystems, serial
Lines, Keyboard, Mouse, and Screen; The PC "sees" extended RAM, several
HD Drives, LPTs, a special Mouse Driver, and a SVGA Card. In Addition,
one serial and one parallel Port exist physically on the Card.

>>One of my main concerns is the switch-over to Solaris 2.1 and my
>>fear that a third-party product may be slow to advance the needed
>>drivers!

>Sun PC isn't Solaris 2.x ready yet... and we have not heard from puzzle....

Well, that wouldn't be good with a Synergy II. Its Software is currently
available for up to 4.1.2 ... Regards,
								J. Bern
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