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Article #2569Re: Cheap wonderful UNIX boxes (Sun 3/50)
From: jdg
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1987 23:59
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1987 23:59
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Sun make some great hardware, and a full release of UNIX to boot (pun
?), and all this for $5k. Sounds great right?
Remember Sun runs their hardware fast and hot (near the limit? I don't
know). But like a LOTUS Esprit, running fast and hot means a bit less
reliable and VERY costly to repair. I'm not saying Sun systems are
unreliable, far from it. I'm just saying that as a personal UNIX box
the cost of repairing a 3/50 motherboard can be very expensive.
Remember EVERYTHING is on one board. To my employer it may be pocket
change. To me it may be 3 weeks GROSS pay!!! And I can't take it down
to the local Radio Shack to have it repaired....... 8^)
--
Jeff Gortatowsky {seismo,allegra}!rochester!kodak!elmgate!jdg
Eastman Kodak Company
These comments are mine alone and not Eastman Kodak's. How's that for a
simple and complete disclaimer?
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