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Correction to my previous statement about Sun-3 prices

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From: Oleg Kiselev
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1986 19:46
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Recently I made a statement about Sun-3 workstation prices in this
newsgroup. Several requests came in for more info and exact pricings.
I stated that one can get a Sun-3/50 with a drive for <$9,000

However I was writing from memory, without references and made a few
errors. Here is a partial price list as it appeared at UCLA:

                (it is headered by "UCLA PRICES")
Model #         Descr                           Price(w. UC discounts)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun-3/50M-4     Monochr. Desktop Workstation            $7,900($5,530)
                o 15Mhz 68020
                o 4MB memory (NON-expandable)
                o Ethernet transceiver
                o SCSI host adapter
                o 2 RS-423 serial ports
                o 1152x900 19" monochrome monitor

Sun-3/52M-4     Stand-Alone Workstation Package        $13,900($9,730)
                o Sun-3/50M-4
                o Option 511 - 71MB Disk & 1/4" tape
                o Sun OS Single-User licence, tapes & Manuals

Option 152      FP co-processor (68881)                 $700($490)

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The reason it is so cheap is (I guess) the realtively small,
unexpandable memory, lower processor speed (vs 16.?MHz) and
unsuitability to work as a file server or a multi-user machine.

As you have noticed I was wrong about "under $9000". It is over $9000
and ~$14,000 if you are not affiliated with UCLA. However, the disk
is NOT 40Mbyte (the Sun-2 I used had that so I failed to notice a
different drive size) but 71Mbyte with a 1/4" tape drive. So I guess
the extra 31 Mbytes and a streamer should be worth at least $1000
:-).

Seriously tho', I am sorry I have misled some people and I hope I did
not ruin anybody's negotiations with Sun :-)

Now, for another unfounded claim: I feel ISI 68020 workstations (VME
bus) are WAY better and faster that Suns (at 2x the price).
                                                Oleg Kiselev
                                                ucla-cs!oac6.oleg
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Subject: Correction to my previous statement about Sun-3 prices
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