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Re: Query: Symmetric 375 computer

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From: Douglas M. Pase
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1986 16:20
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In article <amdahl.3676> chongo@amdahl.UUCP (Landon Curt Noll) writes:
>In article <537@rna.UUCP> dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o) writes:
> [...]
>>	The real competition, I believe, is a PC AT (at 8-12 Mhz) running
>>Xenix, which one can also find for about $5000. A PC AT running Xenix can also
>>perform close to a VAX 11/750. No VM, though.
>
>I have seen a Symmetric out perform a PC AT/Xenix system.
>

Besides, who would ever accept a Xenix OS over 4.2BSD?  4.2BSD is MUCH nicer!
-- 
Doug Pase   --   ...ucbvax!tektronix!ogcvax!pase   or   pase@Oregon-Grad
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From: pase@ogcvax.UUCP (Douglas M. Pase)
Newsgroups: net.micro.ns32k
Subject: Re: Query: Symmetric 375 computer
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Date: Mon, 15-Sep-86 12:20:47 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 15 12:20:47 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 20-Sep-86 20:49:02 EDT
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Organization: Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, OR
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