Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ucbvax!info-vax From: info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA Newsgroups: fa.info-vax Subject: Lines: 3 2 785's or 1 8600. Message-ID: <4805@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 22:48:04 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.4805 Posted: Wed Feb 13 22:48:04 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Feb-85 03:22:28 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.ARPA Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 5 From: Jorgen_Pihl%QZCOM.MAILNET@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA I think you should include the cost of maintenance for 5 years or so. Then the 8600 should win on lower service costs, I think. Old technology gets very expensive after a while.