Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!peregrine!elroy!ames!vsi1!daver!mfgfoc!mike From: mike@mfgfoc.UUCP (Mike Thompson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.att Subject: Need information on 3B1 Keywords: UNIX PC 3B1 AT CLONE AT&T Message-ID: <397@mfgfoc.UUCP> Date: 13 Aug 88 03:55:56 GMT Organization: FOCUS Semiconductor Sys., Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 39 I am currently thinking of replacing my IBM/XT with a new machine in the $2000 price range. I have narrowed my decision to an IBM AT clone or an AT&T 3B1 (2meg, 67meg HD, MS-DOS add in board). I am considering the UNIX PC since I am now doing systems level UNIX programming at work and would like a machine that I could prototype code on at home. What I would like to know from any of you who would like to volunteer some information or opinions, is the 3B1 Unix PC a resonable alternative to an AT clone considering that AT&T has recently stopped producing them? My concerns are along the following lines: 1. What is AT&T's official policy towards hardware and software support of the 3B1? 2. Are there many programs available for the 3B1 tailored for its graphical windowing environment? 3. Would I be better off trying to run SCO Xenix or Microport on an AT compatible? 4. Is the conversion of software hard or dificult to the flavor of Unix on the 3B1? 5. How robust is the hardware and software on the 3B1? In other words, would I be buying a headache? 6. Is there anyone in the S.F. Bay Area who would like to sell a 3B1 in the above or simular configuration for under the $2000 that I was quoted. I would be most grateful for any of your thoughts since I am unfamilar with the 3B1 except for what I have read in this news group over the last month. Thanks, Mike Thompson