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From: bc@wbcs.UUCP (Barry Caplin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: I need advice on AT clones
Keywords: Austin SAI Gateway2000 Tri-Star IEEE ISD
Message-ID: <126@wbcs.UUCP>
Date: 7 Dec 88 21:36:10 GMT
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Organization: Boeing Computer Services, Wichita KS
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Hi,
   I'm in the market for an AT clone and I want to know if anyone
   out there has any experience or knows anything about any of these
   companies and systems.  All have: 40 Mg hard drive, 1 Mg RAM,
   EGA monitor and card, 1.2 Mg 5.25 floppy drive, 200w power supply,
   2 serial and 1 parallel ports, and a 101 kbd.  I'm going to start
   with DOS and QUICK C, but I will someday want to go to UNIX and
   also be able to upgrade my system without too much hassle.

   1) Austin:  12.5 Mhz, Shadow RAM, Phoenix BIOS, 1 yr. GE on site
	       service.  $2295

   2) SAI: 12.5 Mhz, Phoenix BIOS. $1875

   3) Gateway2000: 16 Mhz., 5.25 and 3.5 floppy drives, DOS and
		   BASIC.  $2395

		   12 Mhz., 5.25 and 3.5 floppy drives, DOS and
		   BASIC.  $2245

   4) Tri-Star: 16 Mhz., 65 Mg hard drive (actually 40 with RLL),
		Phoeniz BIOS.  $2364

   5) IEEE: 16 Mhz.  $2350

   6) ISD: 12 Mhz., Phoenix BIOS.  $2100

   Thanks in advance for any information you can give me!
-- 
      The bus came by and I got on that's when it all began...
Barry Caplin                    or @: Boeing Computer Service
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