Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!sri-spam!ames!elroy!cit-vax!ucla-cs!coleman From: coleman@CS.UCLA.EDU Newsgroups: comp.sys.att Subject: Query about the quality of UNIX/PCs and 3b1's Message-ID: <9691@shemp.UCLA.EDU> Date: Sat, 5-Dec-87 13:57:57 EST Article-I.D.: shemp.9691 Posted: Sat Dec 5 13:57:57 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 10-Dec-87 23:10:11 EST Sender: root@CS.UCLA.EDU Reply-To: coleman@CS.UCLA.EDU () Distribution: na Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 24 I am currently in the market for a machine of my own and I have run across ads for UNIX/PCs and 3b1's for what I would consider to be tremendous prices. <$1300 for the PC and <$2500 for the 3b1 w/80M. I realize that these machines must be being dumped, but owning an orphan does not necessarily discourage me if they are otherwise good machines. Can anyone post or send information with regard to the following concerns? o Are they reliable? o How standard is the UNIX they run? o How fast are they compared to say, a 10MHZ AT o Is there any kind of memory limit? For instance, the 3b1 mentioned above comes w/2M. How much virtual memory can I get? o Are there technical references around which would allow me to write programs making use of the graphics system, etc.? o Do you think the machines (esp. 3b1) are worth the prices quoted above? If you had your choice, would you buy one (keeping in mind that that kind of money would buy a 12MHZ AT clone w/EGA and goodies. I really appreciate any help you can give me on this! Mike Coleman coleman@cs.ucla.edu