bill (01/11/83)
The Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Roches- ter is interested in buying a 68000-based computer. We plan to use it for text preparation (80+ pages), graphics, and image processing/computer vision. We have looked at the PERQ, APOLLO, and SUN systems and are currently in favor of the SUN worksta- tion. Have you had any experience with any of these machines? Have you compared any of these (with each other or with a "stan- dard" like the VAX 780 or 750)? Please respond to the questions that apply (by mailing to me). All results will be summarized and reported on this network. Please sign your name and let me know who you are (e.g. research- er at Bell Labs, ...). These are some of our concerns: 1 - Have you compared the PERQ, APOLLO, or SUN? 2 - Which do you prefer? Why? 3 - How does anyone of the machines compare: to each other, to a standard (i.e.VAX)? 4 - Which machine(s) do you own or plan to buy? 5 - How do you use or plan to use machine(s)? SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT SUN WORKSTATION 6 - How far have you pushed you SUN (number of devices, computa- tion load, etcetra)? 7 - Please rate the performance of your SUN. 8 - Are you pleased with the responsiveness/service that SUN pro- vides? 9 - What problems have you had with SUN? 10 - For hardware wizards: How does the SUN design compare to other architectures for 68000-based machines that are currently available? 11 - Are you using your SUN in a network w/other computers/SUNs? Please rate performance and speed. 12 - How do you feel about the speed of the SUN memory (main and disk memory)? 13 - Is anyone using the SUN as a file server? With what disk? Performance??? Bill Lampeter (716) 275-5101 Laboratory for Laser Energetics University of Rochester 250 E. River Road Rochester, New York 14623