kevin@lasspvax.UUCP (Kevin Saunders) (09/19/85)
Since it's been a while since the UNIX PC was introduced, I was wondering whether anybody out there with experience with one would care to comment on the machine. I've played with one for an afternoon, and it seemed like a nice machine (even with the slow 10MB disk), but it'd be nice to have some more depth. Software: Is the windows package well-implemented? How do the graphics compare with those on other machines? (Somehow I expect GSS is not nearly as complete as QuickDraw on the Macintosh, and I don't really like that green screen-- the Mac has sold me on B&W. OnTheOtherHand, an *operating **system** * is indispensable for most graphics applications!) Has anybody tried to use a UNIXPC running SUMACC for Macintosh development? Hardware: Is the system reliable? Are the memory expansions to 2MB reasonably easy to acquire/perform? ATT is supposed to announce larger (faster?) disks, tape drives, more serial ports, and a DOS (ho-hum) card. Anybody atttending UNIX/EXPO hear anything explicit about this? Prices? What kind of prices could an academic institution get now? Thanks very much for any info, Kevin Eric Saunders kevin.lasspvax.UUCP lasspvax.kevin@cu.ARPA