agnew@trwrc.UUCP (R.A. Agnew) (08/29/87)
Per request, here is thumbnail of data in Unix/World Sept '87 pg. 109 om MPE/386. Available w Phoenix or special BIOS which speeds up DOS-MERGE and VP/ix (multiple Dos shells under Unix ) by factor of 10. Board specially designed for Unix System V.3 port by AT&T/Intel/Micro-Port. 16 or 20 Mhz. clock. 2 ser., 1 par. on motherboard. 1 or 4 Mbyte mem. on MB. 8 8-bit, 6 16-bit, and 2 32-bit slots. Options: 80837 or Weitek 1165/1167 coprocessor. Intel 80385 four way cache. Supports high burst rate disk i/o (10 to 20 Mbytes is my guess) 4,8, or 12 Mbyte expansion memory card x 32 bits. 6 serial port card, 1660x1200 graphics card via Intel 82786, disk and tape BU. Price: Motherboard is less than $1000. Full system w 8 Mbyte RAM, 140 Mbyte disk, 125 Mbyte tape BU, and 8 serial ports -- $7500. (I don't know whether this includes Microport SysV.3 and 8 port license but thats around $500 total if it's not) Info: Bell Technologies 1-415-659-9097 My favorite: Motherboard with Adaptek's new AT SCSI board based on AIC-6250 SCSI board (5 Mbytes) tied to two Vertex V190 disks and a SCSI tape. With the 2,7 RLL this gives 210 Mbytes for about $1800 at 2.5 Mbytes, 19 ms access and 1:1 interleave. Disclaimer: The only connection I have with Bell is that I'm saving my money for a MPE/386.