gregb15@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Greg Beckham) (03/26/88)
Hi,
If the 68020 is going to be on the main board that means that it will
have to access true 32bit memory to even take advantage of the speed... unless
... C-A said that IT WOULD cost less than a mac //.... well a 2000 turned into
a 2500AT would coust about....
A2000- $1500
A20286- $2000 Approx.
A2090- $350
C-A 68020 Board- $2000 approx.
thats about $5800
(please correct me)
A Mac //- costs about 4500 with grAphics card.. so why doesn't everyone scrap
their machines for the newer ones???????????
Greg Beckham
the origin?atomic?fate?^!syn.guru!ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy) (03/29/88)
In article <2733@crash.cts.com> gregb15@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Greg Beckham) writes: >... C-A said that IT WOULD cost less than a mac //.... well a 2000 turned into >a 2500AT would coust about.... > A2000- $1500 > A20286- $2000 Approx. > A2090- $350 > C-A 68020 Board- $2000 approx. > thats about $5800 > (please correct me) OK. If you want to compare it to a Mac II, subtract that $2000 for the A20286 card. The $4500 Mac II doesn't include MS-DOS compatibility. >A Mac //- costs about 4500 with grAphics card.. Let's see... $3800 is less than $4500 last I checked. > Greg Beckham >the origin?atomic?fate?^!syn.guru! -- ------------ Eric Kennedy ejkst@cisunx.UUCP
farren@gethen.UUCP (Michael J. Farren) (04/02/88)
gregb15@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Greg Beckham) writes: >well a 2000 turned into a 2500AT would coust about.... > > A2000- $1500 > A20286- $2000 Approx. $2000?!? More like $500-$700, I would imagine. '286s just aren't that much more expensive than 8088s any more - look at the AT clones for less than $700 now. > A2090- $350 > C-A 68020 Board- $2000 approx. Again, I would expect less than $1000. I don't see why C/A's board should be more expensive than CSA's. > thats about $5800 Or, in my figures, about $3500, MUCH lower than your estimate, and cheaper than a Mac II to boot. > (please correct me) You're welcome. -- Michael J. Farren | "INVESTIGATE your point of view, don't just {ucbvax, uunet, hoptoad}! | dogmatize it! Reflect on it and re-evaluate unisoft!gethen!farren | it. You may want to change your mind someday." gethen!farren@lll-winken.llnl.gov ----- Tom Reingold, from alt.flame
nor1675@dsacg2.UUCP (Michael Figg) (04/02/88)
In article <8181@cisunx.UUCP>, ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy) writes: > In article <2733@crash.cts.com> gregb15@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Greg Beckham) writes: > >a 2500AT would coust about.... > > > A2000- $1500 > > A20286- $2000 Approx. > > A2090- $350 > > C-A 68020 Board- $2000 approx. > > thats about $5800 > > Eric Kennedy > ejkst@cisunx.UUCP Is this a legitimate approximate price of the A20286? It sounds rather high. I had assumed it was going to be more like $800-1000. If it is this high I can get a good AT clone and 2 A500's instead. Does anybody know any more about when this is coming out? Thanks, FILLER MORE FILLER MORE FILLER -- "Don't quote me on this!" Michael Figg DLA Systems Automation Center Columbus, Oh. (614)-238-9036
hbo@hub.ucsb.edu (Howard Owen) (04/03/88)
In article <848@gethen.UUCP> farren@gethen.UUCP (Michael J. Farren) writes: >gregb15@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Greg Beckham) writes: . , >> C-A 68020 Board- $2000 approx. > >Again, I would expect less than $1000. I don't see why C/A's board > should be more expensive than CSA's. > I'd buy the A2620 in an instant if it weighed in under $1000. I'm afraid the "2-4 megs" of 32 bit RAM might push the price a considerable distance over that figure, however. Personally, I'm hoping for "under $1500." -- Howard Owen, Programmer/Analyst PHYSNET/HEPNET/SPAN: SBPHY::HBO Physics Computer Services internet: hbo@sbphy.ucsb.edu University of California, Santa Barbara bitnet: HBO@SBITP.BITNET PLink: HBO "I am not a pay TV service!" BBS: "The Quirk" 805-967-9357
morgan@brambo.UUCP (Morgan W. Jones) (04/05/88)
In article <848@gethen.UUCP> farren@gethen.UUCP (Michael J. Farren) writes: >> C-A 68020 Board- $2000 approx. >Again, I would expect less than $1000. I don't see why C/A's board > should be more expensive than CSA's. Hmmm, let's see .... 1) Numeric processor and MMU. 2) 2/4 M 32bit memory 3) It will probably work. Sounds like pretty good reasons to me. >Michael J. Farren | "INVESTIGATE your point of view, don't just -- Morgan Jones - Bramalea Software Inc. morgan@brambo.UUCP ...!{uunet!mnetor!lsuc!ncrcan, utgpu!telly}!brambo!morgan "These might not even be my opinions, let alone anyone else's."
ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy) (04/07/88)
In article <194@dsacg2.UUCP> nor1675@dsacg2.UUCP (Michael Figg) writes: >In article <8181@cisunx.UUCP>, ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy) writes: >> In article <2733@crash.cts.com> gregb15@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Greg Beckham) writes: >> >a 2500AT would coust about.... >> >> > A2000- $1500 >> > A20286- $2000 Approx. >> > A2090- $350 >> > C-A 68020 Board- $2000 approx. >> > thats about $5800 >Is this a legitimate approximate price of the A20286? It sounds rather high. >I had assumed it was going to be more like $800-1000. If it is this high I can >get a good AT clone and 2 A500's instead. No, it isn't, you're right. I forgot to add the disclaimer that says... ---disclaimer--- These are hypothetical numbers only, and someone else dreamed them up anyway. My sole point was you can't compare the cost of a Amiga 2500AT with a MAC II, because a 286 coprocessor board must be bought separately for the MAC II, and the price of the 2500AT includes it. As other people have pointed out, I wouldn't be surprised if a 2500AT _still_ costs less than a MAC II, even without a 286 board. -- ------------ Eric Kennedy ejkst@cisunx.UUCP
richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) (04/09/88)
In article <8409@cisunx.UUCP> ejkst@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy) writes: > >As other people have pointed out, I wouldn't be surprised if a 2500AT >_still_ costs less than a MAC II, even without a 286 board. > This is no great surprise. Looking at todays L.A. Times, I can find 8 Maserati's, each costing less than a Mac ][ with a color card. -- Bill me. Clear my sinuses. richard@gryphon.CTS.COM rutgers!marque!gryphon!richard
daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) (04/13/88)
in article <848@gethen.UUCP>, farren@gethen.UUCP (Michael J. Farren) says: > gregb15@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Greg Beckham) writes: >>well a 2000 turned into a 2500AT would coust about.... >> C-A 68020 Board- $2000 approx. > Again, I would expect less than $1000. I don't see why C/A's board > should be more expensive than CSA's. The MMU's there for one. And you don't get your 2 or 4 meg of memory for free, either. Though I suspect the A2620 will come out very competative with what the CSA board and 2 or 4 megs of 32 bit wide memory goes for. > Michael J. Farren | "INVESTIGATE your point of view, don't just -- Dave Haynie "The B2000 Guy" Commodore-Amiga "The Crew That Never Rests" {ihnp4|uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: D-DAVE H BIX: hazy "I can't relax, 'cause I'm a Boinger!"