ken@gatech.edu (Ken Seefried III) (07/27/88)
I am interested in how wide spread to use of the TI Microexplorer (Mac II with a TI Lisp chip board) is. How does it compare with the Symbolics 3600 and Genera as far as speed, functionality and richness of environment. Bear in mind that i have no exposure to TI Lisp equipment. Is the Microexplorer package availible as an upgrade to an already purchased Mac II? Thanks for any assistance.... ken seefried iii ...!{akgua, allegra, amd, harpo, hplabs, ken@gatech.edu inhp4, masscomp, rlgvax, sb1, uf-cgrl, ccastks@gitvm1.bitnet unmvax, ut-ngp, ut-sally}!gatech!ken soon to be open: ...!gatech!spooge!ken (finally ;'})
alexis@dasys1.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) (07/29/88)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ti.explorer,comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: TI/Apple MicroExplorer References: <17322@gatech.edu> Reply-To: alexis@dasys1.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) Keywords: Mac II, TI lisp chip I have no direct experience with the MicroExplorer, but this is what I've heard: system price w/Mac II system box: $14,999 board price w/o Mac II system box: $11,999 so the the combined price is a minor bargain, if you can't get discounts normally. Most people can, though. While this price includes 4MB of RAM, I think, more is usually needed. A big hard disk would be a real good idea too (I love the new CDC 620 MBs). The board achieves 50-70% of a standard MicroExplorer's speed under normal circumstances. I have no idea if it will work with the new DMA SCSI boards coming, or what benefit they might provide. ---- Alexis Rosen {allegra,philabs,cmcl2}!phri\ Writing from {harpo,cmcl2}!cucard!dasys1!alexis The Big Electric Cat {portal,well,sun}!hoptoad/ Public UNIX if mail fails: ...cmcl2!cucard!cunixc!abr1 Best path: uunet!dasys1!alexis