jinkins@ut-emx.UUCP (Richard Jinkins) (08/30/88)
I am currently trying to find an inexpensive 386 box on which I plan to run some flavor of Unix/Xenix (386/ix possibly). I have spoken with three vendors, Rose Hill Systems, Club, and QIC Research. All these machines run around $1800 for the basic box ( i.e. 386 with 2fd/2hd controller, 1.2 meg floppy drive, 101 key keyboard, and 1 meg of memory ). Also: QIC Research Everex motherboard / Phoenix BIOS Only 1 mb on the motherboard / 1 32 bit slot Warranty: 1 yr parts and labor / 1 yr on-site included in price Rose Hill Systems Everex motherboard / AMI BIOS Only 1 mb on the motherboard / 4 mb possible (max) / no 32 bit slot Warranty: 1 yr parts and labor / $40 for 1 yr on-site maint. Club Everex motherboard / AMI BIOS Only 1 mb on the motherboard / 4 mb possible (max) / no 32 bit slot Warranty: 6 mo. parts and labor My question is: Does Everex make more than one 16 mz motherboard ( i.e. one with a 32 bit slot and one without) or was the gentleman at QIC mistaken about his product? I would very much so like to hear from anyone who might own one of the systems and is currently running some flavor of UNIX/XENIX. I would like to hear both good and bad points of view. Thanks in advance, I will summarize to the net. Richard ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Jinkins Arpanet: jinkins@emx.utexas.edu University of Texas UUCP: ...!ut-sally!ut-emx!jinkins Computation Center -----------------------------------------------------------------------
davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (William E. Davidsen Jr) (08/30/88)
My impression from talking to Everex, AMI, Mylex and PC Designs is that AMI rolls the motherboard, and that there is a 16 MHz version with no 32 bit slots and 287 support only, and a 20MHz version which has a slot and supports a 387. I believe that some vendors use the 20MHz version at 16, to keep the price of the CPU and memory down. I have one of the early ones and like it, for what that's worth. -- bill davidsen (wedu@ge-crd.arpa) {uunet | philabs | seismo}!steinmetz!crdos1!davidsen "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me