sback@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Steve Back) (02/22/89)
A while ago I decided to upgrade from MS-DOS to unix. (Do I really need
to explain why?) But after several months of going though the mags and
getting some info through the mail, it's time to call for help.
Base system (what I have now)
PS2 Model 80-44
40 Meg. Drive.
1000K
VGA with color mon.
HP LJ2
Looking for
4000K || >
100 || > Hard Drive storage (plan to run X)
Tape backup (nice if its compatible with Sun's SCSI cartridge)
Unix os. (or close look/work alike)
Problems I know about.
Memory is a real **** to get, especialy 32 bit memory.
The 80-44 has an odd hard drive controller that makes most
3rd parts drives incompatible. (this is in addition to the MCA problems)
Being that I waited this long I'm am tempted to wait for AIX, especily
since it looks like its going to have display postscript and a
NeXT computer like interface. (I'm spoiled by SunTools and X)
Since I already have the investment in the Model 80 I'd like to make
the upgrade as easy as possible. Lets say < $3000 total (I'm dreaming
I'll probably end up spending that, for the memory alone)
Any pointers, favorite manufactures suggestions?
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back@arakis.rutgers.edufyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) (02/24/89)
Seems pretty easy. Sell the IBM dog, get something generic but
decent like an AMI/Mylex motherboard base system with 4MB on
board and some disk. Then buy Microport or ENIX. Total cost
should be <$3000 for the box with 4MB and what you sell the
IBM for should cover the disk drive and software.
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Phil Hughes, SSC, Inc. P.O. Box 55549, Seattle, WA 98155 (206)FOR-UNIX
uw-beaver!tikal!ssc!fyl or uunet!pilchuck!ssc!fyl or attmail!ssc!fyldave@pmafire.UUCP (Dave Remien) (02/26/89)
In article <1721@ssc.UUCP> fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes: > >Seems pretty easy. Sell the IBM dog, get something generic but >decent like an AMI/Mylex motherboard base system with 4MB on >board and some disk. Then buy Microport or ENIX. Total cost >should be <$3000 for the box with 4MB and what you sell the >IBM for should cover the disk drive and software. >-- >Phil Hughes, SSC, Inc. P.O. Box 55549, Seattle, WA 98155 (206)FOR-UNIX > uw-beaver!tikal!ssc!fyl or uunet!pilchuck!ssc!fyl or attmail!ssc!fyl I agree with Phil - the Mylex board works *very* well, and I've had no real problems with Microport 3.0e, once I got rid of the Digiboard 8 port dumb serial card in the system. -- Dave Remien - WINCO Computer Engineering Group (only somewhat confused, now) Work - 208-526-3523 Home - 208-524-1906 UUCP Path: ...!bigtex!pmafire!dave "How can you be in two places at once, when you're not anywhere at all..."
stacy@mcl.UUCP (Stacy L. Millions) (03/01/89)
In article <594@pmafire.UUCP>, dave@pmafire.UUCP (Dave Remien) writes: > In article <1721@ssc.UUCP> fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes: > > > >Seems pretty easy. Sell the IBM dog, get something generic but > >decent like an AMI/Mylex motherboard base system with 4MB on > > I agree with Phil - the Mylex board works *very* well, and I've had no Sounds good to me, but for all my hunting I can not find a supply for the mylex board. Can any one provide me with a phone number for Mylex? -stacy -- "He to whom the early bird runs best learns wisdom and patience! ... I can never remember proverbs" - Charlie Brown S. L. Millions ..!tmsoft!mcl!stacy