debra@alice.UUCP (Paul De Bra) (03/24/89)
In article <2437@sbcs.sunysb.edu> cchen@sbcs.sunysb.edu (Chyouhwa Chen) writes: >Hi, > >I need information about 386 machines that can run AT&T Unix, >specifically 20M hz machines. I understand that AT&T 6386, Everex, >Dell, ALR, and AST are OK. But what about those boxes at the lower >budget end, like Micro Express, Proteus, Gateway, CompuAdd, SIA, etc. >Are they a good idea to run Unix at all? Any compatibility problems? >This is going to be a major investment, so any information that can >help me avoid later regret will be MUCH appreciated. Thanks a bundle. Articles in PC-Magazine and the likes may be a bit misleading. Some 386 boxes are assembled and sold directly by one company, like Micro Express, Proteus, Gateway, CompuAdd, etc. Their list price and their retail (single unit) prices are thus the same. Others like IBM, Compaq, Everex, AT&T, etc, are sold through dealers. Hence a big price difference between the list-price and the actual retail price. When you compare dealers carefully the price difference between these so called expensive machines and the lower budget end becomes marginal. On a fully equipped Everex Step 386/25 (4Mbytes, 145Mbytes ESDI drive, 60Mbyte tape, Paradise VGA+16) the difference with brands like Micro Express and the likes was less than 10%. Paul. -- ------------------------------------------------------ |debra@research.att.com | uunet!research!debra | ------------------------------------------------------
jr@frog.UUCP (John Richardson) (03/25/89)
In article <9092@alice.UUCP>, debra@alice.UUCP (Paul De Bra) writes: > In article <2437@sbcs.sunysb.edu> cchen@sbcs.sunysb.edu (Chyouhwa Chen) writes: > >Hi, > > > >I need information about 386 machines that can run AT&T Unix, > >specifically 20M hz machines. I understand that AT&T 6386, Everex, > >Dell, ALR, and AST are OK. But what about those boxes at the lower > >budget end, like Micro Express, Proteus, Gateway, CompuAdd, SIA, etc. > >Are they a good idea to run Unix at all? Any compatibility problems? > >This is going to be a major investment, so any information that can > >help me avoid later regret will be MUCH appreciated. Thanks a bundle. > I have had good luck with Micronics motherboards which are used in a lot of no-name systems. Another good feature is that they work correctly with bus-master controllers. (Like the Western Digitial SCSI board) JR