harley@cs.utexas.edu (Harley Hahn) (06/06/90)
In a previous post, I mentioned a report I wrote. This is an 81-page report that came out when the RS/6000 was announced. It answers many important questions and is especially valuable to people who need to understand this family of computers or are thinking of buying. The topics covered are: -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- RS/6000 HARDWARE -- THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RS/6000 -- MARKETING AND PRODUCING THE RS/6000 -- The RS/6000 OPERATING SYSTEM: AIX VERSION -- THE RS/6000 ARCHITECTURE: WHAT IS RISC? -- RS/6000 PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS -- SUPPORT AND SERVICES -- RS/6000 APPLICATIONS -- RS/6000 PRICING -- DECIDING WHETHER TO BUY AN RS/6000 -- RS/6000 TERMS AND THEIR PC EQUIVALENTS -- RS/6000 ACRONYMS (over 200 acronyms and what they mean) I won't go into the details here: the report costs money and I don't want to be too commercial. If you want more information about obtaining a report, call: FirstGroup (800) 444-2030 From outside the U.S. try: (914) 245-0701 IBM'ers can get a special discount. If you are an IBM'er or you want to arrange some type of discount, call Sam Albert at (914) 723-8296.