rx3y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (11/27/90)
Dear Netters,
Anybody out there purchased a system from Tri-Star Computer corporation?
If so, what do you think. The warranty looks excellent. Does the machine seem
solid? Any problems to report? I am looking into 386 machines for my sister's
landscaping business, and the Flash Cache 386/25 looks like an interesting
machine. Also, who (besides HP and ALR) is delivering EISA machines now?
Heard nothing but good on the HP machine, but it's way out of the price range
(<$4000). Anybody tested or heard about EISA machines in the price range that
actual human beings can afford?
thanks,
Mark Rondinaro
Cornell University Lab of Nuclear Studies
mfr@lns61.tn.cornell.EDU
mfr@crnlns.BITNET
rx3y@vax5.ccs.cornell.EDU (my netnews acct)davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (11/28/90)
In article <1990Nov26.190922.1172@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> rx3y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes: | machine. Also, who (besides HP and ALR) is delivering EISA machines now? Dell is delivering EISA in 486, can't remember if 386 or not. There are not a lot of peripherals which make use of the EISA bus, so you should have some application in mind before spending the extra money. Eight bit (serial/parallel) and 16 bit (most disk controllers and video cards) don't need the bandwidth, and common disk interfaces such as RLL, SCSI, and ESDI can't generate data as fast as the humble (and cheap) AT bus will allow. In other words, if you're planning for the future or have an application in mind, EISA is a smart move. If you are using common peripherals, nothing but memory boards will use the bandwidth in a cost effective manner. it's great for systems where serious memory is needed, since most motherboards won't hold more than 64MB at most. Remember the first PC motherboard which held 64KB? Now a thousand time that is a limitation. -- bill davidsen - davidsen@sixhub.uucp (uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!davidsen) sysop *IX BBS and Public Access UNIX moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc and 80386 mailing list "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me
feustel@netcom.UUCP (David Feustel) (11/29/90)
Mylex has 32-bit disk controller, lan controller and video controller cards for their EISA motherboard. I haven't seen any 32-bit serial cards anywhere yet. -- David Feustel, 1930 Curdes Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, (219) 482-9631 EMAIL: netcom.uucp