link@stew.ssl.berkeley.edu (Richard Link) (11/06/90)
Well, I figure it's about time to time-shift to the present. My $5000 DEC Rainbow died, and my Zenith dual-floppy system just doesn't cut it anymore. This is what I think I need: 386SX 1.2 + 1.4 Meg drives 2 Meg RAM (prefer 4) 60 Meg HD (prefer 80) super VGA color Total price < $2500. My immediate applications will mostly be terminal emulation and word processing (TeX). I may also do software development, although the easiest route would be via modem to my Sparcstation at work. (My programs are big and numerically intensive). Suggestions and recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Rick
RMC100@psuvm.psu.edu (Randy Carraghan) (11/06/90)
> This is what I think I need: > > 386SX > 1.2 + 1.4 Meg drives > 2 Meg RAM (prefer 4) > 60 Meg HD (prefer 80) > super VGA color > > Total price < $2500. ... > Thanks in advance, > Rick How about the Gateway 2000 386/SX system? I just got an updated price list from them. The standard configuration includes 2 meg RAM Upgrade to 4 meg + $150 1.2 + 1.4 floppy 40 meg (17ms) hard Replace w/ 80 meg + $150 14" 1024x768 SVGA Color Dos 3.3 or 4.01 Windows 3.0 and mouse Standard Configuration: $1945 Enhanced System: $2245 Randy Carraghan (rmc100@psuvm.psu.edu)