BREESE-D@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu (mr whoopie) (08/03/90)
From the responses I got on the Austin 386/25, I'm guessing it's not a best buy. So I'm opening the door for suggestions. What computer should I buy? Here are my guidelines: should be a 386SX or 386, at least 40 MB fixed drive, VGA, MUST have 1.44 MB 3.5'' drive. Speed is not my main consideration - price and reliability are. I can spend around $2500-3000 (a little more if a monitor is included). E-mail me and I summarize and forward to anyone who's interested.
nolan@tssi.UUCP (Michael Nolan) (08/04/90)
Northgate! (I've purchased two 20mhz '386 machines from them. Both worked right out of the box, one on DOS 4.01, one on DOS 3.3. Came with both 3 1/2 and 5 1/4 high density diskette drives, and a driver to improve using them at low density. 65MB hard disk, 1MB memory, Norton SI=21, monochrome monitor, for around $2600.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Nolan "To err is human, to forgive Tailored Software Services, Inc. is divine, to procrastinate is, Lincoln, Nebraska (402) 423-1490 um, can I get back to you on that?" UUCP: tssi!nolan INTERNET: nolan@pythia.unl.edu (only if the other address doesn't work)
jolly@ferrari.ece.cmu.edu (John Lee) (08/05/90)
Probably a bit late, but I recently purchased a 386SX box from Austin (their 'winstation' that's been advertised lately). The system arrived within 2 weeks (they said 3 weeks), and ran right out of the box - the disk was formatted and loaded with windows and dos. I've not had any problems since. I'm disturbed to hear how other people have faired - but when I posted a while back, I most of the responses were positive. John. -- -------------------------------------------------- John Y. Lee internet: jolly@ferrari.ece.cmu.edu disclaimer: these views are my own --------------------------------------------------
im@lectroid.sw.stratus.com (Su Im) (08/07/90)
I just purchased an Altec 386 with the following configuration: intel 386-25 Mhz CPU (zero wait state) 4 megs of RAM (80-ns SIMM Chips) 105 Meg (18 ms) IDE Hard drive - CDC (Control Data) 5.25 in 1.2 Meg drive (TEAC) 3.5 in 1.44 Meg drive (TEAC) Multisync SVGA Monitor by Samsung (1024 x 768) 16-bit Paradise VGA Card w/ 512k built-in Clock/Calendar Genius Mouse 2 Serial, 1 Parallel, 1 Game port 101-key keyboard with plastic dust cover MS DOS 4.01 The above system goes for $2795. They do same-day shipping if you call them before 3 pm EST. If you buy these pre-configured systems, they've alrealy gone through 48 hrs burn-in test. The shipping is UPS ground (additional $55) I've bought mine with a midsize-tower case for an additional $130. The system looks great, works great, and I'm very happy with it so far. You can find their ads in most BYTE issues. If you want more info, email me. - Im -