[rescue] Waht is a decent Sun Workstation

[Lionel Peterson]

--- Kevin <kevin at pipeline.com> wrote:
> I've been playing with my Sparcstation 20 for a week or
> so now, and have decided i might like to get a more
> powerful machine for everyday use.  Nothing too
> expensive just something a bit more modern.
> 
> Is an Ultra5 or an Ultra10 a good choice?  are there
> any pitfalls to watch out for?

I really like the 300 MHz U30s I have worked with, they "feel" much
faster than a 200 MHz U1, and the dual framebuffer slots are great.
They are heavy mothers though, so shipping one to you may be more
pricey than a U1/U5/U10.

U60s are even nicer (dual framebuffer-capable, dual CPU-capable, and
built-in dual SCSI), but are priced higher...

Bottom line, a nice U30 w/300 MHz CPU, Creator framebuffer (any), 256
Meg of RAM, and a couple 4 Gig (or better) drives, and you will be in
FINE SHAPE.

Oh, and be sure to put enough aside for a nice monitor (or two, if you
go dual head ;^)...

Lionel

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Lionel

"Nothing would please me more than being able to hire ten
programmers and deluge the hobby market with good software"
Bill Gates, in "An OpenLetter to Hobbyists" dated February 3, 1976
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