Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 11:35:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Network Coordinator <nc@ai.net> To: William Maddox <maddox@CS.Berkeley.EDU> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Proposed p90 hardware configuration Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.950524113203.21480B-100000@aries.ai.net> In-Reply-To: <199505241027.DAA14196@redwood.CS.Berkeley.EDU>
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> system can be put together for approximately $5000. I have put these > specs out for quotations from several local dealers, and expect to > plunk down the money in the next week or so. > > Intel Pentium 90 > Micronics M54Pi motherboard w/256k cache, > (Intel Neptune chipset, Phoenix BIOS) > 16 Mb DRAM (2 x 72-pin 8Mb 60ns SIMMs w/parity) > Adaptec 2940 PCI Fast SCSI-II host adapter > Hewlett-Packard 3724 1.2Gb 9.5ms 3.5" disk drive w/512k cache > Hewlett-Packard 35470 2Gb 4mm DAT > Toshiba XM3601B 4x CDROM > #9GXE64 PCI graphics accelerator w/ 2Mb DRAM > Nokia 447x 17" .25mm dot-pitch Trinitron Monitor > Teac 1.44 Mb 3.5" floppy drive > Lexmark (IBM) 101-key keyboard > Logitech First Mouse 3-button serial mouse > PC Power and Cooling Turbo Cool 300 power supply > PC Power and Cooling Solid-Steel Mini-Tower case w/ 2nd cooling fan > Heatsink and fan for P90 chip > MS-DOS 6.2x (for diagnostics, setup utilities, DOOM, etc.) Nothing on here seems bad to be except the price. That configuration would *not* go for $3500 on the East Coast off the top of my head (especially with only a 1.2 gig drive, a 2 gig DAT and 16 megs of RAM). I could be wrong, but I don't think so. I bought a Micronics P90 for personal use about 10 months ago with 32 Megs of RAM, a 1.04gig drive, a 17" ViewSonic Monitor, a 2 meg Genoa Diamond or Stealth monster, with a 4x CD-ROM, Sound Blaster, etc, etc for less than $3500 almost a year ago. I use a WangTek 2 Gig DAT with my FreeBSD machine. Regards, -Jerry.
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