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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:9053 comp.sys.dec:18706 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!ulowell!cs.uml.edu!oneill From: oneill@cs.uml.edu (Brian 'Doc' O'Neill) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: what to buy...what to buy *sigh* Date: 3 Mar 1994 03:08:07 GMT Organization: UMass-Lowell Computer Science Lines: 32 Message-ID: <2l3kan$bvg@ulowell.uml.edu> References: <1994Mar2.103006.1@gracie> <2l2p17$c17@pdq.coe.montana.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.uml.edu In article <2l2p17$c17@pdq.coe.montana.edu> nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) writes: >graphics cards. The reason the deal is so wonderful is that DEC is >trying to unload their now 'un-supported' MIPS hardware because they are >going all ALPHA. > [More on this later] > >I believe a 5000/120 is equivalent to a 5000/200 but it has a half-speed >turbo-channel bus and built-in video. (I *think*) > 5000/200 = 25Mhz, 100Mbit/s TC bus, 5000/120 = 20Mhz ~50Mbit/s TC bus. >Something else to think about is that Ultrix is no longer 'supported' by >DEC as they are moving away from MIPS, so you are stuck with a dead-end >architecture, while the Intel stuff is still a commodity item. This >means that a few years from now you should be able to sell your PC to >most anyone while your DECstation will be only marketable to the niche >folks. > Not sure where exactly you are getting the notion of "unsupported". Ultrix *IS* supported by DEC. It is just not being further *DEVELOPED* by DEC. They will add support for new devices, but there will be no new functionality. =========================================================================== Brian O'Neill - Systems Manager, Computer Science oneill@cs.uml.edu University of Massachusetts at Lowell Moderator, comp.binaries.ibm.pc (508) 934-3645 Co-Moderator, comp.archives.msdos.announce "My God man...we've become a tourist attraction..." - Londo, Babylon-5