Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 11:17:24 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: nc@ai.net (Network Coordinator) Cc: maddox@CS.Berkeley.EDU, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Proposed p90 hardware configuration Message-ID: <199505241817.LAA09313@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.950524113203.21480B-100000@aries.ai.net> from "Network Coordinator" at May 24, 95 11:35:53 am
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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
$570
> > Micronics M54Pi motherboard w/256k cache,
$325
> > (Intel Neptune chipset, Phoenix BIOS)
> > 16 Mb DRAM (2 x 72-pin 8Mb 60ns SIMMs w/parity)
$742 (yea, I know, you can get it cheaper, but that is what I get for it,
and I have a full 1 year warranty on all parts, carefull when buying
memory from brokers, it is often 3 day DOA, 30 day warranty)
> > Adaptec 2940 PCI Fast SCSI-II host adapter
$252
> > Hewlett-Packard 3724 1.2Gb 9.5ms 3.5" disk drive w/512k cache
Fujitsu M1606S 1.0GB 3.5"x1" 5400RPM 10mS $560
> > Hewlett-Packard 35470 2Gb 4mm DAT
CNR4320RT Conner, 4mm DAT, 2.0GB native, 5.25" HH Internal $ 824.00
or better
CNR4326RP Conner, 4mm DAT, 8.0GB native, 5.25" HH Internal $ 968.00
> > Toshiba XM3601B 4x CDROM
Toshiba XM-3601 4X SCSI cdrom drive $ 354.00
> > #9GXE64 PCI graphics accelerator w/ 2Mb DRAM
$200
> > Nokia 447x 17" .25mm dot-pitch Trinitron Monitor
~$990, I can't compete on monitors due to shipping charges.
> > Teac 1.44 Mb 3.5" floppy drive
$35
> > Lexmark (IBM) 101-key keyboard
???
> > Logitech First Mouse 3-button serial mouse
???
> > PC Power and Cooling Turbo Cool 300 power supply
$132
> > PC Power and Cooling Solid-Steel Mini-Tower case w/ 2nd cooling fan
$183, Yeap, thats right folks, this person is willing to spend more on
a real power supply and a real case than most would spend on a MB. I hold
*high* praise for PC Power and Cooling products. This cases have *real*
metal in them!!!
> > Heatsink and fan for P90 chip
$19 for PC Power and Cooling 5 year warranty fan.
> > MS-DOS 6.2x (for diagnostics, setup utilities, DOOM, etc.)
$44 with system.
> 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.
What you bought was a clone made of the lowest cost components the clone
maker could find. What this person is specing out is some of the highest
quality materials avaliable. I have filled in a few spot prices above
to show you why this system cost $5K.
> I use a WangTek 2 Gig DAT with my FreeBSD machine.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Jerry.
>
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Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD
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