From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Feb 27 4:47:53 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from serenity.mcc.ac.uk (serenity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.93]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D23737B71B for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2001 04:47:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97] ident=root) by serenity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #4) id 14XjXc-000GCD-00 for freebsd-chat@freebsd.org; Tue, 27 Feb 2001 12:47:44 +0000 Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f1RCli568160 for freebsd-chat@freebsd.org; Tue, 27 Feb 2001 12:47:44 GMT (envelope-from jcm) Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 12:47:44 +0000 From: j mckitrick To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: FINALLY, a cheap Unix box to compete with NT Message-ID: <20010227124743.A68101@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Despite the mixed feelings some may have about Sun, I was glad to see they are now marketing a new workstation that runs both NT and Solaris, for under $1000 US. I have asked the question before, What can a workstation do that NT cannot do these days? There wasn't much of an answer, or if there was, Unix was still losing ground in those remaining fields. But this just might turn the tables. What do you think? Jonathon -- Tech support: Try this. Arrange the parts in neat piles. Stand on your chair until you can see over your cubicle walls. Now shout "Does anybody know how to read a manual?" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message