>>>>> "Alex" == Alex Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Alex> On Thu, 29 Jul 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> while, but when I was looking at them, they were horrificly
>> overpriced compared to x86 systems, and I doubt that has changed
>> much. While they
Alex> Did you price up a x86 system with a 250Mips or greater
Alex> processor, 64MB of RAM, a 2MB video card, both a PCINE2K card
Alex> and a Tulip card, built in 4Mb IRDA, a video capture port, a
Alex> video output port, a 16 bit sound card with a built in mike,
Alex> speaker, line in, line out, handset, and telephone connectors
Alex> for getting the audio in and out, a nice large volume control
Alex> built into the case, serial, parallel, PS2 keyboard and mouse
Alex> ports, a decent quality keyboard (without the Windoze key) and
Alex> mouse, a CPU usage LED built into the front of the case...
Well, apart from the LED and the Ethernet cards (two? And why one
good one and one bad one?) I think the going price for such an x86
platform right now is about $300.
Netwinders looked somewhat promising when they were first announced,
but since then PC prices have been cut in half, if not more...
paul
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