Path: news.mitre.org!blanket.mitre.org!nntprelay.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!193.162.159.201!news1.tele.dk!not-for-mail From: "Anders Blicher Petersen" Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.sys.dec,vmsnet.alpha Subject: Re: DEC RIP Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 23:15:22 +0100 Organization: Customer at Tele Danmark Erhverv Lines: 43 Message-ID: <6aqus9$mie$1@miri.tele.dk> References: <34cf43d8.155396320@news.wam.umd.edu> <6ansfp$136@news2.newsguy.com> <34cf8943.411587@news.wam.umd.edu> <6ao71n$83k$1@andros.cygnus.com> <34cfb6b3.12045070@news.wam.umd.edu> <6aqe2o$hmd@fridge.shore.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp329.ode.tele.dk X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.3 Xref: news.mitre.org comp.arch:82333 comp.sys.dec:61914 vmsnet.alpha:6960 wetboy wrote in message <6aqe2o$hmd@fridge.shore.net>... >In comp.sys.dec Douglas H. Borsom wrote: >: In article <34cfb6b3.12045070@news.wam.umd.edu>, knave@acm.org wrote: > > >:> Try $3500 (we like monitors and an acceptable amout of RAM), and no, >:> not anymore. > >: You should shop around a little more. A 533MHz 21164pc system with >: a 17" monitor and 128MB of RAM can be had for around $2500. > >OK, where? What web page; what magazine ad? CD-ROM, decent size >hard drive, floppy, modem, OS, and office software included? > >-- Wetboy Aspen Systems: http://www.aspsys.com/ Microway: http://www.microway.com/ DeskStation: http://www.deskstation.com/ DCG Computers: http://www.dcginc.com/ Enorex MicroSys.: http://www.enorex.com/ Tri-Star Comp.: http://www.tri-cad.com/ Carrera Computers: http://www.carrera.com/ Just to name a few. If you need more, please visit this most wonderfull site: http://dutlbcz.lr.tudelft.nl/alphant/ and look under Hardware Vendors. Nearly all have 533Mhz 21164PC configurations for under $2K,- (ex Monitor). An Alpha 21164PC-533Mhz + Mobo + Case can be had for $875,-. The remaining bits are up to you! Regards, Anders Blicher Petersen