Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 10:32:23 08/23/99
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On August 22, 1999 at 22:22:31, Zachariah Amela wrote: >On August 22, 1999 at 13:13:20, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: > >> You have asked for opinions about which new computer to buy. Your final >>decision depends on your specific needs and budget. >> But I have been thinking which computer would I buy if I needed one for my own >>personal use. >> And after some thought, my choice is an Alpha workstation. Those Dec guys offer >>really nice machines at reasonable prices. And they give you a lot of options to >>choose from. >>Their homepage: >>http://www.dec.com > >Thank you for the information José! I'll check that out. I've always been very >impressed with the Alpha. I've given up on the Sun thing. To spend, not enough >horsepower to justify it. SGI is almost in the same boat. I am assuming there >is a ver of Linux and/or Unix that will run WELL on Alpha. I've only seen Alpha >machines w/ Winblows NT, so I don't know from first handle knowledge > >Thanks again. Any opinions you or anyone else can give is most appreciated! Unix runs on Alpha, at least Digital sells them with the operating system preloaded. I have noticed that everybody is biased towards some particular system, so take this in account when asking for suggestions. People tend to like the machines they use most of the time. If I were as wealthy as Michael Jackson then I would get a Sun (: I did not search for Alpha clones, but Bruce remark about their price should be correct and now I switch my personal preference to an Alpha clone. Still, I better do not buy a computer: my house is full of electronic devices I seldom use and I do not need one more.
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