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Date: Wed, 25-Apr-84 11:11:38 EST
Article-I.D.: stat-l.41
Posted: Wed Apr 25 11:11:38 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Apr-84 03:49:42 EST
Organization: Purdue U.C.C. Unix Group
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	Well, we now have these neat slick glossy graphic nice brochures
	about these machines...unfortunately, they're very long on marketing
	hype and buzz phrases, and very-stupid-looking pictures of people
	using computers with no clutter whatsoever on their pristine white
	desks, and very short on substance...could we please shoot all the 
	marketing people, eh?  TAKE NO PRISONERS!!

	Sorry, got carried away.  On to the specs:

	For the 3B2/300:

	32-bit WE32000 micro/cpu
		virtual addressing
		32kbyte ROM for selfboot, autotest etc.

	Main memory - 512kbytes dual-ported RAM expandable to 2 Mbytes.

	Mass storage - Winchester, 10 Mbyte or 32 Mbyte; Floppy 720Kbyte.

	I/O - two RS232 (serial asynch full duplex) ports to 9600 baud
		expandable with "I/O expansion ports card" containing 4 serial
		RS232C ports at 9600 baud and 1 Centronics printer interface.

	Communications - AT&T 3Bnet LAN option card; high speed (10 Mbit)
	Ethernet-compatible protocol.

	Supports Teletype 5410, 5420, 5620, and other RS232 devices.
	(God, I had the words "support" and "compatible").

	Consumes < 200 Watts, runs Unix System V.

	Doo rah.
-- 
Rsk the Wombat
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