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From: Eric Kimminau <eak@detroit.sgi.com>
To: Chad Campbell <campbell@ukans.edu>
Cc: linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com
Subject: Re: M$ 's strategy against Linux: nightmare scenario
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 13:26:30 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <348AEA56.46590434@detroit.sgi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.LNX.3.95.971205181256.4309E-100000@dv123s34.lawrence.ks.us

Chad Campbell wrote:
> 
> > Bid price 64MB ram, 2GB disk, 19-20" monitor, R4k - $500.00
> If it'll run Linux, I'll give that much too, maybe a little more.  That
> bid seems real low to me though, so if it was a joke, I'll be a stupid
> little undergrad now and go sit in my corner. :)
> 
> Chad

It won't run Linux yet, but an R4k will run IRIX 6.5 when its released,
and is therefore, still a useful system. If its an R3k, it isn't worth
that much unless you want the monitor (which is probably 80% of that
bid)


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  reply	other threads:[~1997-12-07 18:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1997-12-05 18:27 M$ 's strategy against Linux: nightmare scenario Ariel Faigon
1997-12-05 18:27 ` Ariel Faigon
1997-12-05 21:31 ` Mike Acar
1997-12-05 22:20   ` Ariel Faigon
1997-12-05 22:20     ` Ariel Faigon
1997-12-05 22:46     ` Warner Losh
1997-12-05 22:46       ` Warner Losh
1997-12-05 23:08       ` Eric Kimminau
1997-12-06  0:15         ` Chad Campbell
1997-12-07 18:26           ` Eric Kimminau [this message]
1997-12-05 23:54       ` William J. Earl
1997-12-05 23:54         ` William J. Earl
1997-12-06 23:16       ` cypher
1997-12-06 23:26     ` cypher
1997-12-06 23:35       ` ralf
1997-12-05 22:43   ` Alan Cox
1997-12-05 22:43     ` Alan Cox
1997-12-06  9:35     ` Michael Neuffer
1997-12-06 23:37       ` cypher
1997-12-06 23:32   ` cypher
1997-12-05 23:44 ` Chad Campbell
1997-12-06 12:42 ` Lige Hensley
1997-12-06 19:06   ` Greg Chesson

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