On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Mark Gregory wrote:
> Your honour, I offer into evidence from
> http://www.digital.se/foretagsinfo/mileston.htm :
>
> "October 1990
> <snippage>
> Introduction of the applicationDEC 433MP system, Digital's most expandable
> system for small and medium-sized businesses, which is based on the
> popular SCO UNIX System V and the Intel 486 microprocessor."
>
> And according to http://www.intel.com/intel/museum/25anniv/hof/486.htm ,
> the 80486 DX processor was introduced in 1989.
>
> Of course, these babies weren't exactly in the consumer channel in 1989/90.
> IIRC, I found a reference to the original purchase price of an appDEC 433MP
> being $15,000 US.
I stand completely corrected. Thanks for the info.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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