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From: dvb@eis.com (David Van Beveren)
Subject: Re: Unix for PC
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Organization: EIS Computers, Inc.
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References: <3bvmo1$hgr@cascade.pnw.net> <D0Ex7E.2nv@ssbunews.ih.att.com> <3c4rhh$54a@bantu.Provo.Novell.COM> <rbbrownD0I2uB.HID@netcom.com> <D0JyKq.1r5@telly.on.ca> <bryD0rLL2.8AL@netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 18:07:40 GMT
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Bryan Althaus (bry@netcom.com) wrote:

: Why Solaris 2.1?  Solaris 2.4 is the current shipping product.  It
: retails for $450 2-user license with a complete system ready to go.

Actually, the retail cost of Solaris 2.4 Desktop Uni-Processor is $795.
The Desktop Multi-Processor is $995, and the Uni-Processor Server license
(aka Workgroup Server Lite) is $1295. EIS sells these software packages at
a discount when bundled with hardware, but I think $450 is a bit low.

-dvb
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