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Asri-unix.1394 net.works utzoo!decvax!cca!Deutsch@PARC-MAXC@sri-unix Tue May 4 16:43:29 1982 Re: WORKS Digest V2 #51 I don't understand your argument about the cost savings of your proposed architecture. Any interactive workstation is going to need "case, keyboard, CRT, and other non-computer elements". So the savings is strictly in (1) the extra packaging not required for the processors and memories, and (2) the sharing of the disk. I don't see that making the difference between "less than $2K" and $5K. What did I miss?

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