Re: [cobalt-users] Sun Micro to buy Cobalt in $2 billion stock deal

[Kris Dahl <krislists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 9/21/00 2:10 PM, Dennis at dennis@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> At 08:04 PM 09/19/2000 -0700, Brandon Wheaton wrote:
>> 
>>> I think all vendors could probably make improvements in their support
>>> but generally speaking, I have found Sun to be better than most.
>> 
>> 
>> I have 6 words for you:
>> 
>> "You get what you pay for."
> 
> Hmm...RaQ3i's are VERY expensive compared to comparably priced PCs, and 9
> months later they still dont have ethernet drivers compatible with the
> controllers onboard (although the code has been around for months in the
> public domain). I guess sometimes you dont get what you think you paid for.

Its not a 'comparably configured PC', either.  Compare it to a server
(especially a Sun) and they are very, very, very affordable.  I'd say they
are mid way between a PC and a Server.  Which, when we are talking about
servers, as it is in this case, makes the YGWYPF statement more than valid

As far ask I know the ethernet drivers work fine with the Raq3i's.  Can you
elaborate on the problem?

-k