Ralf Messerer (rm@eacpc4.tuwien.ac.at) wrote on 18 Feb 1994:
[ re-formatted the tables ]
Quantity: 1-24 25-99 >100
DECchip 21066 Alpha microprocessor $704 $633 $528
DECchip 21040 LAN controller 42 38 31
DECchip 21068 Alpha microprocessor 404 364 303
> DEC will bring out a NoName Borad for OEM. The price will be
> under 500$. DEC will start with the first samples in May
> and volume quantities in June. The board have the same features
> like evaluation board, but there is no Ehternetcotroller 21040.
> I think we will not be able to build a board so cheap.
Ralf,
Does this board have a 21066 on it for the ~$500 price?
If yes, then I don't understand DEC's pricing ($528 for the chip or
~$500 for a board _with_ chip??).
If no, then system cost goes up much faster:
~$500 + $528 + VRAM + RAMDAC + DRAM + ...
instead of:
~$500 + VRAM + RAMDAC + DRAM + ...
Russell Kent
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