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11/93,11/94 announced

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#57048From: Bill Mayhew [VAX/DECPC]May 8, 1990 11:02 AM
Well, here's DEC's PDP-11 "surprise": Digital has announced the 11/93 and 11/94, Q-bus and UNIBUS (respectively) high-end systems in the PDP-11 family. They are said to perform 40% faster than the 11/83 and 11/84 which they replace. Pricing appears to be identical to corresponding 11/8x systems: a System Building Block with 2Mb RAM, for instance, lists at $14,175 (11/93), the same price as the equivalent 11/83. Additionally, Digital has introduced the VT420 dual-session text terminal, with off-screen memory, 14" flat screen, overscan, and a variety of other features. A three-year warranty is standard; quantity-1 pricing is $629. Finally, Digital has announced the LA70 personal printer, a new entry-level dot-matrix printer with top speeds of 200cps (draft mode) and both serial and parallel interfaces. List price on this baby is $499. Somewhat more information, but not a whole lot, on the above products can be found on Digital's Electronic Store. Look in the "Press releases" area. -Bill