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- Hi all,
-
- Just a note to let you know we are now taking orders on the new Raptor 3
- with shipments planned for about 4 weeks from now. The Raptor 3 is a
- complete Windows NT workstation that can be upgraded using CPU modules. The
- modules will include MIPS, Alpha and other high-performance CPUs. We expect
- to have at least 5 different modules, spanning a wide range of price and
- performance available in 1995. Our decision to go modular was based on
- feedback from many of you that you required the flexibility and
- expandability to keep pace with the latest in microprocessor technology and
- that speed was more important than architectural heritage. We listened.
-
- The first CPU module is based on the awarding winning MIPS R4600. This
- module running at the same clock frequency as in Raptor 2, is 30 to 50
- percent faster because of our unique 66Mhz, synchronous, 2-way set
- associative secondary cache. Also, the main memory system is now either 64
- or 128-bits wide, nearly doubling the memory bandwidth over the Raptor 2.
-
- In about 90 days we expect to ship the Alpha 21064A module at speeds as fast
- as the processor will run, and we've seen them go as fast as 330Mhz. And,
- within a few weeks after that we expect to have the newest member of the
- Alpha family the 21164. This incredible processor is nearly twice the speed
- of the 21064A and the same clock frequency. Our bank-interleaved 256-bit
- wide cache module for the Alpha processors will deliver unbelieveable
- performance at affordable prices.
-
- All of these modules fit into the same motherboard. The motherboard, in
- addition to 4 PCI slots and 4 ISA slots also has TWIN SCSI ports. Twin SCSI
- ports allow you to use Windows NT's unique disk striping feature, nearly
- doubling the disk access performance over a single SCSI port.
-
- If you are planning to invest in a new computer system for the release of
- Lightwave 4.0 for NT I suggest you look at Raptor 3. It's a system with a
- future from a company with a history of experience and know-how in
- high-performance systems.
-
- End of shameless commercial :-}
-
- Don
- Don Peterson
-
- ======DeskStation Technology, Inc.======
- Phone: (913) 599-1900 Fax (913) 599-1900
- ==High-Performance System Technology==
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