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  1. Article: 2787 of comp.graphics.packages.lightwave
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  4. From: syndesis@beta.inc.net (John Foust)
  5. Newsgroups: comp.graphics.packages.lightwave
  6. Subject: Re: Alias & Wavefront acquisition...
  7. Date: 18 Feb 1995 16:57:09 GMT
  8. Organization: Syndesis Corporation
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  10. Message-ID: <3i58t5$84t@beta.inc.net>
  11. References: <3hqnm1$86s@news.xmission.com> <3hr58p$k0l@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <3hth88$4bq@beta.inc.net> <lthumper-1702952119060001@ivy-b6.ip.realtime.net>
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  15. In article <lthumper-1702952119060001@ivy-b6.ip.realtime.net>, lthumper@bga.com (Jeff Kramer) says:
  16. >
  17. >In article <3hth88$4bq@beta.inc.net>, syndesis@beta.inc.net (John Foust) wrote:
  18. >
  19. >> And why couldn't SGI produce machines based on non-MIPS chips?
  20. >
  21. >They could.
  22. >
  23. >> SGI's real selling point has been fast processors, fast bus,
  24. >> fast graphics accelleration...  and there are plenty of
  25. >> non-MIPS alternatives to these today.
  26. >
  27. >But not many that SGI owns.  If you didn't know already, MIPS is a wholly
  28. >owned subsidiary of Silicon Graphics, Inc.
  29.  
  30. Yes, I know it, but that's my point: everyone thinks that SGI
  31. will always base their processors on their subsidiaries' chips,
  32. but I'm "whacking people on the side of the head" to remind you that
  33. they are a company that makes computers, and it may well become
  34. profitable for them to make computers based on other chips, if
  35. MIPS' chips become too expensive.
  36.  
  37. >> SGI won't have anything to show as a result of their proposed
  38. >> merger.
  39. >
  40. >SGI may be showing off more than you imagine.  ;>  Little birds perch on
  41. >many a-shoulder.
  42.  
  43. OK, tweet, tweet!
  44.  
  45.