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From: Nigel Patrick Lim <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: Alpha vs Pentium Pro vs SGI
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Andrew Weiler wrote:

>
> A Pentium or Alpha with a good OpenGL board will certainly cost less, but
> performance is another issue. NT hasn't been around nearly as long as IRIX,
> and most SGI apps are optimized to take full advantage of built-in DSPs and
> accelerator chips. If you're comparing it to an Indy, yes, a similarly
> priced NT box is going to kick it's butt, but an Onyx with a Reality Engine
> is capable of realtime record and playback of CCIR 601 digital video, try
> that with NT.

Don't they have the Toaster on the PC now?

What it comes down to is *which* SGI you're comparing to.
>

I'm just looking at performance versus price. How much would a comparable SGI cost
compared with and Alpha or Intel.

Nige