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- From: blythe@sgi.com (David Blythe)
- Subject: Re: diff 4d/310 VGX & Crimson VGX ?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.070755.8976@odin.corp.sgi.com>
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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 07:07:55 GMT
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- In article <1id96hINNcta@tamsun.tamu.edu> steve@donald.tamu.edu (Steve Rikli) writes:
- >We just received/installed the R4000 upgrade for our 4d/310 VGX that
- >was purchased under the Performance Protection Plan. Now I want to
- >know:
- >
- >What's the difference between the machine I have and a Crimson, besides
- >the fact that the machine isn't red and I don't have a label on top that
- >says 'Crimson' on it?
-
- Other than the cosmetic differences everything else is essentially the same,
- i.e. 50Mhz R4000, IP17.
-
- >
- >[actually, the field engineer who did the install DID put a new label
- >on the chassis, but it says 'R4000-50 VGX']
- >
- >I'm assuming both systems are 50MHz R4000 IP17's, but beyond that I
- >really haven't a clue. Is it correct to refer to this machine as a
- >4d/Crim? If not, what's the proper designation?
-
- or a 4D/510 VGX
- -db
-
- >
- >Just curious, mostly.
- >
- >cheers,
- >sr.
- >--
- >|| Steve Rikli ||| Visualization Lab ||
- >|| steve@archone.tamu.edu ||| Texas A&M University ||
- >|| 409-845-3465 ||| College Station, TX 77843-3137 ||
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