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- From: grege@chopin.asd.sgi.com (Greg Estes)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi.hardware
- Subject: Re: diff 4d/310 VGX & Crimson VGX ?
- Date: 6 Jan 1993 16:17:41 GMT
- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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- In article <1993Jan6.070755.8976@odin.corp.sgi.com>, blythe@sgi.com (David Blythe) writes:
- |> In article <1id96hINNcta@tamsun.tamu.edu> steve@donald.tamu.edu (Steve Rikli) writes:
- |>
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- (stuff deleted)
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- |> >
- |> >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
- |>
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- MISSING SMILEY ALERT:
-
- Of course, David was kidding; there's no such thing as a "510/VGX".
- The proper designation is the R4000-50/VGX. The "Crimson" processor
- can be purchased in a rack, and that beast is called the R4000-50.
- When you upgrade a POWER Series system to the R4000 50Mhz, it should
- have the same designation.
-
- There's another reason why your machine isn't a Crimson. It's missing
- the Grinch board that allows it to run Entry/XS/XS24/Elan graphics.
-
- Greg Estes
- Product Manager, RealityEngine
- Silicon Graphics
-