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  1. Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.hardware:14110 comp.sys.amiga.graphics:5606
  2. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.graphics
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!nyx!dkennedy
  4. From: dkennedy@nyx.cs.du.edu (Don Kennedy)
  5. Subject: Re: Vivid 24 graphics card
  6. Message-ID: <1992Aug15.003630.23701@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
  7. Sender: usenet@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu (netnews admin account)
  8. Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
  9. References: <1992Aug13.002149.15986@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
  10. Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 00:36:30 GMT
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  14. Prices are as follows:                                                   
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  18. Vivid 24 with 1 video memory module                             $2995    
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  22. Vivid 24 upgrade modules                                                 
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  26. Single Graphics Coprocessor Upgrade Kit                           585    
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  28. Double Graphics Coprocessor Upgrade Kit                          1449    
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  30. Video Memory Upgrade Kit                                          729    
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  32. Broadcast Quality Digital Video Encoder                           729    
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  34. Video Effects Generator                                           385    
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  36. Program Memory Upgrade                                            385    
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  40. Note: the full blown system is rated at 28 MIPS, 160 Mflops. As a        
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  42. Comparison, the Silicon Graphics 4K/480 VGX is rated at 280 MIPS, 70
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  45. Mflops. The SGI system costs $194,000. An Amiga 3000, 040 processor, and 
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  47. Vivid 24 (full blown) costs $12,325.
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