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- From: jvmg9796@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (doc)
- Subject: Re: Upgrade PS/2 to a "Cray-like" performance
- References: <1992Aug13.201555.21815@watson.ibm.com>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 00:49:44 GMT
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- kincer@owgvm6.vnet.ibm.com writes:
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- >I'm not in sales or marketing but thought some might be
- >Interested in upgrading a PS/2 model 70 or 80 to a HIGH performing
- >workstation? 320 MFLOPS potential (100 MFLOPS sustained) with a W4
- >4 x i860 processor card available for 32-bit microchannel slots.
- >(Requires 2 slots). Video controller on board for 8-bit/pixel graphics
- >engine. Native AIX/860 running on the card itself, complete with its
- >own X server.
- >Speak to your local marketing office.
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- I shudder to ask what this device costs.......
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