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- From: shair@barolo.cso.uiuc.edu (Bob Shair)
- Subject: Re: Upgrade PS/2 to a "Cray-like" performance
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- Organization: IBM Champaign
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 16:30:13 GMT
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- jvmg9796@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (doc) writes:
-
- >kincer@owgvm6.vnet.ibm.com writes:
- >
- >>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.
- >
- >I shudder to ask what this device costs.......
-
- Well, I AM in sales, and since my customer (U of Ill) has asked,
- it's priced at $32,500.
-
- DESCRIPTION: W4 provides 4 I860 processors capable of operating in
- symmetric, shared-memory mode from 32MB of on-board main memory.
- In addition, the adapter card contains 2MB of Video RAM and an
- integrated display controller. A programmable timer function is also
- available. User documentation and diagnostics are included.
-
- Is that overpriced? Depends on whether you need what it does.
-
- --
-
- Bob Shair shair@chgvmic1.vnet.ibm.com
- Scientific Computing Specialist SHAIR@UIUCVMD (bitnet)
- IBM Champaign
-