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- From: frank@marvin.contex.com (Frank Perdicaro)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
- Subject: Re: Crimson vs. R4000 Indigo. What's the difference?
- Keywords: Crimson, Indigo, R4000
- Message-ID: <2875@contex.contex.com>
- Date: 17 Aug 92 19:52:58 GMT
- References: <g!4mhnf.jchauvin@netcom.com> <ogn7f5g@zuni.esd.sgi.com> <oj4pqts@zuni.esd.sgi.com>
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- Organization: Xyvision Design Systems
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- In article <oj4pqts@zuni.esd.sgi.com> jeffs@soul.esd.sgi.com (Jeff Smith) writes:
- >>| Can someone summaries the differences between a SGI Crimson and a R4000
- >>| Indigo workstation assuming they both have the Elan graphics package.
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- >>Expandability and I/O.
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- >The Crimson can also hold the high-end graphics boards,
- >which for a fully loaded Reality Engine is 5 large boards.
- >
- The Crimson is a bit faster, but has no Centronics port! It sure
- would be nice if a slower Centronics port did not cost a few grand...
- ( compared to the IP12 ).
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