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- From: jg@crl.dec.com (Jim Gettys)
- Subject: Re: Alpha Prices -- Any Idea out there??
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.190811.28186@crl.dec.com>
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Cambridge Research Lab
- References: <1992Nov6.141220.1@kean.ucs.mun.ca>,<1992Nov10.171427.8022@PA.dec.com> <1992Nov10.175108.28116@eng.umd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 19:08:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov10.175108.28116@eng.umd.edu>, sysmgr@king.eng.umd.edu (Doug Mohney) writes:
- > In article <1992Nov10.171427.8022@PA.dec.com>, rjones@wsl.dec.com (Russ Jones) writes:
- > >Today we are announcing 7 systems, 2 workstations and 5 servers.
- >
- > :-)
- >
- > >The entry-level workstation is called the DEC 3000 Model 400 AXP Workstation
- >
- > OK, Why "DEC 3000" ? And what does "XP" stand for? X-rated Performance?
-
- Marketeer's wanted something we could trademark (Alpha is used for a number
- of things, and therefore couldn't be trademarked).
-
- >
- > Hm. Ya got DECstation 3100, a DECstation 5000. Now you have a "DEC 3000 model
- > " <mumble> "AXP."
- >
- > > and it has an entry level (list) price of $14,995
- > >in the U.S. That configuration includes 32MB of memory,
-
- Think of it as equivalent to a DS5000 and you won't be too wrong.
-
- From some of the literature:
- The DEC 3000 Model 400 AXP Workstation introduces over 100 SPECmarks to the
- desktop. For the first time, users now have the power to tackle the
- problems whose solutions have eluded them for years. It is the premier
- desktop member of Digital's 64-bit Alpha AXP family. The DEC 3000 Model 400
- AXP Workstation provides for expansion of memory, storage, I/O and graphics.
- The system provides 3 TURBOchannel (90 MB/s) I/O expansion slots, internal
- disk storage of over 2 GB, and up to 512 MB of memory. Customers can select
- one, two, or three 2D graphics adapters or one 3D graphics adapter to
- support their needs. All of this in a box that fits comfortably on your
- desk.
-
- DEC 3000 Model 400 AXP Desktop Systems include:
-
- o DECchip 21064 CPU with 512 KB of secondary cache
- o Memory: minimum 32 MB expandable to 512 MB
- o TURBOchannel I/O interconnect -- three slots total
- o Two SCSI controllers (one internal/one external) with Direct Memory
- Access
- o One EIA-232 serial communication (synchronous/asynchronous) port, one
- DEC423 printer port, one ISDN port
- o Thickwire Ethernet (AUI) and 10baseT (Twisted Pair) connectors
- o Audio In/Out
- o U.S. Keyboard, 120V systems
- o Three-button Mouse
- o 1.8-meter (6-foot) power cord, 120V systems only
- o 0.9-meter (3-foot) convenience power cord (monitor to system box)
- o 3-meter (10-foot) video cable
- o 3-meter (10-foot) keyboard/mouse cable
- o English language user documentation
-
- Note the HX takes one slot.
- - Jim
-
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