Re: "New Alpha Workstation from Compaq
Client Server News Jan 25-29
According to some NDA'd overheads that
fell into our lap, there are going to be three
models. An entry-level using Elsa Gloria
2D/3D graphics priced between $7,600 and
$9,700 and two mid-range boxes, one using
PowerStorm 300 graphics (1280x1024 true
color, double buffered) priced up to $12,200
and another using PowerStorm 350 graphics
(1920x1200 true color, double buffered) priced
between $11,800 and $13,800. There should be
some dual-display support and a RAID option.
The widgets can handle up to 54GB internal
disk while system memory can expand to 2GB.
Memory bandwidth stands at 2.6 GB/s.
Compaq's got unofficial SPEC numbers of
27 SPECint and 52 SPECfp, the floating
point being leagues ahead of the competition
which Compaq, interestingly enough, sees
predominantly in Unix terms and compares to
the Sun Ultra 60, the SGI Octane, IBM
RS/6000 43P-260 and the HP C360. It will
claim up to two times performance improve-ment
over its rivals on select applications."
RDM, how about posting a link when you're quoting a source?
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