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From: vrr@cbnewsj.att.com (veenu.r.rashid)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.visualization
Subject: Re: Sparc 2 specs
Summary: I would like to hear comparisons with other personal stations such as the
	 personal Iris as far as price/performance..
Message-ID: <1990Nov27.235030.118@cbnewsj.att.com>
Date: 27 Nov 90 23:50:30 GMT
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In article <1990Nov27.211852.7180@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>, andyrose@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Andy Rose) writes:
> From "Put a little sun in your life"
> an invitation to New Product Announcement Dec 4 at Cornell
> 
> SPARCstation SLC  $3000
> 1152x900 monochrome 17", 8MB RAM, ethernet, SCSI, sound chip, 2 serial 12.5 MIPS
> 
> SPARCstation IPC  $6000
> 16"color 1152x900, 16 MIPS, 207MB internal harddrive plus above
> 
> SPARCstation 2    $9000
> 28.5 MIPS, 16 MB RAM, 207 MB internal disk (looks like color costs extra)
> 
> prices are "standard Cornell prices" whatever that means.
> 
> Mentions that over 2200 applications run on SPARC machines.
> I will get specifics on graphics speed and price tuesday.
> 
> V for vis.
> 
> 

Interesting.  Does anyone have specs/prices for the personal Iris?  I would
be interested in comparing the two systems and any other systems that readers
would have experience with.  Please post if you have facts/figures.



> -- 
> Andrew Newkirk Rose '91 Department of Visualization CNSF/Theory Center
> 632 E & T Building, Hoy Road Ithaca, NY 14583  
> 607 254 8686  andy@cornellf.tn.cornell.edu


Thanks very much,
Veenu