Subject: Re: Alpha vs Pentium Pro vs SGI
From: Nigel Patrick Lim <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 20:44:54 -0700

Andrew Weiler wrote:

> 
> A Pentium or Alpha with a good OpenGL board will certainly cost less, but
> performance is another issue. NT hasn't been around nearly as long as IRIX,
> and most SGI apps are optimized to take full advantage of built-in DSPs and
> accelerator chips. If you're comparing it to an Indy, yes, a similarly
> priced NT box is going to kick it's butt, but an Onyx with a Reality Engine
> is capable of realtime record and playback of CCIR 601 digital video, try
> that with NT. 

Don't they have the Toaster on the PC now?

What it comes down to is *which* SGI you're comparing to.
> 

I'm just looking at performance versus price. How much would a comparable SGI cost 
compared with and Alpha or Intel. 

Nige