[geeks] What is the SSI graphics in a Octane.

[Mike Nicewonger]

On Saturday 11 May 2002 09:24 pm, you wrote:
> On Sat, 11 May 2002, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> > That's all well and good if you know what an SI is.
>
> SI: Solid Impact refactored for XIO.  Decent geometry speed, hardware Z
>     buffer, maximum resolution of 1280x1024 at TrueColor, requries one
>     XIO slot.  Has no texture memory built-in, but has a slot for one TRAM
>     module at 4 megabytes.
> SSI:SI with twice as many geometry engines, and twice as much framebuffer.
>     Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 at TrueColor.  Requires two XIO slots.
>     Has no texture memory built-in, but has two slots for two TRAMs at
>     4 megabytes each.  Both TRAMs must either be installed or missing.
> MXI:SSI with TRAM.
> SE: (also ESI) A newer, faster variant of SI.  The framebuffer and TRAM
>     clocks are faster, so E-series TRAM and I-series TRAM are different.
> SSE:(also ESSI) A newer, faster variant of SSI
> MXE:(also EMXI) A newer, faster variant of MXI
>
Thanks! 

that is what I was looking for.

got a pair of Octanes in. both dual R10K 195's 512 MB and SSI

Now I need to play.....er I mean test....Yea test that's it :)

Mike N