[geeks] Re: SGI announces new offerings ...

[Gavin Hubbard]

>>I sure like this new desktop workstation ...
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>>http://www.sgi.com/workstations/tezro/
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>>I'd like mine with 16GB and cream please...
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>>Plus the full announcement of it and the Onyx4 :
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>>http://www.sgi.com/features/2003/jul/onyx4/index.html
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>>Enjoy,
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>My first impressions upon seeing the Tezro (in order)
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>1. Cool...the new system comes with a subwoofer. Wait - that is the new system!!
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>2. Hmm. Isn't this just a rebadged Origin 350 with a V12 graphics card?
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>3. No mention of NUMAflex in any of the release docs - was it not working in time for release?! The datasheet says rack server is capable of 16GB RAM (deskside limited to 8GB) which implies a NUMA expansion capability is planned.
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>Regards,
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>Gavin

Oops - just as I posted that message I realised that both the rack and the tower are each only dual capable systems. You NUMAlink two rack boxes together to create a 4-way system. There goes observation #3 :-)

Regards,

Gavin