[SunRescue] RE: [Sunhelp] Which SPARCstation is better?

[Gregory Leblanc]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Khoury [mailto:pkhoury3 at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 1:27 PM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] RE: [Sunhelp] Which SPARCstation is better?
> 
>   I
> >was looking at similar machines, and ended up getting myself 
> an SS20.  The
> >SS10/20 machines are MUCH more scaleable than the SS5, with up to 4
> >processors, and 512MB of ram.  The SS5 has at most 1 
> processor, and some
> >ammount of ram (can't remember).  Processor speeds in the 
> SS20 range from
> >40MHz up to 150MHz+.  Both machines use the same chassis, so 
> you don't have
> >any advantages either way there.  I'm pretty sure that a 
> 150MHz HyperSPARC
> >in an SS20 would beat the 170Mhz TurboSPARC in the SS5, but 
> if not, just get
> >another 150MHz HyperSPARC and that will certainly be faster. 
>  :)  I'll stop
> >now, because I have to go lock down my servers as the threat of a
> >disgrunteled employee strikes again.
> 
> Any other advantages of the SS20 vs SS10?

The SS20 is capable of a 25% faster MBUS speed (50MHz vs 40MHz), and the
SS20 has the capability to take a VSIMM for 24-bit graphics.  Those are the
only two advantages that I can think of, but they're pretty big, if you're
looking for useable graphics and a little extra speed.
	Greg