[SunRescue] Goats no! Weitek yes!

[Darryl Barile]

Thanks....

I'm more interested in the history and technical specs
behind it than the retail value. It came in with a load 
of other IPX's. I had always wanted an IPX and this seemed 
like the perfect time to 'cull' one from the herd. 

I loaded Solaris 2.6 on it this morning and it seems very nice
Once I get it in its own space in my 'office' it will be time to 
play around with it in earnest. 

It does seem faster than the other IPX's in some respects;
but you're right in that there is not a big difference in IO type 
tasks.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Ken Hansen <n2vip at bellatlantic.net>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 11:58 PM
Subject: RE: [SunRescue] Goats no! Weitek yes!


> Simple - twice the clock, same I/O. Typical performance boost anywhere from
> minimal (heavy I/O application mix) to noticeable (compute intensive
> application mix).
> 
> Typical retail value $60-100, highly desired by some, but for many
> applications an upgrade to an LX might be more significant (faster
> framebuffer, etc.).
> 
> That's about it.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Ken
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
> Behalf Of Darryl Barile
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 10:53 PM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [SunRescue] Goats no! Weitek yes!
> 
> 
> I didn't check the link out. :-)
> 
> When there is a sign that says "Don't touch that"
> I usually don't touch it. In this case I'm glad I left
> it alone.
> 
> I would like to see some links on the Weitek PowerUp chips.
> There was one in an IPX I just picked up and I would like to
> see some more info on them. If any body has some in
> depth info on them I'd be thankful to see it.
> 
> I seached the archives and Sunhelp etc and came up
> with a few short articles but nothing else.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
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