[rescue] Sun 711

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 02:15:29PM -0400, Sridhar the POWERful wrote:
> On Thu, 2 May 2002, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> 
> > > Another problem is that many of the vendors making Itanium based machines,
> > > have similar machines of a better-proven architecture, usually at a lesser
> > > price.
> >
> > Hmm.  Hadn't thought of that.  I don't think I've ever seen the price
> > of Itanium HPs compared to PA-Risc machines, or of SGI Itaniums versus
> > the Fuel machine.
> 
> The IBM Intellistation Z Pro is $2000 more than the IBM Intellistation
> POWER 265, if memory serves.  Granted the Itanium-based one has a bit more
> integer horsepower, but it can't compete floating-point.

Ouch.  That bites.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd