[geeks] Got a new machine.

[dave at cca.org]

vance at ikickass.org writes:

>On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 dave at cca.org wrote:

>> >I just got a new machine to use as my main desktop workstation.  An IBM
>> >RS/6000 POWERstation 397.  160MHz POWER2SC, 256MB RAM.  Should arrive on
>> >Wednesday.  I can't wait!
>>
>> Woooo! I've gotta get a POWER2 machine at some point...

>This is actually a POWER2SC.  SC stands for "super chip".  It's a great
>deal faster than a POWER2.

That's interesting - hadn't heard of it before. Was that a stopgap
because the POWER3 was late or something? Or consolidation onto fewer
chips / MCM?

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