[geeks] Got a new machine.

[Julius Sridhar]

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?

It's a different design.  The POWER2 is four or five chips.  The POWER2SC
has everything on one, and it's clocked higher.  They made it for
higher-end workstations because the 604e-332 wasn't cutting it.

Peace...  Sridhar