[rescue] RE: SGI vs. Sun

[Ethan O'Toole]

> However, didn't the I2 start at $30-40k, while the classic started at
> $5k?

The I2's price was heavily tied to the graphics card. If you wanted the
Max Impact it was $50k, but the Elan and such were much cheaper, no?

>> I've got a 1997 spec sheet for an SGI Challenge XL, with prices, at
>> http://tandem.artell.net:8080/software/Challenge_XL_BenchMark.pdf, if
>> you
>> want to see what $2,875,275.20 bought back then.  I don't see 100BaseT
>> on
>> the options list.

I have some Challenge XL brochures I will scan. The one sheet and a
multi-page flyer. I had the Indigo brochure years ago, and lost it. I wish
I could find it. Indigo had style.

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