SPARCstation ZX
| Codename | Sunergy[a] |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 4/30 |
| Developer | Sun Microsystems |
| Manufacturer | Sun Microsystems |
| Product family | SPARCstation |
| Type | Graphical workstation |
| Release date | July 5, 1993 |
| Availability | July 5, 1993[2] |
| Introductory price | US$19,995 |
| Operating system | |
| CPU | microSPARC at 50 MHz |
| Memory | 16–128 MB |
| Related | SPARCstation LX |
The SPARCstation ZX is a graphical workstation produced by Sun Microsystems and launched on July 5, 1993, as part of the SPARCstation family. The original price was US$19,995 (equivalent to $43,523 in 2024) (equivalent to $43,523 in 2024).[3]
The SPARCstation ZX was identical to the SPARCstation LX, with the addition of a Sun ZX (also known as LEO) accelerated 3D framebuffer card. This was a double-width, double-decked SBus card providing 24-bit color and a performance of 440,000 3D vectors per second and 275,000 triangle mesh/second, when coupled with the SPARCstation ZX.[2][4] It was intended to compete chiefly with Silicon Graphics and their Indigo workstation,[3] with Sun claiming that the SPARCstation ZX outperformed the latter's Indigo XS/24 in terms of triangle mesh/second (275,000 versus 50,000).[5]
Note
[edit]- ^ The SPARCstation LX shares the code-name Sunergy with the SPARCclassic, SPARCclassic X, and SPARCstation LX.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sun-4/10/15/30 Handbook - Contents". www.shrubbery.net.
- ^ a b Wilson, Jayne (July 19, 1993). "Sun expands Sparc family". InfoWorld. 15 (29). IDG Publications: 27 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Staff writer (July 19, 1993). "Sun vs. SGI: It's Trench Warfare in Silicon Valley". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on May 26, 2025.
- ^ Garry, Greg; Dana Gardner (July 12, 1993). "SGI, Sun accelerate graphics stations". Digital News & Review. 10 (13). Reed Business Information: 24 – via Gale.
- ^ Staff writer (July 1, 1993). "Sun prepares specialized graphics workstations". Computergram International. GlobalData: CGI07010004 – via Gale.
Further reading
[edit]- Zorpette, Glenn (August 1993). "How cheap can it be and still give you 3-D?". IEEE Spectrum. 30 (8). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: 17 – via ProQuest.
- Sun-4/10/15/30 Handbook
- Exciting New Graphics, Imaging And Video Solutions On Sun, SunFLASH, Vol 55 #7
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