Summary: How to Showcase a 2100

From: Len Senetza <len_at_helix.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 09:37:49 -0800 (PST)

Sorry for the delay on this, but as you can imagine there's a lot to be
done when you get some new servers...

Most of the answers that I received to my question regarding showcasing
a 2100 were "Send me what you get as well, please". The other messages
follow.

Thanks!!

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>From larry_at_garfield.wsc.mass.edu Wed Jan 31 17:00 PST 1996
	The "acm" program is a graphical flight simulator.  The last
version I have is version 4.7 and it was available at ftp.x.org.
(There may be a newer version by now.)  I hope this is the program you
are referring to.
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>From lembree_at_zk3.dec.com Wed Jan 31 12:58 PST 1996
In comparison to workstations though, its graphic performance is actually
pretty low with the default QVision (EISA) graphic adapter. I wouldn't
hold it as an example of Alpha graphic performance.   The 2100 was
designed and sold as a server, and the graphic adapter that was chosen
was chosen with this in mind.  It's there to serve as a console device,
not as a workstation interface.  The QVision tops out at around 2 XMarks.
In comparison, a single-CPU Alpha workstation with TGA can hit around 19. 
To show off its best performance, you want to do something that has a good
mix of computes and I/O.
-rob
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