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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

		  SPARCstation IPX with Mid-Range monitor

SunFLASH Vol 44 #17					         August 1992 
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*	- SPARCstation IPX now available with Mid-Range monitor		*
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*	- Lowers entry price to accelerated graphics performance	*
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SMCC is introducing a new SPARCstation IPX configuration with the
recently announced 16" Mid-Range monitor.  The new configuration of the
SPARCstation IPX enables Sun to offer an even lower price for a
fully-configured, high performance accelerated color system.

The new monitor is a lower-priced aperture-grille product that offers
excellent text performance and very good graphics performance.
Compared to most monitors of this size available in the PC and Macintosh
environments, the Mid-Range monitor offers superior front-of-screen
performance and a larger screen.

The Mid-Range monitor also compares well with the existing Sun 16"
Premium Color Monitor, except that some very high-end technical
customers might prefer the latter.

Feature					Benefit
-------------------------------------	--------------------------------
Lower cost Mid-Range Monitor		Savings passed on to customers 
					lowering the price for accelerated
					color graphics

Graphics Acceleration included		Low cost availability of high
					performance graphics acceleration

2x Performance of IPC			A high performance upgrade for
					customers currently using Intel-
					based 386 or 486 PCs

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CONSIDERATIONS:
 
The new Mid-Range monitor will work with the existing GX framebuffer 
without any hardware or software modifications.

The Mid-Range monitor has the same quality but lower front-of-screen
performance than the existing 16" Premium (Sony) monitor. In general,
this means that focus and clarity are slightly less, but perceiving the
difference is difficult and left only to well-trained eyes. The monitor
has the same Trinitron technology and look. 

The Mid-Range product is ideally suited for text-based applications.
High-end technical, CAD and graphics customers might prefer the Premium 
product over the Mid-Range because of the clarity and focus required when 
spending a great deal of time in front of the workstation. The specs for 
the Mid-Range product are similar to those for the Philips monitor used
with the LPC, but the quality and consistency of the Mid-Range are
significantly better.

U.S. PRICING INFORMATION
 
THE FOLLOWING ITEM APPEARS ON THE END USER AND RESELLER PRICE LISTS:

See actual price lists for specific product notes.  

				  Order     	  List 	      Disc.   Same Day
Description			  Number	  Price	      Cat.    Service
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SPARCstation IPX
16" Mid-Range Color monitor,   4/50EGX-16-P40     $8,995       A      $110
16-Mbyte, 207Mbyte SCSI 
internal disk, 1.44Mbyte
 3-1/2" internal floppy disk

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