Okay, I got enough replies about the Kubota Kenai/Denali systems that I will post a summary of their capabilities.  I haven't actually used one or seen one, so take the specs with a grain of salt.  I'd like to see an independent review of one against, say, an SGI Indigo Extreme or something.  Basically, the Kenai workstations are DEC Alpha AXP based workstations that run OSF/1 ( DEC's ) and will likely run Windows NT in the future.  They are binary compatible with Digital's OSF/1 Alpha AXP implementation.  Denali is their graphics subsystem, which is upgradable in the field by simply adding "transformation engines".  The two main Kenai machines are the 3400 Imaging and 3D Graphics Workstation and the 3500 Imaging and 3D Graphics Workstation.   			3400			3500  CPU			DEC Alpha AXP 133MHz	DEC Alpha AXP 150MHz On-chip cache		8k/8k			8k/8k Onboard cache		512K			512K Word Size		64-bit			64-bit Memory ( initial )	32-128MB		32-256MB Memory ( future )	512MB			1GB SPECMARK89		111			126 SPECINT92		75			84 SPECFP92		112			128  GRAPHICS  Transform Modules	1-6			1-6 Frame Buffer Modules	5,10,20			5,10,20 Frame Buffer		1280x1024x24bit		1280x1024x24bit 			double buffered		double buffered Z-buffer		24-bit			24-bit Alpha/stencil		8-bit			8-bit Stereo support		yes			yes Other:				both machines will double buffer or do 				stereo output per window.  Both have an 				auxiliary video output that is RS-170A, 				NTSC, and PAL  STORAGE  Internal-fixed		2 3.5"			4 3.5" Internal-removable	1 5.25"			2 5.25" Max capacity		9.5GB			11.6 GB  IO  Both have TurboChannel 100MB/sec, SCSI-2, Ethernet, and FDDI  APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES  Both have libraries for Xlib, Motif, MIT PEXlib, DEC-PEXlib DEC-PHIGS, and GL  Okay, now the real stuff.  The Kenai stations work with a graphics architecture known as Denali.  The Denali comes in three models, the E, P, and V.  They use a DECchip 21064 superscalar RISC processor at 150MHz.  Their capabilities are as follows:  			E		P		V  2D Vectors		800-200K	2000-3800K	4000-4800K 3D Vectors #1		350-1100K	1100-1800K	1800-2100K 3D Vectors #2		300-1000K	1000-1600K	1600-1900K 3D Vectors #3		300-500K	800-1000K	1300-1400K 3D Triangles, #4	200-500K	600-1000K	1000-1200K 3D Triangles, #5	100-200K	300-400K	500-600K  #1: 10 pixel, flat shaded, connected #2: 10 pixel, Gouraud shaded, connected #3: 10 pixel, 2-pixel wide, anti-aliased, connected #4: 50-pixel, Gouraud shaded, Z-buffered, strip #5: 50-pixel, texture mapped, persp., point sampled  IMAGE PROCESSING  Cine loop - 8-bit	15-36Mp/s	37-58 Mp/s	60-68 Mp/s Cine loop - 16-bit	14 Mp/s		25 Mp/s		38 Mp/s Cine loop - 24-bit	12-21 Mp/s	21 Mp/s		21 Mp/s Contrast stretching #1	14 Mp/s		25 Mp/s		20 Mp/s Bilinear zoom		6 Mp/s		11 Mp/s		20 Mp/s Trilinear interp#2	--		6 Mvoxels/s	11 Mvoxels/s  #1: Lookup table -- 12-,16-bit to 8 #2: Trilinear interpolation, 8-bit voxels  CONFIGURATIONS Frame Buffer Modules	5		10		20 Transform Engine Mod.	1-3		3-5		5-6   As you can see, these are pretty powerful workstations, and the best part is the pricing.  I would recommend that you call Kubota for more information. Their number is 408-727-8100.  I'm sure they'll send you an information you may want.  Oh, some prices:  Low-end  Kenai 3400, E Series w/ 1 TEM and 5 FBM --- 27,795 dollars U.S. Kenai 3500, E Series w/ 1 TEM and 5 FBM --- 45,345 dollars U.S.  High-end  Kenai 3400, V Series w/ 6 TEM and 20 FBM -- 61,795 dollars U.S. Kenai 3500, V Series w/ 6 TEM and 20 FBM -- 79,345 dollars U.S.  If someone could post a relative comparision with an Indigo Extreme or something I would appreciate it.  Hope this helps someone out there,  Brian