Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: Christoph Luerig Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Playstation 2 details Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 17:36:39 +0200 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 93 Message-ID: <360BB887.DE9AB099@immd9.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> References: <6uf42g$ja93@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <1dfwn22.a7u8a0bydajoN@a1-88-115.a1.nl> <360B4B18.78B1@mdx.ac.uk> <360B6890.B28C6C76@scee.sony.co.uk> <360B774A.C96C22AA@easynet.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: faui90.informatik.uni-erlangen.de Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------2014AF362787F7FD3DD5BC1B" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04C-SGI [en] (X11; I; IRIX 6.3 IP32) --------------2014AF362787F7FD3DD5BC1B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Phil Gooch wrote: > James Russell wrote: > > > OK, here's the scoop on Playstation 2: > > > > o Runs Linux as the OS. > > o Hardware Java bytecode interpreter chip. > > o 2 DVD drives for media (one of them DVD-RAM). > > o Instead of Memory Cards, miniDiscs. > > o HDTV and IMAX support. > > o 128 Megs of RAM. > > o Dual R10000 MIPS processors with 4MB cache. > > o Built in radio modem. > > o GPU supports NURBs, Voxels, Hermite curves, and pixels. > > o Handheld with 12 hour battery life. > > o And it's blue and pink. > > ... with green spots too? Come on, the PSX2 is still vaporware isn't it - or is > it? > > Stop winding us up James! > > Phil Hi Phil! I just know this: A SGI O2 costs about 15.000DM with a MIPS R5000 (I do not know the exact configuration) for university. The same engine with the same configuration with a R10000 processor (clocked 175MHz) is about nearly 30.000DM (1 Pound is about 2,80 DM). So the statement with the dual R10000 MIPS processor seems to be a bit unrealistic to me. Christoph Luerig --------------2014AF362787F7FD3DD5BC1B Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Phil Gooch wrote:

James Russell wrote:
> OK, here's the scoop on Playstation 2:
>
>         o Runs Linux as the OS.
>         o Hardware Java bytecode interpreter chip.
>         o 2 DVD drives for media (one of them DVD-RAM).
>         o Instead of Memory Cards, miniDiscs.
>         o HDTV and IMAX support.
>         o 128 Megs of RAM.
>         o Dual R10000 MIPS processors with 4MB cache.
>         o Built in radio modem.
>         o GPU supports NURBs, Voxels, Hermite curves, and pixels.
>         o Handheld with 12 hour battery life.
>         o And it's blue and pink.
... with green spots too? Come on, the PSX2 is still vaporware isn't it - or is
it?
Stop winding us up James!
Phil

Hi Phil!

I just know this: A SGI O2 costs about 15.000DM with a MIPS R5000 (I do not know the exact configuration) for university. The same engine with
the same configuration with a R10000 processor (clocked 175MHz) is about nearly 30.000DM (1 Pound is about 2,80 DM). So the statement with the
dual R10000 MIPS processor seems to be a bit unrealistic to me.

Christoph Luerig

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