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To all those that are interested… <<The Extreme (and I think SGI just announced another graphics monster coming in the Indigo2 line)>> In a press release received today, 7/10/95, Silicon Graphics, Inc. announced a new line of computers at the SGI intermediate price level. The Indigo2 Impact series is reported to offer three times the 3D performance of the Indigo2 Extreme. SGI states that the Indigo2 Impact integrated imaging subsystem "generates a record 100 million trilinear interpolations [that's triangles in English–Ed.] per second for advanced visualization." The new Impacts also incorporate a new RAM bus technology running at up to 500MHz. The Impact systems are said to run all software made for the Indigo2 line. New applications have been prepared as well, by a number of software companies to take advantage of the new system's capabilities. Pricing is $35,000 for the High Impact and $40,000 for the Maximum Impact, both to be available this quarter. More powerful and higher-priced Impact models are scheduled to appear in the 4th quarter. DaviD "When will the "Do everything automatically" button be installed?" GouID