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#MAX Systems

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#187517From: MARTIN G FOSTERAug 27, 1995 3:26 PM
Kevin, >> allows users of an SGI system to access Win NT programs running on a Pentium system. << Sounds interesting. Do you have any more details re. pricing, availibility, what people would use it for etc. Martin
#187549From: CSA/CAAug 27, 1995 7:53 PM
Martin, 2 products, really. The WinDD (windows Distributed Desktop) SGI Client (list price varies from $295 for 1, $1950 for 10 clients, etc.) + the WinDD PC Server (requires 486 or above) which is a base package of $3495, which includes Windows NT Server 3.5 and 10 floating licenses. Additional licenses follow a similar price scheme to the SGI client). This allows you to access PC applications at supposed "native" speed without emulation. Access Windows, Windows NT, DOS and OS/2 applications (which run on the server) and are displayed as a complete PC desktop in a window of your SGI. How would you use it? Why, it's only limited by your imagination! <BG>. Heck, *I* don"t know. I suppose it could be useful, but I don't know what real-world constraints there really would be for a cost-effective or convenient usage. Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates
#187554From: MARTIN G FOSTERAug 27, 1995 10:11 PM
Kevin, thanks for the info. When I've figured out how to use it, maybe I'll be interested in it <G>.