SPARCstation ZX

SPARCstation ZX
CodenameSunergy
Also known as4/30
DeveloperSun Microsystems
ManufacturerSun Microsystems
Product family
SPARCstation
TypeGraphical workstation
ReleasedJuly 5, 1993 (1993-07-05)
AvailabilityJuly 5, 1993
Introductory price
US$19,995
CPUmicroSPARC at 50 MHz
Memory16–128 MB
RelatedSPARCstation LX

The SPARCstation ZX is a graphical workstation produced by Sun Microsystems and launched on July 5, 1993, as part of the SPARCstation family. The original price was US$19,995 (equivalent to $44,564 in 2025)

The SPARCstation ZX was identical to the SPARCstation LX, with the addition of a Sun ZX (also known as LEO) accelerated 3D framebuffer card. This was a double-width, double-decked SBus card providing 24-bit color and a performance of 440,000 3D vectors per second and 275,000 triangle mesh/second, when coupled with the SPARCstation ZX. It was intended to compete chiefly with Silicon Graphics and their Indigo workstation, with Sun claiming that the SPARCstation ZX outperformed the latter's Indigo XS/24 in terms of triangle mesh/second (275,000 versus 50,000).

Note

  1. ↑ The SPARCstation LX shares the code-name Sunergy with the SPARCclassic, SPARCclassic X, and SPARCstation LX.

References

  1. ↑ "Sun-4/10/15/30 Handbook - Contents". www.shrubbery.net.
  2. 1 2 Wilson, Jayne (July 19, 1993). "Sun expands Sparc family". InfoWorld. 15 (29). IDG Publications: 27 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 Staff writer (July 19, 1993). "Sun vs. SGI: It's Trench Warfare in Silicon Valley". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Garry, Greg; Dana Gardner (July 12, 1993). "SGI, Sun accelerate graphics stations". Digital News & Review. 10 (13). Reed Business Information: 24 – via Gale.
  5. ↑ Staff writer (July 1, 1993). "Sun prepares specialized graphics workstations". Computergram International. GlobalData: CGI07010004 – via Gale.

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