From: "Linda Jacobson" <lindaj@vrguru.asd.sgi.com>
Subject: Re: PROD: Question about VR hardware and authoring kits
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 08:01:01 -0700


On May 12,  8:38am, Sci.Virtual-Worlds wrote:
> Subject: Re: PROD: Question about VR hardware and authoring kits

Jerry Isdale wrote:
> An O2 plus spaceBall plus CrystalEyes plus software plus some pizza
> (no beer or soda) for less than $18,000Cdn ???  Will that O2 include
> memory, disks, monitors, keyboards, mice?

Yes, sure, Jerry, and yes, it's brand-new, packed with
audio-video-imaging features, all you need for Web and VRML authoring,
plus your standard I/O devices. Check out the Silicon Graphics web
site at www.sgi.com, or call your local office for pricing info and
demo. For far less money than you think. And it blows the others away,
which is why VRML enthusiasts rave about it. Sounds like you haven't
had the chance to check it out yet.


> For much less than that you can get a decently working VR system out of
> either an NT or 95 box (and still be able to use the same system for
> doing other work - what recent released office software is available for
> SGI boxes for less than $500? that can read/write files from your
> co-workers?)

Any Silicon Graphics machine can run a Windows emulator.


> How well does an O2 handle
> sound generation inside while running graphics?

Perfectly.

> Can you add a $200 sound
> board and get decent 3d sound?

Naturlally O2 has spatial sound options. Contact Kord Taylor,
kord@sgi.com, for more info.

Linda Jacobson