The Indigo2 Impact workstations' graphics subsystem generates 100 million trilinear interpolations per second and provides texture mapping, volume rendering, HDTV resolution, and digital media features. Base configurations include 64 MB of memory, a 2-GB hard drive, 2 MB of cache, and a 19-inch monitor with 1280- by 1024-pixel resolution. Models include the Indigo2 High Impact, which is available with a 200- or 250-MHz Mips R4400 microprocessor ($35,000 and $40,000, respectively); the Indigo2 Maximum Impact, which has a 250-MHz Mips R4400 microprocessor ($51,000); and the Power Indigo2 Maximum Impact, which has a 75-MHz R8000 microprocessor ($60,000).
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