On Thu, 6 Dec 2018 at 15:13, allison via cctech <cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> During my days at DEC in the later 80s the definition of workstation was > 1MIPS processing power, > 1M pixels, Desktop or desk side (fairly compact). Graphics and > processing power were high > and lots of ram and sufficient local disk as well. Most of the machines > were RISC based, > Sun (sparc), MIPS, or ARM powered. Reminiscent of NeXT's "3M computer": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3M_computer 1 megapixel, 1 megabyte, 1 MIPS. ISTM that the Sun-1 fails the megapixel requirement, but on further reading, e.g. http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/computer-graphics-music-and-art/15/218/615 , only narrowly. I think I scanned the Wikipedia article too quickly this morning... -- Liam Proven - Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk - Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven - Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 - ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053
