SPARCstation ZX
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The SPARCstation ZX is a computer workstation produced by Sun Microsystems
and launched in August 1993. It was end-of-lifed in March 1994. The original price was US $19,995.00.
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 750,000 3D vectors per second and 310,000 triangle mesh/second.
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
and launched in August 1993. It was end-of-lifed in March 1994. The original price was US $19,995.00.
The SPARCstation ZX was identical to the SPARCstation
SPARCstation
The SPARCstation, SPARCserver and SPARCcenter product lines were a series of SPARC-based computer workstations and servers in desktop, deskside and rack-based form factor developed and sold by Sun Microsystems...
LX, with the addition of a Sun ZX (also known as LEO) accelerated 3D framebuffer
Framebuffer
A framebuffer is a video output device that drives a video display from a memory buffer containing a complete frame of data.The information in the memory buffer typically consists of color values for every pixel on the screen...
card. This was a double-width, double-decked SBus
SBus
SBus is a computer bus system that was used in most SPARC-based computers from Sun Microsystems and others during the 1990s...
card providing 24-bit
24-bit
Notable 24-bit machines include the ICT 1900 series and the Harris H series.The IBM System/360, announced in 1964, was a popular computer system with 24-bit addressing and 32-bit general registers and arithmetic...
color and a performance of 750,000 3D vectors per second and 310,000 triangle mesh/second.