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Sun UltraTM 60 Workstation Just the Facts Copyrights 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Ultra, Sun Workstation, Sun Enterprise, Starfire, Solaris, UltraComputing, Sun Blade, VIS, SunPCi, PGX, PGX32, Java, Java 3D, SunCD, Sun StorEdge, Solstice, Solstice AdminTools, SunVTS, Solstice Enterprise Agents, ShowMe, ShowMe How, ShowMe TV, iPlanet, StarOffice, Solaris Resource Manager, TurboGX, TurboGXplus, S24, OpenWindows, SunCD 2Plus, Netra, SunButtons, SunDials, Sun Quad FastEthernet, SunFDDI, SunLink, SunATM, SunVideo, SunVideo Plus, SunMicrophone, SunCamera, SunForum, SLC, ELC, IPC, IPX, SunSpectrum, SunSpectrum Platinum, SunSpectrum Gold, SunSpectrum Silver, SunSpectrum Bronze, SunStart, SunSolve, SunSolve EarlyNotifier, and SunClient are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. 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Last update: 7/25/2001 Just the Facts July 2001 2 Table of Contents Positioning......................................................................................................................................................................5 Multiprocessing Power on the Desktop.....................................................................................................................5 New Features.............................................................................................................................................................5 Product Family Placement.........................................................................................................................................5 Key Messages............................................................................................................................................................6 Sun Ultra 60 System Models.....................................................................................................................................8 Availability................................................................................................................................................................8 Target Users...............................................................................................................................................................8 Target Markets...........................................................................................................................................................9 Compatibility.............................................................................................................................................................9 Enabling Technologies................................................................................................................................................10 UltraSPARC-II Processor........................................................................................................................................10 PCI Technology.......................................................................................................................................................10 Sun Elite3D Graphics Series 2................................................................................................................................10 Sun Expert3D Graphics...........................................................................................................................................11 Sun Expert3D-Lite Graphics...................................................................................................................................11 System Architecture....................................................................................................................................................12 Technology Overview—More Than Just a Fast Processor......................................................................................12 Key Facts.................................................................................................................................................................13 Technical Fact Summary.........................................................................................................................................13 UPA System Bus.....................................................................................................................................................14 Memory...................................................................................................................................................................14 Storage.....................................................................................................................................................................15 System I/O—High-Performance PCI Technology..................................................................................................16 SunPCi IIpro PC Coprocessor Card.........................................................................................................................16 Sun PGX64 Graphics...............................................................................................................................................18 Sun Creator Graphics Series 3 Overview................................................................................................................20 Sun Creator Graphics Models..................................................................................................................................21 Key Messages..........................................................................................................................................................21 Sun Elite3D Graphics Overview..............................................................................................................................23 Sun Elite3D Graphics Features and Benefits...........................................................................................................24 Sun Expert3D Graphics Overview..........................................................................................................................25 Sun Expert3D-Lite Graphics...................................................................................................................................26 Compatibility...........................................................................................................................................................28 Sun Ultra 60 Workstation Graphics Performance...................................................................................................29 Metrics Defined.......................................................................................................................................................29 Sun Ultra 60 Workstation Configuration.................................................................................................................30 Sun Ultra 60 System Graphics Configuration.........................................................................................................31 System Management...................................................................................................................................................33 System Administration............................................................................................................................................33 The Solaris 8 Operating Environment.....................................................................................................................34 Solaris 7 Operating Environment 11/99 New Features...........................................................................................37 Graphics Software Interfaces ..................................................................................................................................38 Solaris Operating Environment Licensing and Usage.............................................................................................39 OpenGL for Sun Solaris 1.2.1 Software..................................................................................................................39 Ordering Information.................................................................................................................................................42 Model Key (Subset of Part Number Definitions)....................................................................................................42 Sun Ultra 60 Workstation Model 1450....................................................................................................................43 Just the Facts July 2001 3 Sun Ultra 60 Workstation Model 2450....................................................................................................................43 Ordering Guidelines and Notes................................................................................................................................43