sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sun/NC/north-carolina sunflash-Send requests, problems to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash SunPC 4.0 - SunPC for Solaris 2.x SunFLASH Vol 58 #13 October 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58.13 SunPC 4.0 - SunPC for Solaris 2.x - Runs on Solaris 2.1 or a later Solaris 2.x release - Has identical functionality to SunPC 3.1 - SunPC 3.1 continues to support Solaris 1.x only ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) announces SunPC(TM) 4.0 software. SunPC 4.0 will support the Solaris(R) 2.x operating environment, while SunPC 3.1 will continue to support Solaris 1.x. Both versions of SunPC software have identical functionality. Customers can upgrade to SunPC 4.0 from either SunPC 3.1 or SunPC 3.0. The SunPC product family is an efficient way to run PC applications on SPARCstation(TM) systems. The product line includes SunPC software, the SunPC Accelerator SX card for higher MS-DOS(R) and MicroSoft(R) Windows performance, and the SunPC Accelerator DX card for the more demanding floating-point and graphics-intensive applications. SunPC allows users to access UNIX(R) and PC applications simultaneously from a single desktop Sun(TM) workstation thereby avoiding the expense and inconvenience of using more than one computer for different tasks. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CONSIDERATIONS ------------------------------------ o Requires Solaris 2.1 or a later Solaris 2.x release o Supports SPARC(R) desktop systems only o Requires OpenWindows(TM) or a Motif-based window manager QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS --------------------- Q: Does SunPC 4.0 replace SunPC 3.1? A: No. SunPC 4.0 is for Solaris 2.x, and SunPC 3.1 is for Solaris 1.x. Q: Do SunPC accelerator boards support SunPC 4.0 on SPARCstation 10 systems? A: Yes. Q: Do SunPC accelerator boards now support SunPC 3.1 on SPARCstation 10 systems? A: Yes, via a patch. Q: Are hardware-only accelerator boards available for SunPC 4.0? A: Yes the boards are the same as for SunPC 3.1, and remain on the price list as is. AVAILABILITY ------------ SunPC 4.0 is can be ordered immediately and will ship by the end of October 1993. Ask your Sun Rep for the following SunWIN documents for instructions on obtaining the patch for the support of SunPC accelerator boards for SunPC 3.1 on SPARCstation 10 systems: Token# Document --------------------------------------------------------- 27388 SunPC 3.1b Patch Announcement, 8/23/93 27390 SunPC 3.1b Patch Installation Instructions, 8/23/93 27392 SunPC 3.1b Patch Notes, 8/23/93 U.S. Pricing and Ordering Information ------------------------------------- THESE CONFIGURATIONS WILL APPEAR IN END USER, RESELLER AND/OR EDUCATIONAL PRICE LISTS AS INDICATED IN THE "PRICE LIST" COLUMN. NOTE THAT 100 and 500 CONFIGURATIONS ARE FOR END USERS ONLY SunPC 4.0 --------- Order List Disc. Price SunSpectrum S/W Description Number Price Cat. List Enhancements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media/doc/single-user lic. SUNPC-P $450 B EU,R $10 10-user license SUNPC-L10 $3,000 B EU,R $100 100-user license SUNPC-L100 $16,500 ND EU $1,000 500-user license SUNPC-L500 $65,500 ND EU $5,000 docs only (no media) SUNPC-D $150* B EU,R N/A Min. order qty.10 *Price per copy SunPC Accelerator ----------------- Order List Disc. Price SunSpectrum S/W Description Number Price Cat. List Enhancements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SX accelerator board-only X1120A** $1,195 B EU,R N/A DX accelerator board-only X1121A** $1,995 B EU,R N/A SX w/media/doc/1-user lic. X1126A $1,435 B EU,R $10 DX w/media/doc/1-user lic. X1127A $2,155 B EU,R $10 ** SunPC 4.0 accelerator boards are the same as for SunPC 3.0 UPGRADES -------- Order List Disc. Price SunSpectrum S/W Description Number Price Cat. List Enhancements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media/doc/single-user SUNPC-PF $195 B EU,R $10 license upgrade 10-user license upgrade SUNPC-L10F $370 B EU,R $100 100-user license upgrade SUNPC-L100F $1,700 ND EU $1,000 500-user license upgrade SUNPC-L500F $6,500 ND EU $5,000 EDUCATIONAL CONFIGURATIONS -------------------------- Order List Disc. Price SunSpectrum S/W Description Number Price Cat. List Enhancements ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media/doc/1-user license UNSUNPC-P $210 ND EDU *** Single-user license UNSUNPC-L1 $155 ND EDU *** 10-user license UNSUNPC-L10 $1,385 ND EDU *** 100-user license UNSUNPC-L100 $10,400 ND EDU *** 500-user license UNSUNPC-L500 $41,600 ND EDU *** *** Contact your local Customer Service representative for SunSpectrum University pricing (c) 1993 Sun Microsystems, Inc. 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