$4k is _cheap_ compared to any other processor I can think of that has 4 MB of cache (MIPS r12k, MIPS r14k, IBM Power3, IBM Power4...). IA64 isn't targeted for consumer desktops, ATM, it's targeted for HPC and Enterprise-level servers. Gabe On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 09:29:03AM -0500, Scott Dier wrote: > * Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com> [010706 00:08]: > > I swear I read that IBM has an IA64 computer for sale, but I cannot find it on > > their web site anywhere. > > over $4k for a 800mhz with 4mb cache processor. yikes. for *just* the > processor mind you. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gabe Turner gabe at msi.umn.edu SGI Origin Systems Administrator, University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute for Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation www.msi.umn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------