Table of Contents INTEROPERABILITY PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONALITY     INTEROPERABILITY Feature Function Benefit Full compatibility between the Solaris Operating System and Microsoft Windows and Red Hat. Allows access to Windows technical and productivity applications and Red Hat, whether off-the-shelf or developed in-house, via the same monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Reduces desktop real estate needed. Solaris OE resources and peripherals (networking, file system, removable media) available within the PC environment. Allows sharing of files and copying/pasting of text between applications running on multiple operating systems. Helps to increase productivity. Also facilitates data sharing between Solaris OE and Windows or Red Hat applications. Back to top   PERFORMANCE Feature Function Benefit AMD Athlon XP 2100+ 1.6-GHz mobile processor. Provides the performance to run demanding applications at native PC speeds. PowerNow technology reduces CPU power consumption when CPU demands decrease. Helps to increase productivity and return on investment. 256 MB standard RAM with support of up to 1 GB for running memory intensive Windows applications. Allows operation of multiple Windows applications and services simultaneously without memory related performance constraints. Provides a flexible platform with expansion capability. Multiple boards supported in a single system. Allows multiple operating systems running simultaneously, increasing productivity and efficiency. Supports several PCs in the desk space for running several OS'es simultaneously. Back to top   FUNCTIONALITY Feature Function Benefit USB 2.0 parallel, serial, and 1394a ports. Connect industry standard PC I/O peripherals including keyboards, mice, multimedia devices, storage and printers. Leverages commercial and commodity peripherals and I/O. HD-15 VGA monitor port with on-board 24-bit accelerated graphics: Integrated ProSavage8 2D/3D/Video Acceleration Optimized shared memory architecture (SMA) 128-bit 2-D and 3-D graphics acceleration AGP 8x internal bandwidth 8 /16 /32 MB frame buffer using system memory Run demanding PC graphics applications via separate PC display up to 1920x1440 resolution or run graphics directly to Sun system connected display in a window. Helps to increase productivity and efficiency. Audio in/out ports with Sound Blaster-compatible sound. Supports a microphone, stereo speakers, and audio based PC applications requiring Sound Blaster compatibility. Supports the latest audio technologies. 10/100Baset-T Ethernet port. Supports PC networking protocols at native 10/100 Base-T speeds. Helps to increase system network efficiency. Separates PC networking from Sun system. Back to top

 
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