Matrox in SGI (again)

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Matrox in SGI (again)

From anandtech:

I thought I read about this a wee while ago on the news page, but couldnt see it.

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Sebastian Macdougall of Matrox has sent me this PR concerning their latest design win with SGI:
Matrox Millennium G450 selected to power

Silicon Graphics® 230 Visual Workstation

Revolutionary DualHead® Display and performance secure design win

For immediate release

Montreal, Canada, February 14, 2001-Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced that SGI (NYSE: SGI) has selected the Matrox Millennium G450 32 MB AGP graphics card with DualHead® Display as an entry-level graphics card for the Silicon Graphics® 230 Visual Workstation.

An affordable workstation that combines high-performance graphics and computing power for markets such as digital content creation, video editing, MCAD/MCAE, scientific visualization, and EDA, the Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstation offers exceptional reliability, flexibility, and performance. Starting at $1,995 U.S. list, the Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstation is available with an Intel® Pentium® III processor running from 733 MHz, up to 1GHz, up to 1.5GB of SDRAM, and the option of a DualHead-equipped Millennium G450 32 MB graphics card for leading-edge image quality, driver stability, and outstanding performance.

"The DualHead technology of the Matrox Millennium G450 combined with the Silicon Graphics 230 power and flexibility enable our customers to conquer their application challenges in the most affordable workstation yet," said Greg Goelz, vice president, volume products, SGI. "In addition to the advantages of DualHead for applications such as video editing, the G450 brings the stability and performance customers expect from our workstations."

"We are very pleased that SGI has chosen the Millennium G450 for the Silicon Graphics 230 Visual Workstation," said Kamran Ahmed, senior manager, strategic marketing and product management, Matrox Graphics Inc. "The acclaimed flexibility and power of DualHead display continue to make the Millennium G450 the solution of choice for professional users."

Powered by the highly integrated Matrox G450 Chip, the Millennium G450 is a feature-rich, future-proof graphics accelerator that offers unparalleled image quality and a full suite of productivity-enhancing DualHead features. With five operating modes and eight possible display configurations, Matrox DualHead technology allows users to accomplish more tasks with greater efficiency.