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Civic.com: Graphics Powerhouses — Windows NT Workstations Churn Out Performance

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 18, 1999

Thanks to Ernest
Pecounis
for this link.

“When we last looked at Windows NT workstations [Government Best
Buys, March 1998], we found that many vendors were billing
souped-up PCs as workstations rather than offering true
workstation-class machines. Those so-called workstations just could
not compete with Unix.

“Today vendors are offering true workstations. These machines
have screaming graphics performance, and they’re giving Unix a run
for its money. Vendors have developed applications that take
advantage of Windows NT’s strengths, and it is looking as though
Windows NT is the wave of the future for workstations.”

Complete
story
.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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