UNIX workstations (1990s)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/UNIX_workstations_(1990s)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:workstation
gptkbp:commonCPUArchitectures	gptkb:SPARC gptkb:Alpha gptkb:MIPS gptkb:PA-RISC x86 POWER
gptkbp:commonDisplayServers	gptkb:X_Window_System
gptkbp:graphicsCapabilities	hardware-accelerated 3D graphics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	UNIX workstations (1990s)
gptkbp:legacy	influenced modern server and workstation design
gptkbp:marketDecline	late 1990s
gptkbp:marketDeclineReason	adoption of Linux on commodity hardware rise of powerful x86 PCs
gptkbp:network	gptkb:Ethernet gptkb:TCP/IP
gptkbp:notableBrand	gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation gptkb:Hewlett-Packard gptkb:IBM gptkb:Silicon_Graphics gptkb:Sun_Microsystems
gptkbp:notableModel	gptkb:HP_9000 gptkb:SGI_Indigo gptkb:DEC_AlphaStation gptkb:IBM_RS/6000 gptkb:Sun_SPARCstation
gptkbp:operatingSystem	gptkb:UNIX
gptkbp:primaryUseCases	engineering scientific computing software development graphics design
gptkbp:RAM	16MB to 512MB
gptkbp:typicalStorage	gptkb:SCSI_hard_drives
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:CDE_(Common_Desktop_Environment)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6