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craig@zeta.org.au (Craig Dewick) writes:


>The VRAM on the LX board can be expanded to allow you to use higher 
>resolutions than 1152 x 900. To use the audio capabilities requires a 
>speakerbox from an SS10 system, since it has a companion ISDN chipset, 
>internal amplifiers, etc.

Not true. The LX is the only Sun with both an onboard DA/AD converter and
the ability to connect an external Speakerbox. When the speakerbox is
connected, the onboard AD/DA converter is disabled (courtesy to the 
braindamaged dbri driver). The internal DA/AD converter only has
headphone out and microphone (stero) connectors, so for line level you need
the speakerbox. Of course the LX has an internal speaker of the same quality
like for example a SS20.

>Both are rated at 59.1 SunMIP's, but the LX will appear to be faster 
>because of the accelerated graphics hardware.

>Both can be upgraded to high-performance Sparc-5 machines with 
>replacement CPU boards from Cycle Computer.

If you ask me, it's "Downgrade". Only thing you get is faster CPU, but
you loose 16 bit audio, ISDN and the hi-res (up to 1600x1280@76 Hz) cgsix
( the cycle motherboards can do only 1280x1024 as far as i remember).

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