John-Paul Stewart wrote in message news:<3F11BD51.BB05A101@sympatico.ca>...
> Colin Anderson wrote:
> >
> > This looks intersting:
> > http://www.sgi.com/newsroom/press_re...july/obey.html
> >
> > Too bad the press release doesn't mention if the big iron mentioned is
> > MIPS or Itanium based.
>
> The Air Force flight simulators are Onyx-based, hence MIPS processors.
> Other press releases pertaining to the Air Force systems being upgraded
> can be found here:
>

Not all, the BA -Hawk trainer sim runs from a set of O2's, from memory
8 of them hooked together. Iam not sure on the specs, as when i saw it
they were all nicely tucked into a cabinet. But they may be hooked
together by an Oynx, thats possible

drool!!!..

flightsimming at its best
Vanne

Vanne de Castle wrote:
>
> John-Paul Stewart wrote in message news:<3F11BD51.BB05A101@sympatico.ca>...
> > Colin Anderson wrote:
> > >
> > > This looks intersting:
> > > http://www.sgi.com/newsroom/press_re...july/obey.html
> > >
> > > Too bad the press release doesn't mention if the big iron mentioned is
> > > MIPS or Itanium based.
> >
> > The Air Force flight simulators are Onyx-based, hence MIPS processors.
> > Other press releases pertaining to the Air Force systems being upgraded
> > can be found here:
> >
>
> Not all, the BA -Hawk trainer sim runs from a set of O2's, from memory
> 8 of them hooked together. Iam not sure on the specs, as when i saw it
> they were all nicely tucked into a cabinet. But they may be hooked
> together by an Oynx, thats possible

The article cited in the above URL is specifically about the USAF F-16
flight simulators. Other articles on SGI's webiste (referenced in the
URL I posted in my previous message in this thread) specifically state
that the USAF F-16 simulators are Onyx-based.