Also, keep in mind that an Intel-based system *competitive with an SGI system* was still *much* more than $2K to $3K. You cannot simply compare the price of a

Also, keep in mind that an Intel-based system *competitive with an SGI system* was still *much* more than $2K to $3K. You cannot simply compare the price of a no-name corner shop parts bin PC with something designed to the same standards as an actual workstation and declare that the latter "should" cost the same as the former.