The DEC 3000 Model 300X/300LX AXP is a low-cost workstation designed for demanding applications such as 2D CAD, CASE, software development, and technical publishing as well as new and emerging technologies, such as multimedia.
DEC 3000 Model 300X/300LX AXP Base System features include two TURBOchannel slots and integral high-resolution (1280 x 1024) graphics and on-board audio and ISDN. The DEC 3000 Model 300X AXP system uses a 175-MHz CPU with performance of 100 SPECfp92 and 84 SPECint92. The DEC 3000 Model 300LX AXP system uses a 125-MHz CPU with performance of 75 SPECfp92 and 63 SPECint92.
The system enclosure supports up to 256 Mbytes of memory, and includes brackets for two internal devices (3.5-inch hard disk drives or one 3.5-inch hard disk and one diskette drive). Integral SCSI-2 controller supports two internal drives and up to five external devices via a 50-pin high-density SCSI connector. The system enclosure does not support an internal CD-ROM or tape drive. An optional Dual SCSI-2 controller offers one 10-Mbyte/s Fast SCSI-2 channel and one 5-Mbytes/s SCSI-2 channel for external storage expansion.