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===Symmetry S-series=== ;Symmetry S3: The S3 was the low-end platform based on commodity PC components running a fully compatible version of DYNIX 3. It featured a single 33 [[Megahertz|MHz]] [[Intel 80386]] processor, up to 40 [[megabyte]]s of RAM, up to 1.8 [[gigabyte]]s of [[SCSI]]-based disk storage, and up to 32 direct-connected [[serial port]]s.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 24, 1994 |url=http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/research/paraducks/papers/sc93.d/subsubsection3_3_2_3.html |title=The Sequent Symmetry}}</ref> ;Symmetry S16: The S16 was the entry-level multiprocessing model, which ran DYNIX/ptx. It featured up to six 20 MHz Intel 80386 processors, each with a 128 [[kilobyte]] [[CPU cache|cache]]. It also supported up to 80 MB of RAM, up to 2.5 GB of SCSI-based disk storage, and up to 80 direct-connected serial ports. ;Symmetry S27: The S27 ran either DYNIX/ptx or DYNIX 3. It featured up to ten 20 MHz Intel 80386 processors, each with a 128 KB cache. It also supported up to 128 MB of RAM, up to 12.5 GB of disk storage, and up to 144 direct-connected serial ports.<ref name=S27.81>{{Cite web|url=https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~culler/machines/sequent2.ps|title=Sequent Symmetry S27 and Symmetry S81 Parallel Bus Architecture}}</ref> ;Symmetry S81: The S81 ran either DYNIX/ptx or DYNIX 3. It featured up to 30 20 MHz Intel 80386 processors, each with a 128 KB cache. It also supported up to 384 MB of RAM, up to 84.8 GB of disk storage, and up to 256 direct-connected serial ports.<ref name=S27.81/>
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