ALR First PC Manufacturer to Announce 75-MHz Pentium Desktop Aggressively Priced at $1795; The Evolution X/75 Delivers PCI Local Bus, Plug & Play, and Enhanced IDE Interface.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 1994--Advanced Logic Research, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AALR AALR American Association for Leisure and Recreation AALR General Company for Land Reclamation, Development and Reconstruction (stock symbol) ) today announced the ALR ALR Administrative License Revocation ALR Agricultural Land Reserve (Canada) ALR Automatic Locking Retractor (seat belts) ALR Australian Law Reports (University of Tasmania Library) Evolution X/75 desktop series, an aggressively priced PC expected to compete head-on with the current 60- and 66-MHz Pentium PCs on the market. The new ALR Evolution X/75 desktop PC is powered by the latest Intel 75-MHz Pentium 610/75 processor. The new processor incorporates the latest 3.3-volt technology providing up to 27% better performance than the competition's 60-MHz Pentium PCs at a similar price. To ensure the best peripheral performance, the Evolution X/75 incorporates the industry's popular PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). (Peripheral Component Interconnect See PCI. (hardware) Peripheral Component Interconnect - (PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993. PCI is supported by most major manufacturers including Apple Computer. ) local bus. ALR's advanced motherboard design also includes the Enhanced IDE See EIDE. Enhanced IDE - Advanced Technology Attachment Interface with Extensions dual channel (Mode 3) interface and Plug-and-Play technology. Dave Kirkey, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at ALR, states, "With the new Evolution X/75, ALR continues its commitment of quickly bringing to market the latest technology while maintaining aggressive price points. Today's buyers demand higher performance and the latest feature set at the best price. The technology differentiator revealed by the Evolution X/75 will come from the use of Intel's latest 75-MHz Pentium Processor in combination with an ALR-designed motherboard, which includes PCI local bus, thereby raising the performance platform for the entry-level Pentium market." The enhanced Mode 3 PCI specification provides several advantages: First, it increases disk capacity from 528-MB to 8.4-GB and allows access to a variety of media devices (i.e., IDE CD-ROMs). Additionally, ALR's dual-channel implementation allows support for up to four IDE devices on the Evolution X/75. The greatest advantage is that PCI provides up to 300% better disk performance when compared to standard IDE. Memory expansion on the X/75 is another key feature, supporting up to 264-MB; users will receive over 35% more memory than the "typical" desktop today. By incorporating Plug-and-Play technology, compatibility with a variety of components is insured and users can configure adapters with more ease. The innovative, user-friendly desktop chassis design of the Evolution X/75 provides greater expansion compared to competitor's desktops. Six drive bays ensure the greatest amount of flexibility for today's demanding markets. For comparison, the Evolution X/75 powered by the 75-MHz Pentium with 8-MB RAM, a 420-MB IDE hard drive, a 64-bit PCI Video Adapter See video capture board, video graphics board and display adapter. video adapter - graphics adaptor , DOS, Windows and a mouse has an estimated retail price of under $2,400. A similarly configured Hewlett Packard Vectra XP/60 powered by a 60-MHz Pentium has an IDC estimated street price of $3,270 (IDC report 10/28/94). A price premium of over 35%. ALR offers the most aggressive service and support program in the industry. The Evolution X/75 PCs include a 5-year 15-month warranty for labor and parts. Free On-Site service is available for the first year. Additionally, ALR's TechFAX on-line support and bulletin board service (ALR BBS (1) (Bulletin Board System) A computer system used as an information source and forum for a particular interest group. They were widely used in the U.S. ) are available. ALR is listed on the CompuServe forum under the name GO ALR INC. The ALR Evolution X/75 is available now through a worldwide network of ALR Power Partner Resellers. The new Evolution X/75 will be on display at Comdex/Fall '94 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada in booth No. N245. CONTACT: Advanced Logic Research Dave Kirkey or Genevieve Ortegon, 714/581-6770 |
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