ALR custom designs a Pentium performance upgrade for the Compaq Prolinea desktop, minitower and Deskpro 386/486 PC -- prices start at $595.Research (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) ) Monday 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) Sequel 586, a system board upgrade designed specifically for the Compaq Prolinea desktop, minitower min·i·tow·er n. A computer cabinet that is about half the height of a cabinet that houses a tower computer. and Deskpro 386 and 486 PCs. Prices start at $595 for a 75-MHz Pentium processor-based configuration. Key features built into the ALR Sequel 586 include PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , enhanced video for true Plug and Play capability and support for 128-MB of system RAM. An Easy Installation video is provided. "With the increasing demand for 32-bit applications and the launch of Windows(R) 95, the ALR Sequel 586 will provide customers with the performance they need to run faster and more powerful software. And, with prices starting at $595, it makes sense for customers to take advantage of their current Compaq 386/486 investments. Compared to chip upgrade options, customers will also get a much better price/performance ratio In economics and engineering, the price/performance ratio refers to a product's ability to deliver performance, of any sort, for its price. For instance, if you have a whole day to travel 100 km, spending $50 to do the journey in two hours is a better price/performance ratio than using the ALR Sequel 586," states Genny Ortegon, vice president of marketing at ALR. The ALR Sequel 586 can be configured with Intel's 75-, 90-, 100- or 133-MHz Pentium processor. This design also adds a PCI local bus to the Compaq system's current ISA bus ISA bus - Industry Standard Architecture , providing compatibility with today's most powerful PC peripherals. An integrated PCI enhanced IDE See EIDE. Enhanced IDE - Advanced Technology Attachment Interface with Extensions disk interface supports the latest drive technologies including PIO Mode 4, while the built-in video controller delivers accelerated local bus graphics. Combined, these features transform the Compaq system into a "Plug-n-Play" compatible powerhouse with true 64-bit memory addressing. Ortegon states, "The making of Sequel 586 was a natural transmutation transmutation /trans·mu·ta·tion/ (trans?mu-ta´shun) 1. evolutionary change of one species into another. 2. the change of one chemical element into another. for ALR. ALR is an industry leader known for its PC design expertise and customers will reap the benefits of this expertise with the Sequel 586. This product also provides ALR with a great opportunity to tap into an existing multi-billion dollar market. According to IDC, Compaq has sold over 1.5 million Prolinea and Deskpro 386/486-based systems worldwide." The ALR Sequel 586 configured with a 75-MHz Pentium processor can deliver up to a 105% performance gain over the 66-MHz 486/DX2 based systems. (Intel iCOMP CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. ratings). An upgraded 386 system can boost performance gains of over 200%. The ALR Sequel 586 is offered in a desktop and minitower configurations. Features built into the ALR Sequel 586 include enhanced video performance using a Cirrus Logic video chip that supports 16.7 million colors, resolutions up to 1280 x 1024, and refresh rates up to 75Hz. One megabyte of video memory is standard, expandable to 2-MB. The ALR Sequel 586 supports a maximum of 128-MB of system RAM. This is four times the amount supported by the original Compaq systems. The BIOS on the ALR Sequel 586 supports Plug and Play devices and allows for 32-bit compatibility including Windows 95. Installation of the ALR Sequel 586 is very simple. An Easy Installation video is included with all models for quick comprehension. "Installing the ALR Sequel 586 does not require any great engineering aptitude. We include all the tools, making it almost as easy as playing `connect-the-dots'," says Ortegon. The ALR Sequel 586 system upgrades will be available this month with prices starting at $595, $695, $795 and $1,095 for Pentium 75-, 90-, 100- and 133-MHz, respectively. The products include a three year factory warranty, and ALR will provide lifetime technical assistance through ALR's toll-free technical support hotline. CONTACT: Advanced Logic Research, Irvine Genevieve Ortegon Internet: gennyo@alr.com 714/581-6770 or Harry Robinson Internet: harryr@alr.com 714/581-6770 714/581-9240 FAX |
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