AST's Ascentia J notebook computers receive the industry's highest honors; AST rises to the top, receiving PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award, WINDOWS Magazine's Win 100 Award and PC Week's Analyst's Choice Award.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1996--Proving that good things come in small packages, AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. Computer (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 :ASTA) Monday announced that its Ascentia J Series of notebook computers has recently been awarded top honors from three of the industry's most prestigious publications: WINDOWS Magazine's Win 100 Award; PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award; and PC Week's Analyst's Choice Award. "With accolades such as these, we are confident that AST will remain ahead of the competition," said Mark Marlow, director of mobile product marketing for AST Computer. "The Ascentia line of notebook computers is exactly what today's mobile user is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. -- an exceptional PC that combines performance and functionality at an aggressive price." PC Magazine bestowed its Editors' Choice Award (August, 1996) to the Ascentia J50 and described it as "intended for users with demanding applications that require a high-performance system." The article went on to say, "This Pentium/133 portable was a top-notch performer in its class and it offers a lithium ion A rechargeable battery technology introduced in 1991 that provides greater charge per pound than nickel metal hydride. In 1993, Toshiba introduced the first notebook in the U.S. with a Li-ion battery. battery as well as a 14.4 Kbps fax modem fax modem n. A modem that sends and receives fax transmissions. ." Run through a myriad of benchmarks and other high-performance tests, AST's Ascentia J50 outshines the competition in performance and price. "Well, suited for computer-based presentations, the Ascentia J30's basic configuration should meet the needs of almost any notebook computer user," wrote WINDOWS Magazine, in its sumer 1996 issue. The Ascentia J30 was chosen as part of the Win 100 Awards as the notebook computer of choice based on power, functionality and capability above and beyond other products in its class. In addition, WINDOWS Magazine highlighted AST's use of significantly new technology. PC Week (June 3, 1996) presented its Analyst's Choice Award to the Ascentia J50, commenting that AST has "bucked the trend of ushering a new processor to market by providing fast performance in a small package at a reasonable price." Beating out competition such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Compaq, the sleek Ascentia J50 proved to be faster, better and less expensive. In extensive testing, the Ascentia J50 ran 16-bit and 32-bit applications effortlessly. As evidenced by PC Week, "In a crowd of 133 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. notebooks, Ascentia is the head-turner." Ascentia J meets a variety of mobile needs AST's Ascentia J Series is comprised of feature-rich mid-range models and caters to the individual user and corporate buyer looking to maximize their investment. Weighing a mere 5.8 pounds, the Ascentia J packs a lot of hardware punch, including a high-resolution Super VGA See VGA and PC display modes. Super VGA - Super Video Graphics Array display, 256 KB of level 2 cache See L2 cache. level 2 cache - secondary cache , integrated audio support and infrared communication. A range of processors, hard drives and displays meets a variety of price points and user needs while delivering a solid foundation of powerful and advanced technologies. Corporate background AST Research AST Research, Inc. was a personal computer manufacturer, founded in Irvine, California in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Qureshey and Thomas Yuen. (The name comes from the initials of their first names. Inc., a member of the Fortune 500 list of America's largest industrial and service companies, is one of the world's leading personal computer manufacturers. The $2.468 billion company develops a broad spectrum of desktop, mobile and server PC products that are sold in more than 100 countries worldwide. AST systems meet a wide range of customer needs, from corporate business applications to advanced home and home office use. Corporate headquarters is located at 16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 57005, Irvine, Calif. 92619-7005. Telephone 714/727-4141 or 800/876-4278. Fax 714/727-9355. 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