Affordable Pentium/PCI Systemboard Upgrades for IBM ValuePoint, PS/1 and Compaq ProLinea Systems; Customized Pentathlon/PCI(TM) System Upgrades from Reply.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1995--Reply Corporation today announced its new Pentathlon/PCI System Upgrade Series offering true Pentium and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). performance to nearly eight million 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) ValuePoint, PS/1 and Compaq ProLinea users. Reply's custom systemboard solution combines real Pentium performance with integrated PCI 64-bit video, PCI Enhanced AT/IDE hard drive interface and true 64-bit memory addressing. These products deliver up to 10 times the performance of the original IBM and Compaq systems at less than half the price of a comparable new system. Pentium Performance at Half the Price of New System Delivering up to 10 times the performance of the original IBM ValuePoint, PS/1 and Compaq ProLinea systems, the new Pentathlon/PCI replacement motherboards are configured with 75, 90, or 100 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. Pentium microprocessors with prices starting at only $995. The on-board 64-bit PCI local-bus SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. graphics interface with GUI accelerator See graphics accelerator. supports up to 2MB of video memory and provides refresh rates up to 75Hz. Graphics resolution is enhanced to support 640x480 with 16 million colors to 1280x1024 with 256 colors. Customized riser cards are provided with the Pentathlon/PCI System Upgrades to provide PCI local-bus technology offering "Plug-and-Play" compatibility. Three-, five-, or eight-slot risers are available to allow a combination of 32-bit PCI and 16-bit ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. expansion slots. The integrated PCI Enhanced IDE See EIDE. Enhanced IDE - Advanced Technology Attachment Interface with Extensions hard drive interface supports the latest in hard drive technologies offering 32-bit drive access and support for up to four drives including direct connection to IDE CD-ROM drives CD-ROM drives, which today typically means a CD-RW drive that is a combo CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW drive, come in a variety of speeds. The original drive (1x) transferred data at 150KB per second. . System performance is further enhanced through 64-bit memory addressing and up to 128MB RAM to support current and future applications and operating systems. Break Out of the Obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. Cycle These popular IBM and Compaq systems began shipping in 1990 with 386 processors while the more recent models include 486 DX2 and DX4 models. The new Reply Pentathlon/PCI systemboards provide a complete solution, taking advantage of the customer's investment in IBM and Compaq technology while providing a growth path for the future. Reply's upgrades support the system's original peripherals including ISA adapters, hard drives, CD-ROM drive, monitor and keyboard. And at the same Pentathlon/PCI systemboards are upgradeable to future Pentium OverDrive processors, PCI adapters, faster Enhanced IDE hard drives, higher graphics resolution and the latest peripherals and operating system software. One Solution for Multiple Platforms and Customers The combined IBM ValuePoint, PS/1 and Compaq ProLinea installed base represents some of the most successful products in their respective companies' histories. The new Pentathlon/PCI System Upgrades provide a single upgrade solution to more than eight million customers. Companies with mixed environments will find this a convenient solution to provide Pentium capabilities to a large number of their users in a cost-effective manner, while taking advantage of the opportunity to provide consistency to their users and maintain standards and compatibility throughout the corporation. Price and Availability The Pentathlon/PCI System Upgrades for the IBM ValuePoint systems are available immediately with prices starting at $995. The Pentathlon/PCI System Upgrades for the Compaq ProLinea systems will be available April 30 and PS/1 by the end of May. The products include a 3-year warranty and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Technical assistance is provided by Reply's toll-free service support line at 1-800-4REPLY2. About Reply Corporation Reply is the leading provider of system upgrades and enhancement options for corporate computing environments. Reply offers complete system upgrade solutions for IBM and Compaq systems. Reply also delivers DOS/Windows compatibility upgrades for the Apple Power Macintosh 7100 and Macintosh Quadra and Centris systems. Founded in 1988, the privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. sells its products globally through direct sales, selected resellers and VARs and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners. The company is headquartered at 4435 Fortran Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Telephone: 408/942-4804. Fax: 408/942-4897. -0- Note to Editors: Reply, the Reply logo, Pentathlon/PCI are trademarks of Reply Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Reply Corp. Katherine Wood, 408/942-4804 |
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