Alaris redefines entry level 486 market with new 100MHz Leopard VIP.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 1995--Alaris Inc., manufacturer of advanced PC systems and peripherals, today announced the Leopard VIP-BL100. Designed to compete with 486 DX2/66 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. and Intel's new DX4/75 MHz products, the Leopard VIP-BL100 offers superior price and performance. The IBM-designed Blue Lightning A clock-tripled version of the 486 chip from IBM. The first model released at the end of 1993 was a 25 MHz 486 CPU with an internal speed of 75 MHz. 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. is integrated onto a plug-in sub-assembly card, named Vortex, with a math co-processor necessary for advanced calculations. In addition to faster performance and lower prices, the Leopard VIP-BL100 gives the user extensive flexibility, featuring Alaris's VIP (VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association, Milpitas, CA, www.vesa.org) A membership organization founded in 1989 that sets interface standards for the PC, workstation and computing environments. Note the following VESA standards following this entry. , ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. , and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). ) architecture that will support most of the peripherals on the market today. The Leopard VIP-BL100 is available as a motherboard, "bare-bones" unit, or complete system. Powered by IBM's Blue Lightning 100MHz processor, the Leopard VIP-BL100 offers users a high-performance option between less powerful 486-based system boards in the same price class and higher performing but more expensive Pentium-based architectures. In speed and performance tests, Alaris' Leopard VIP-BL100 outscores other machines in the same price range such as the Intel 486DX (processor) Intel 486DX - One of Intel's Intel 486 family of microprocessors (one of the last before the Pentium). The 486DX has a working built-in floating point unit (FPU). The Intel 486SX is effectively a DX with the FPU disabled. 2/66 and 486DX4/75 systems. In the MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. benchmark test for processor speed, the Blue Lightning 100MHz processor was 36% faster than Intel's 486DX2/66 chip. Continuing Alaris' dedication to provide customers with numerous options and system expansion opportunities, the Leopard VIP-BL100 also features a multi-bus architecture that gives users compatibility with nearly all of the peripheral products on the market. The system board is upgradable to support Intel's DX4/100 chip as well as the Pentium Overdrive processor. Alaris is also offering the Leopard VIP-BL100 in three different forms giving customers a choice of what type of BL100 product they need rather than being limited to only one option. All Leopard VIP-BL100 products are available now. The standard Leopard VIP-BL100 motherboard has a list price of $369. The "bare bones" system includes the Leopard VIP-BL100 system board, a 200 watt power supply and a mini-desktop or mini-tower case and has a list price of $449. A complete Leopard VIP-BL100 system will be offered at a list price of $1,587. Alaris offers a three-year warranty on all of its system products with on-site service available at an additional cost. For detailed product or dealer information, customers may contact Alaris at 800/317-2348. Alaris designs and develops high-performance system, software, motherboard, and peripheral products for the personal computer marketplace. Alaris products are designed to provide maximum performance, reliability, and value. The company is dedicated to giving VARs, system integrators, 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 manufacturers a strategic competitive advantage by supplying high-quality aggressively-priced alternative PC solutions. -0- Note to Editors: Alaris and Leopard VIP are trademarks of Alaris Inc. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Alaris Inc., Fremont Dave Todd, 510/770-5700 or A&R Partners Jennifer Hwang, 415/363-0982 |
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