COMPAQ INTROS CONSUMER WEB PC WITH SUPERFAST 750MHz ATHLON PROCESSOR.Compaq Computer Corp. last week announced availability of its new Presario 5900Z Internet PC See network computer and Internet appliance. powered by the 750 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. AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Athlon, currently the world's fastest PC processor. Starting at $2,299 with a 17" monitor, the 5900Z is available through Compaq's "Built for You" kiosk program at more than 9,300 participating retailers or direct from Compaq. Under a holiday promotion, buyers can purchase a 4xCDRW drive as their secondary optical drive for one dollar when they purchase Klipsch ProMedia v.2-400 speakers and a Sound Blaster A very popular family of sound cards from Creative Labs. In the days of DOS, Sound Blaster was the de facto interface for gaming sounds. Monaural Sound Blaster cards were introduced in 1989, and stereo cards followed in 1992 (Sound Blaster Pro). Live! audio card. The 5900Z is available with AMD Athlon 550, 600, 700 and 750 processors, and a 200MHz system bus. |
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