Cell Computing Reduces Prices on Selected 486 and Pentium CardPC Systems; 100 MHz 486 DX4 CardPCs Available for $299.SAN JOSE, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1998--Cell Computing Inc., manufacturer of the CardPC -- industry's smallest Pentium processor motherboard -- today announced a series of price reductions for CardPC systems based upon genuine Intel 486 and Pentium processors. Quantity 1000 pricing for 133 MHz Pentium CardPCs is now $699, while 100 MHz 486-based CardPCs with 4 Mbytes of internal DRAM are priced at $299 in similar quantities, reflecting price reductions of 13% and 25%, respectively. Cell Computing CardPCs are a family of ultra-compact ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. motherboards designed for rapid implementation in compact and mobile systems. Each credit-card-sized system consists of an Intel 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. , PC chipset, Trident Cyber9320 PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). graphics controller with 1 MByte VRAM See video RAM. VRAM - video random-access memory , National Semiconductor Super I/O chip, two serial ports, one parallel port, up to 128 MBytes of DRAM, industry-standard Phoenix PicoBIOS, and interfaces for LCD and CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. . The entire CardPC measures just 3.4 x 2.1 inches (85.6 x 54mm). Typical applications for Cell Computing CardPCs include ruggedized notebooks and tablets, wearable computers, handheld test equipment, medical instrumentation, network-based equipment control, embedded Web servers, and other high-performance systems requiring full compatibility with popular desktop operating systems like Windows 95 and NT. Cell Computing is owned by PFU PFU plaque-forming unit; in virology, areas of cell lysis (CPE) in monolayer cell culture, under overlay conditions, initiated by infection with a single virus particle. Limited, a multi-billion-dollar joint venture of Panasonic and Fujitsu. The company is dedicated to delivering the industry's smallest Pentium and 486 motherboards for mobile and embedded applications. For photographs of the newest 200 MHz Pentium CardPC with MMX technology, please contact Howard Green, marketing manager, at 408/967-8882, or send email to howard@cellcomputing.com. Cell Computing and CardPC are trademarks of Cell Computing Inc. Intel, Pentium and MMX (MultiMedia EXtensions) A set of 57 additional instructions built into the Pentium MMX chip for improved multimedia and modem performance by performing mathematical operations on multiple sets of data at the same time (see SIMD). are trademarks of Intel Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. For additional information visit the Cell Computing Web site at http://www.cellcomputing.com.
CONTACT: Cell Computing Inc.
Howard Green, 408/967-8882
howard@cellcomputing.com
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