DELL WORKSTATIONS OFFER TECHNOLOGY FROM SILICON GRAPHICS.
Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles.
"From notebooks to networks", their slogan says.
http://us.dell.com. (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 :DELL), a direct computer systems
company, is offering the all-digital Silicon Graphics 1600SW 17.3-inch
flat-panel monitor as an option for Dell Precision Dell Precision is a line of workstation computers produced by Dell, Inc.. Current Dell Precision Desktop Models
- Precision T3400
- Precision 390
- Precision 490
- Precision 690
Current Dell Precision Laptop Models
WorkStation
customers. Available from the Dell Precision WorkStation Web site at
http://www.dell.com/products/workstat/, the Silicon Graphics 1600SW
digital flat-panel monitor offers state-of-the-art screen resolution,
color quality and fast pixel response to generate smooth, artifact-free
video and animation. The monitor's SuperWide format, similar to
High-Definition Television (HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates ), provides a 16:10 aspect ratio and
1600x1024 resolution, capable of displaying two full pages of
information simultaneously. "The extraordinary digital display
technology offered by Silicon Graphics complements the award-winning
design and performance of Dell Precision WorkStations," said Jeff
Clarke, vice president, Dell Precision WorkStations. "We believe
customers will also find the price/performance ratio of Dell systems to
be more compelling than that offered by other vendors." The 1600SW
flat-panel monitor is powered by the Revolution IV-FP, a 32MB graphics
accelerator from Number Nine Visual Technology Corporation. Number
Nine's graphics card uses a dual graphics pipeline and dedicated
digital path from the graphics card to the display, delivering superior
image quality and consistency for smooth video-conferencing, full-screen
MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). video, professional applications or game development. Combining a
large viewing format and ultra-high resolution, the Silicon Graphics
1600SW flat-panel monitor provides resolutions at 110 dots-per-inch
(dpi), more than most high-end flat-panel monitors, which typically
provide less than 90 dpi. This difference is best seen in the fine
quality of images, where even the smallest details are cleanly viewed
and jagged edges are minimized. Prices for Dell Precision WorkStations
configured with the digital Silicon Graphics 1600SW flat-panel monitor
start at $4,222. About Dell Dell is a vendor of workstations running the
Windows NT operating system. Dell Precision WorkStations are intended
for professional users who demand exceptional performance in the
computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (CAD), geographic information systems (GIS),
digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. (DCC (1) (Direct Cable Connection) A Windows 95/98 feature that allows PCs to be cabled together for data transfer. DCC actually sets up a network connection between the two machines. ), computer animation, software development
and financial analysis markets. Dell Precision WorkStations are designed
to support Windows 2000. All of Dell's workstation products are
dual-processor-capable, and the product family members are the Dell
Precision WorkStation 210 and 410, based on the Intel Pentium II
processor, and the Dell Precision WorkStation 610, based on the Intel
Pentium II Xeon (processor) Pentium II Xeon - The successor to Intel Corporation's Pentium II processor.
The Xeon has the same P6 core as existing Pentium Pro/Pentium II units, but it supports a 100 MHz system bus and offers as much as 2 MB of level 2 cache.
http://intel. processor. A full list of prices and configurations for
these systems can be found on the World Wide Web at
http://www.dell.com/products/workstat/. Ranked No. 125 among the Fortune
500 companies and No. 363 in the Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer
Corporation is a direct computer systems company, based on revenues of
$16.8 billion for the past four quarters. Dell designs, manufactures and
customizes products and services to customer requirements and offers an
extensive selection of software and peripherals. For more information,
call 512/728-1226.
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