Dataram offers gigabyte memory upgrades for Compaq Professional Workstations 6000 and 8000.PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 1997--Dataram Corp., a leading provider of gigabyte memory upgrades for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Windows/NT workstations and servers, announces the immediate availability of high-capacity memory upgrades for the Compaq Professional Workstations 6000 and 8000. The Professional Workstation 6000 features the Pentium II The successor to the Pentium Pro from Intel. Pentium II refers to the CPU chip or the PC that uses it. Code named "Klamath," the Pentium II was a Pentium Pro with MMX multimedia instructions. processor and can be upgraded to 512MB. Key applications are 3D solids modeling, animation and video editing. The Professional Workstation 8000 features Pentium Pro processors with expandability to 3GB. Key applications are CAD/CAE CAD/CAE Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Engineering , Financial Analysis and Image Processing. Dataram supports both workstation models with upgrade capacities of 32MB, 64MB, 128MB and 256MB. Memory must be installed in pairs of identical capacity products. "We are impressed with Compaq's emphasis on memory capacity, particularly with the Professional Workstation 8000," states Alan Sibert, Dataram's director of marketing. "These machines are intended for applications that depend on memory resident data and users are starting to use the terms 'quarter-gig' and 'half-gig' to describe their memory needs. We're excited to offer these memories within weeks of Compaq's announcement. Now users can upgrade to gigabyte configurations and still save thousands of dollars for other projects." List pricing for the DRQ DRQ DMA Request DRQ Data Request DRQ Disengage Request DRQ Data-Ready Queue 6080/32 is $350, DRQ6080/64 is $910, DRQ6080/128 is $1,775 and the DRQ6080/256 is $3,535. Dataram upgrades are a cost-effective alternative to purchasing memory from the system manufacturer. Dataram memory products are typically priced up to 50% lower than the system manufacturer. Dataram offers compatible memory products for Compaq, Digital, HP, 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) , Silicon Graphics, and Sun workstations and servers. All Dataram memory products are backed by a lifetime warranty and express-ship replacement program. Celebrating its 30th year in the computer industry, Dataram is headquartered in Princeton and is traded on the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. under the symbol DTM DTM dermatophyte test medium. . Additional information is available on Dataram's home page on the Internet: http://www.dataram.com . CONTACT: Dataram Corporation Nikhil Desai Product Marketing Manager 609/799-0071 |
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