Falcon ships CPU module upgrades increasing Sun system performance by as much as 4X.SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 1995--Falcon Systems, Inc., a total UNIX systems integrator and developer of solutions for Sun, Silicon Graphics, 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) , Hewlett-Packard and DEC is now shipping the hyperSPARC, the logical upgrade path for SPARCstation 10, SPARCstation 20 and SPARCserver 600MP users. Falcon's hyperSPARC 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. module upgrades from Ross Technology dramatically increase the performance by 2 to 4 times, of a SPARCstation 10, SPARCstation 20 or SPARCserver 600MP system. For a fraction of the original system cost, users can upgrade their systems to a maximum performance with a quad-CPU configuration or opt for a dual or single CPU configuration. The modules mount to the motherboard via industry standard MBus connector and do not require the user to sacrifice additional SBus slots. Falcon's hyperSPARC upgrades preserves system investment -- only the MBus module is replaced. The chassis, memory, disk and other peripherals remain intact. Falcon's CPU upgrades are supported by SunSoft, run under Solaris 1.1 (SunOS 4.1.3), Solaris 2.3 and Solaris 2.4 and are fully compatible with existing SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill software. Compatibility is also proven by hundreds of hyperSPARC upgraded systems running data base, CAD, EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. and financial applications. Each Falcon upgrade kit includes the hyperSPARC CPU module, extract-unbundle CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , upgraded open boot PROM(s), ESD (1) (Electronic Software Distribution) Distributing new software and upgrades via the network rather than individual installations on each machine. See ESL. kit and an installation guide. The CPU operating frequency is 90MHz (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. . Falcon Systems, Inc. is headquartered in Sacramento, and has sales offices nationwide. For more information about Falcon's hyperSPARC upgrades, including a technical white paper, please call 800-326-1002. You can also visit Falcon on the World Wide Web at http://www.falcons.com/Falcon/ or reach by email at info@falcons.com. -0- Note to Editors: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Falcon Systems, Inc. Vicki Vance, 800/326-1002 |
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