Integrated Micro Solutions accelerates Motorola's new graphics system.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1997-- TwinTurbo accelerators now available in all leading MacOS-compatible computers designed for graphics professionals Partnering with yet another MacOS-compatible giant, Integrated Micro Solutions is now shipping award winning TwinTurbo accelerators for inclusion with new Motorola(r) StarMax(tm) 5000/300 systems. The new relationship makes unanimous the incorporation of TwinTurbo accelerators by leading MacOS-compatible system manufacturers, Apple, Power Computing Not to be confused with the extant computer hardware company also called Power Computing. Power Computing was a short-lived manufacturer of Apple Macintosh-compatible computers. , Umax, and now Motorola, for systems targeting Macintosh graphics professionals. One of the fastest graphics accelerators ever made for PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Power Macs and compatibles, the TwinTurbo 128M8 utilizes the latest in VLSI technology VLSI Technology, Inc was a company which designed and manufactured custom and semi-custom ICs. The company was based in Silicon Valley, with headquarters at 1109 McKay Drive in San Jose, California. , a 128-bit effective memory bus, an ultra fast 32-bit PCI bus PCI bus - Peripheral Component Interconnect interface, the second generation of the TwinTurbo-128 Plus graphics accelerator chip, and 8MB of VRAM See video RAM. VRAM - video random-access memory . Unlike lesser 64 or 96-bit graphics accelerators, the TwinTurbo 128M8 offers Motorola's customers increased speed and functionality for graphics-intensive applications. "Motorola is clearly establishing a strong presence among graphics professionals by offering the StarMax(tm) 5000/300, a system poised to excel in the MacOS-compatible market," said Christopher Knight, vice president of graphics marketing at Integrated Micro Solutions. "We are pleased to partner with Motorola to address the needs of performance-driven customers with a quality solution." "By bundling the TwinTurbo accelerator from Integrated Micro Solutions with the StarMax(tm) 5000/300, we are able to provide an exceptional solution for graphics professionals," said Dennis Schneider, vice president and general manager, Commercial Products Division, MCG. "Providing the proven performance of TwinTurbo technology underscores our commitment to offer the Mac-compatible system of choice." Based on the PowerPC 603e chip, the StarMax(tm) 5000/300 system includes 512K L2 cache, MacOS 7.6, a 16x CD-ROM drive, 5 PCI slots, a 4.3 GB drive, 10BaseT Ethernet, 8MB VRAM, a 100MB Iomega Zip drive The Zip drive is a medium-capacity removable disk storage system, introduced by Iomega in late 1994. Originally it had a capacity of 100 MB, but later versions increased this to first 250 MB and then 750 MB. , and software utility packages, in addition to the TwinTurbo 128M8 graphics accelerator card. The system has an exclusive five-year warranty and will ship for $3,399 MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) in mid-May. -0- Integrated Micro Solutions is a world leading developer and manufacturer of 128-bit high performance graphics ASICs and controllers for PC and Macintosh computers, as well as ATM (asynchronous transfer mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. ) solutions, network interface cards, and switches. A privately-held company, Integrated Micro Solution offices are located at 2085 Hamilton Avenue, Third Floor, San Jose, Calif., 95125; Phone (408) 369-8282; Fax (408) 369-0128. For further press information regarding Integrated Micro Solutions, please contact Kristiana Ellis with Imagio at (206) 625-0252, or by e-mail at kristiana@imagio.com CONTACT: Imagio Technology PR Kristiana Ellis, 206/625-0252 kristiana@imagio.com |
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