Intergraph Announces Workstations with dual 133 MHz Pentium Processors, Windows '95.HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1995--Intergraph Computer Systems (ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. ) today announced 133 MHz (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. versions of its recently released TD and TDZ TDZ The Dead Zone (movie) TDZ Touchdown Zone TDZ Temperature Danger Zone (food safety) TDZ Tvornica Duhana Zagreb (Croatian tobacco factory) TDZ thiazolidinediones Intel Pentium processor-based workstations. ICS also announced support for Microsoft's new Windows `95 operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . ICS is the first hardware vendor to implement 133 MHz Pentium speeds in dual-processor workstation configurations. Its latest generation of TD workstations has been Windows `95-ready since its introduction in April. "ICS has always been and will continue to be first in offering the technical and graphics community the latest technology advancements," said Wade Patterson, vice president of ICS. "Because our workstations are multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. systems designed for demanding graphics applications," continues Patterson, "we have awaited Intel's release of the 133 MHz chip version that supports dual-processor capabilities. We are the first vendor to offer dual 133 MHz Pentium processor systems." TD and TDZ workstations incorporating Intel's most powerful Pentium processor are expected to be available for customer shipments in the second half of August. Systems shipping with the Windows '95 operating system are expected in early September. 133 MHz Pentium-based TD and TDZ workstations achieve a 30 percent performance increase at the 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. level and 10 to 20 percent overall system performance enhancement over the 100 MHz versions. TD and TDZ workstations running 133 MHz Pentium processors even outscore Verb 1. outscore - score more points than one's opponents outpoint beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard similarly configured competing 133 MHz systems, as you can see from the various test results in the following table: -0-
Pentium 133MHz Graphics Disk PCBench9.0
WinMark95 WinMark95 Video Score
TD30 133MHz 23 1200 5400
Dell Dimension 23 1070 1518
XPS
Micron Millennia 22.6 1010 5356
AT&T Globalyst 21.1 1230 4442
730
Gateway P5-133XL 20.1 968 4978
Pentium 133MHz PCBench9.0 PCBench9.0 PCBench9.0
DOSMark CPUmark16 DiskScore
TD30 133MHz 1459 286 1108
Dell Dimension 978 289 995
XPS
Micron Millennia 1391 286 989
AT&T Globalyst 1381 281 1077
730
Gateway P5-133XL 1353 285 956
Windows 95 high-productivity features Support for Windows 95 introduces many features that increase productivity for TD workstation users, including: -- Built-in multimedia support (including 16-bit stereo sound logic integrated on the system board, and speakers and microphone on the multimedia keyboard) -- PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. slot (ICS was the first to integrate PCMCIA on a workstation) -- Convenient plug-and-play peripheral installation -- Energy-saving instant-on, never off technology Choice of processors and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. ICS will add the 133 MHz Pentium workstation as a single-processor option to its line of 75 MHz and 100 MHz TD workstations. The company's dual-processor line of workstations will increase to 133 MHz. Pricing for the 133 MHz workstations has not been set yet, but the price difference between a 100 MHz configuration and its 133 MHz counterpart will be less than $500 at list. ICS's operating system support now includes Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , Windows 95, as well as Windows/DOS and Windows for Workgroups A version of Windows 3.1 introduced in 1992 that added peer-to-peer networking. See Windows. (operating system) Windows for Workgroups - (WFW, WFWG) A version of Windows 3.1 which works with a network. Although stand-alone 3. . Intergraph Background Information Intergraph Computer Systems develops, manufactures, sells, and supports computer systems for the Technical Desktop -- the combination of compatible technical applications and personal productivity tools in a single desktop computer. Hardware products include personal workstations Same as personal computer or workstation. and servers. A member of the Fortune 500, Intergraph is the world's largest company dedicated to supplying interactive computer graphics systems. -0- Intergraph(R) is a registered trademark of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Note to Editors: If you wish to provide a telephone number for reader inquiries, please use 800/763-0242. Use of this number allows Intergraph to better serve your readers. CONTACT: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville Dorseda Wegert or Nancy Monti, 205/730-1430 |
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