NEC INTRODUCES NEW DESKTOP PCs WITH FLEXIBLE DESIGNS.NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Computers Inc. introduced the NEC PowerMate CT desktop computer; the most advanced PC system available in its PowerMate desktop product line and also announced that its PowerMate 2000 microdesktop is now available with Intel's Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). 600MHz (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. processor. The PowerMate CT desktop computer is the first to integrate the Intel 820 chipset and harness the performance advantages of RAMBUS DRAM See RDRAM. (storage) Rambus DRAM - (RDRAM) A high bandwidth DRAM, designed by Rambus, Inc. of Mountain View, CA. RDRAM is used mainly for video accelerators, and also in the Ultra 64 from Nintendo. (RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Pronounced "r-d-ram." A dynamic RAM chip technology from Rambus, Inc., Los Altos, CA (www.rambus.com). Rambus licensed its memory designs to semiconductor companies, which manufactured the chips. ) technology, operating at 800MHz. The PowerMate CT desktop computer supports Intel Pentium III processors operating with a 133MHz front side bus at speeds up to 933MHz, and offers pre-installed hardware and software manageability features to enable easier deployment in networked environments. The PowerMate CT desktop PC is designed for scalable enterprise environments, and offers a number of expansion options, including five available PCI slots, seven bays (four available), and front and rear USB ports. Housed in a unique tool-less convertible chassis, this system design enables users to modify the orientation of the computer by adjusting the direction of the chassis and external media bays, for use as either a desktop or mini-tower. This capability eases IT professionals' deployment and support of multiple desktop systems across an enterprise without incurring the additional cost of carrying multiple parts and chassis. |
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