Tatung's New Dual-Processing Systems Reach 450 MHz; Tower and Rack-Mount Configurations Available.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1999-- Tatung Science & Technology Inc. (TSTI TSTI Total Safety Task Instruction TSTI Texas State Traffic Institute TSTI Too Small To Investigate ), celebrating more than 10 years of commitment to the 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 (R) systems market, today introduced its fastest dual-processing system to date, the COMPstation U60-2450. This new PCI-based, Sun Ultra 60-compatible system leverages the 450 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. UltraSPARC-II microprocessor. Tatung offers the system in both tower and rack-mount configurations. The tower supports high-end graphics and Java development applications, while the rack-mount models deliver a break through solution to the challenges experienced by today's Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , OEMs, industrial, commercial, and e-commerce users. The COMPstation U60-2450 is equipped with two 64-bit UltraSPARC-II processors, boasting impressive system performances of 19.7 SPECint_95(see note a) and 32.7 SPECfp_95(see note a). "The COMPstation U60-2450 follows on the success of Tatung's U-Series of Sun Ultra 60-compatible systems," said Dr. Kam Chan, president of TSTI. "Equipped with two 450 MHz chips, the U60-2450 desktop delivers more power and increased throughput to high-end users, enabling them to significantly increase productivity." U60-2450: Tower Model Delivers High-Performance Graphics Support The desktop offers sophisticated functionality and high-performance graphics, making it the preferred choice among geophysicists, CAD and MCAD/MCAE designers, animators and other graphics intensive users. The U60-2450 is especially suitable for users working with complex, interactive graphics applications where performance is critical, such as 3D modeling, medical imaging or full digital prototyping Digital Prototyping is a word that has been used in the MCAD space for more than a decade. It reimerged around 2007 and has became a discussion topic with trade media and industry analysts. Daratech dedicated one of their online newsletters to the topic. . The desktop supports high functionality graphics and imaging APIs including Sun's XIL XIL X-Ray Interference Lithography XIL eXtensible Indexing Language XIL Xml Import Language XIL X11 Imaging Language XIL Xml Intermediate Language XIL Xml Interface Language XIL Xml Integrator Language XIL Xilinx , an imaging API for delivering powerful VIS (Visual Instruction Set) accelerated imaging and video functionality to applications and application developers. Users can also take advantage of OpenGL, the popular 3D graphics API for advanced graphics visualization applications. In addition to a PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). graphics card that comes standard with the system, all three of these cards (Creator3D, Elite3D m3 and Elite3D m6) are available as options on the U60-2450. As the highest performance 3D graphics option, Elite 3D m6 delivers superior overall performance, accelerating the rendering of 3-D triangles to a rate of 5.9 M(see note a) per second. Tatung offers flexible configurations oning system pre-installed. The COMPstation hics cards. Other standard features consist of Ultra Wide SCSI A SCSI interface that transfers 16 bits in parallel rather than 8 bits. See SCSI. (hardware, standard) Wide SCSI - A variant on the SCSI-2 interface. It uses a 16-bit bus - double the width of the original SCSI-1 - and therefore cannot be connected to a SCSI-1 bus. , two serial ports, one parallel port, and a 100-BaseT Ethernet interface. The tower model offers up to five drive bays for incorporating two, standard 3-1/2" hard drives Ultra Wide SCSI and a wide range of monitors. in a rack-mount version, the COMPstation U60-2450R features a 19-inch rack-mountable chassis design that conhe tower model and include dual 450 MHz UltraSPARC-II processors, 128 MB of RAM, 9 GB of hard disk storage, and the Solaris 7 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. pre-installed. The COMPstation U60-2450R supports one 33 MHz, 32-bit PCI device, two 33 MHz, 64-bit PCI devices, and one 66 MHz, 64-bit PCI device. A 64-bit UPA (Ultra Port Architecture) A high-speed interconnect between the CPU and memory from Sun. It uses a packet-switched crossbar architecture that can transfer more than 100 MBytes/sec. slot is available for add-ons. Other standard features consist of Ultra Wide SCSI, two serial ports, one parallel port and a 100-BaseT Ethernet interface. The COMPstation U60-2450R uses network storage and features slots for two, one-inch, 3-1/2" drives. An optional add-on disk array storage subsystem The part of a computer system that provides the storage. It includes the controller and disk drives. See storage system. available from Tatung, enables users to add peripherals as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . With hard disk capacity of more than 250 GB, the disk array makes the COMPstation U60-2450R robust enough to support departmental or small enterprise Internet or intranet applications. Available options on the rack-mount server include up to 2 GB of RAM, up to 18 GB of hard disk storage, ATM connectivity, Ultra Wide SCSI and a wide range of monitors. The U60-2450R is offered at suggested list prices starting at $16,800 for a standard rack-mount configuration. For users who need extra storage space, Tatung also offers the COMPstation U60-2450R in other rack-mount cabinet configurations which provide support for more storage devices. About Tatung Science & Technology Inc. Tatung Science & Technology Inc. is the leading provider of SPARC-compatible workstations and Web servers and a U.S. subsidiary of the over $4 billion, multi-national Tatung Co. Backed by more than ten years of commitment to the SPARC systems market, TSTI workstations and servers are installed at tens of thousands of user sites throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . TSTI is a founding member of SPARC International. For more information, contact Tatung Science & Technology Inc., 1840 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Toll Free: 800/659-5902; email: mkt@tsti.com; Web site: http://www.tsti.com. Note a: Estimated ratings. COMPstation is a registered trademark of Tatung Science & Technology Inc. SPARC(R) is a registered trademark of SPARC International Inc. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based on an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems Inc. Other brand or product names are registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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