Tatung introduces new 150 MHz SPARC systems.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1995--Tatung Science & Technology Inc. (TSTI TSTI Total Safety Task Instruction TSTI Texas State Traffic Institute TSTI Too Small To Investigate ), the leading provider of SPARC-compatible workstations and servers, introduced two new 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 workstations that utilize the powerful 150 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. hyperSPARC processor produced by Ross Technologies. The systems represent the fastest single and multiprocessing multiprocessing Mode of computer operation in which two or more processors (see CPU) are connected and are active at the same time. In such a system, each processor is executing a different program or set of instructions, thus increasing computation speed over a workstations in TSTI's SPARCstation 20-compatible product family. With 512 Kbytes of cache, the 150 MHz hyperSPARC chip provides an estimated 30-percent performance improvement over other SPARCstation 20-class processors. The new multiprocessor Multiple processors. A multiprocessor machine uses two or more CPUs for routine processing. See multiprocessing. multiprocessor - parallel processing SuperCOMPstation 20 Model HS152-MP includes two 150 MHz processors and features 7310 SPECrate_int92 and 8758 SPECrate_fp92 (a). The SuperCOMPstation 20 Model HS151 uses a single 150 MHz processor and features 169.4 SPECint92 and 208.2 SPECfp92 (a). Standard configurations for both models include a 20-inch color monitor See monitor. ; two MBus slots; four 32/64-bit SBus slots; 32 MB of RAM; a 1.05 GB hard drive; Turbo GX graphics; internal 16-bit, CD-quality audio capabilities; and support for 24-bit true color (1) Specifically, refers to 16,777,216 colors (24-bit color). See high color. (2) Generically, refers to photo-realistic color (typically requires 24-bit color as a minimum). SX graphics. Available upgrades include dual-processing capabilities (for the 20HS151), up to 512 MB of RAM, up to 4 GB or higher of hard disk storage, Turbo GX+2 (2MB) graphics cards, Turbo GX+4 (4 MB) graphics cards, 24-bit SX graphics cards and color monitors in a range of sizes. "These powerful workstations are designed to meet the high performance needs of users across a broad range of computing tasks including modeling, CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. , simulation, MCAD MCAD Microsoft Certified Application Developer MCAD Mechanical Computer Aided Design MCAD Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (inherited metabolic disease) MCAD Minneapolis College of Art and Design and 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 other compute-intensive applications," said Dr. Kam Chan, president of TSTI. Similar in design to Sun's SPARCstation 20 workstations, the new desktop systems feature a slide-in motherboard Also called the "system board," it is the main printed circuit board in an electronic device, which contains sockets that accept additional boards. In a desktop computer, the motherboard contains the CPU, chipset, PCI bus slots, AGP slot, memory sockets and controller circuits for the cabinet design that provides the user with a convenient way to add CPUs and change boards or other add-ons. The design also allows Tatung to equip its systems with built-in, 16-bit audio capabilities and components such as internal speakers and audio ports. The 150 MHz MBus modules are fully backward-compatible. Users of Tatung, Sun or other SPARCstation 20-compatible machines can easily upgrade to higher performance by purchasing a new 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 from Tatung or its resellers. All new Tatung systems come complete with a one-year warranty and are available with either Solaris 1.x or 2.x pre-installed. Standard configurations are priced starting at $15,615 for the Model HS151 and $21,015 for the Model HS152-MP. Price Reductions Also Announced In addition to the workstations introduced Monday, TSTI also announced price reductions of up to 15 percent on its current line of SuperCOMPstation 20 systems. The SuperCOMPstation 20 Model HS24MP, a multiprocessing workstation with four 125 MHz hyperSPARC CPUs, is now priced at $26,660 for a standard configuration that was previously priced at $30,655. The SuperCOMPstation 20 Model HS22MP, which includes two 125 MHz hyperSPARC CPUs, has been reduced in price to $18,160 for a standard configuration. The SuperCOMPstation 20 Model HS21, a 125 MHz single- processing hyperSPARC system formerly priced at $16,620 for a standard configuration, is now available at $14,089. New suggested list pricing is also now available on the single- processing SuperCOMPstation 20S/81 and the dual-processing SuperCOMPstation 20S/812MP, two SPARCstation 20-compatible systems which each incorporate the 85 MHz SuperSPARC II chip produced by Sun's SPARC Technology Business. A standard 20S/81 configuration, previously priced at $16,315, is now priced at $14,825. The 20S/812MP has been reduced from $21,365 to $19,325 for a standard system. Tatung Science & Technology, a U.S. subsidiary of the $3.5 billion multinational Tatung Co., is the leading provider of SPARC- compatible workstations and servers. The company offers an award- winning product line featuring the broadest range of client/server computing solutions available, from desktops to servers. For more information, contact Tatung Science & Technology Inc., 1840 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, Calif., 95035; telephone: 800/659-5902. -0- (a): estimated rating. NOTE: COMPstation is a registered trademark of Tatung Science & Technology Inc. Other brand or product names are registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Cooper/Iverson Marketing Paula Johns, 619/436-2487 or 619/292-7400 e-mail: paula@cts.com |
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