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IBM's new Xeon system proves speedy
Tested by Anna Bernat and Andreas Uiterwijk IBM Corp. recently released its latest Black Beauty: the IntelliStation Z Pro Workstation with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT 4.0. In our testing, the Z Pro was so fast that we initially thought it was a dualprocessor system. But with only one of Intel Cor
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ITI unveils space-saving PC
Initiative Technology Inc., which specializes in building custom computers, last week gave FOSE visitors a look at its latest product: a fullfeatured PC designed to take up as much space as a keyboard with a wrist rest. ITI built the Leprechaun PCinakeyboard system as a custom order for a gover
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Compaq, Micron PCs shine with new Pentium
Today marks the release of two Intel Corp. Pentium III-based 500 MHz systems: Compaq Computer Corp.'s Deskpro PN 6500X and Micron Electronics Inc.'s Client Pro 500 CS.
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Pentium III offers significant gains in speed
The new Pentium III from Intel Corp. offers users an impressive increase in speed over the Pentium II, especially with multimedia applications that take advantage of the processor's new instruction sets, the FCW Test Center has found.
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CrossPad captures written notes
With the introduction of the CrossPad, the A.T. Cross Co., long known for its fine pens, has secured a place for penmanship in the Computer Age.
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Smith Corona PCs target government buyers
Tested by Joshua Dean and Ross Armstrong Government users now can buy PCs and notebooks from the company whose name is famous for those early word processing tools: typewriters. Smith Corona Corp., which even manufactured rifles during World War II, is marketing computers specifically to the federa
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New PCs meld power and price (Part 1)
Intel Corp.'s release of the 450 MHz Pentium II processor has unleashed a torrent of new desktop PCs and workstations. And now Compaq Computer Corp. enters the fray with the Sept. 8 release of the EN6450X. Intel's 450 MHz Pentium II processor features 512K of onboard Level 2 (L2) cache, which run
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Intel unleashes new PII, Celeron chips
Intel Corp. last week unveiled its 450 MHz Pentium II processor and two lowcost Celeron processors running at speeds of 300A MHz and 333 MHz. Other vendors have responded to these releases with a flood of new server, workstation and desktop products that will be on government procurement vehicles
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FACNET alternative adds Defense users
Ecweb.net, an Internetbased electronic commerce service, recently stepped up its presence in the federal market with the addition of two Defense Department customers. The World Wide Web site, www.ecweb.net, was created by EC Web Technologies Inc. and links government agencies and vendors by electr
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Innovation, tech refresh fuel SEWP II
While so much business for commercial technology has shifted to the General Services Administration schedule, NASA's Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement II is proving to be a pipinghot contract, based on a sales report NASA published last month. According to NASA, SEWP II has done $
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New Pentium II PCs crank on benchmarks
TESTING BY Andreas Uiterwijk Not even a year ago, government power users were eyeing Intel Corp.'s justreleased 266 MHz Pentium II processor. Now, they have Intel's newest processor and chipset the 400 MHz Pentium II processor and the 440BX chipset to consider. To find out how much faster the
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