Bigger, faster, more 3-D; a guide to the speed, size and special features of PC gear coming to the market this year and next

Article Abstract:

Technological advances will continue to impact forthcoming computer hardware components later in 1998 and in 1999. Intel will upgrade its high-end 400 MHz Pentium II microprocessor to 450MHz by late 1998 and to the 500MHz Pentium II Katmai chip starting in 1999. Several vendors, including Intel, are designing chips for the growing market for sub-$1,000 PCs. Improved 3-D graphics will allow $3,000 game-optimized PCs to outperform even the Sony Playstation in realistic games presentation. Increasing RAM remains an inexpensive way to boost system performance, and 64MB of RAM may emerge as the new midlevel machine standard in 1998. By comparison, 16MB of RAM represented the mainstream computer standard in 1997. New 'short-neck' picture tubes and LCD screens are narrowing the desk space difference between 15-inch monitors and the increasingly popular 17-inch monitors. Other topics discussed are ports, hard disks, removable storage, sound systems, keyboards, joysticks and mice, and cost.

Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, Random Access Memories, Computer Display Monitors, Computer industry, Microcomputers, Microcomputer industry, Equipment and supplies, Three dimensional displays, Buyers Guide, 3D technology, RAM (Random access memory), Hardware buyers' guide, Computer monitors, Three-dimensional graphics, Three dimensional graphics

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You say you want evolution?

Article Abstract:

Intel's Pentium III microprocessor offers some improvements over the II model. The average computer shopper will most likely appreciate the way its appearance on the market pushes down the prices of older CPUs. For most business software applications, the Pentium III tests show an 8 percent speed increase. The chip also permits users to load and view 3-D images more quickly. Some Web catalog sales sites are starting to exploit this feature. The P3 also includes a technology called the Processor Serial Number. Intel claims this number offers greater security to users and computer networks. Privacy advocates say this data can be used to track user activity, and that its 'off' setting can be circumvented by a tenacious hacker.

Product introduction, Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Intel Pentium III (Microprocessor)

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Faster and faster, but why

Article Abstract:

Intel introduces 15 enhanced Coppermine Pentium III chips, that run at speeds from 500 MHz to 733 MHz. AMD plans comparable chips at a lower price. The chips are smaller, faster, create less heat when operating, and incorporate the Level 2 cache on the same chip. Some graphic-intensive application users will want to upgrade to these more expensive chips. However, most home computer users will welcome these chips because they lower the cost of the penultimate generation of fast chips.

Product information, Product development, Microprocessors, Column, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD

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