IBM unveils additions to top-line PCs, rounding out plans for network market

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IBM's $14,145 PS/2 95 file server is based on Intel Corp's 80486 microprocessor and comes with a whole range of storage options that add up to around 9Gbytes of memory. The new file server comes with a slimmed-down version of the OS/2 operating system, which is the software that allows the computer to perform functions. IBM's new file server will present some competition for Compaq Computer Corp's $20,999 Systempro but a spokesperson for Compaq maintains that the Compaq machine is a far more sophisticated product. Analysts say that the announcement by IBM is a long-awaited addition to a line of IBM computers and represents the computer maker's dedication to networking and the microcomputer industry. IBM also debuted the 486-based PS/2 90, base-priced at $12,495.

International Business Machines Corp., IBM, File servers, File Server, IBM PS/2 95 (Intel-compatible system), IBM PS/2 90 (486-based system)

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Digital plans to unveil computer

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Digital Equipment Corp (DEC) introduces applicationDEC, which is based on Intel's 80486 microprocessor. The new computer, which uses a version of Unix, will incorporate as many as six 486 processors, with a single processor version running at 20 million instructions per second (MIPS). Thus, a system with six processors could theoretically run at 120 MIPS. A 16-user system will cost $22,885. At least one industry observer calls applicationDEC a 'beautiful product' with pricing that is 'extremely aggressive.'

Digital Equipment Corp., DEC, applicationDEC (Microcomputer)

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Olivetti introduces computer based on Intel 486 chip

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Ing. C. Olivetti & Co introduces its CP486 microcomputer, based on Intel's powerful 80486 microprocessor. Olivetti's new product will be available in Europe by Dec 1989. This product is the first 486 micro from a European company; Hewlett-Packard Co was the first company world-wide to announce such a machine, but HP's product will not ship until 1990. The CP486 is expected to cost about $16,250 in Europe.

Italy, Ing. C. Olivetti e Compagnia S.p.A., 32-Bit, Olivetti CP486 (Workstation)

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