Digital has new models of computers; old series made ready for 'Alpha' technology
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DEC announces a new line of VAX minicomputers that are designed to be easily upgradeable to the company's Alpha microprocessor technology when it is released in early 1993. According to DEC officials, the new VAXes offer improved performance at a lower price. DEC is also releasing the long-awaited Open VMS operating system, which by conforming to industry standards, makes computers running it compatible to other vendors' similar standards-based products. The DEC MicroVAX 3100 model 90 will be priced at less than $15,000. The $13,000 DEC VAX 4000 model 90 is three times faster than earlier VAX 4000 models. The DEC VAX 6000 is being replaced by the VAX 7000 which will perform at speeds of 160 million instructions per second (MIPS). Prices for the 7000 will range from $150,000 to $500,000. The DEC VAX 10000 will replace the slow-selling 9000. Upgrading to Alpha will involve simply swapping the microprocessor board for new Alpha boards when they become available.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Digital has new 'open' software
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Digital Equipment Corp (DEC) introduces software products that DEC says will work with other companies' hardware and software. These products are part of an attempt by DEC to position itself as a provider of 'open systems.' DEC's products are designed to run under the so-called Network Application Support approach to open systems. One of DEC's new products does transaction processing, and another is for editing documents that contain text, graphics, spreadsheet data or images. According to David Stone, a VP at DEC, the company's new products are part of a larger and continuing line of open systems software. According to Stone, the company envisions a time, perhaps 10 years from now, when users will be able to connect with any network or any other computer system.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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Digital plans to introduce new models; line of work stations carries lower prices
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Digital Equipment Corp (DEC) will introduce four reduced instruction set computing (RISC) workstations in San Francisco, CA, on Dec 4, 1991. The new products, which are described as 'competitively priced,' aim to halt the erosion of DEC's market share in workstations. The product introduction will feature DEC's workstations running Microsoft Corp's new operating system, Windows NT. DEC is especially concerned about competition from Sun Microsystems, which is the current leader in the workstation market. Tuesday's product introduction will feature DEC's Personal DECstation, which is said to be the industry's first computer workstation to be priced under $4,000.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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