Compaq, Microsoft plan industry group to create standard for workstations
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Microsoft Corp and Compaq Computer Corp are planning a coalition of companies to develop reduced instruction-set computing (RISC)-based computers to attack the workstation market currently led by Sun Microsystems Inc. The plan is to develop the kind of de facto software standard for workstations that was an essential factor in the success of the microcomputer. The workstations would be powered by RISC technology that allows for the faster operation of chips because they are essentially less complex. Should it succeed, the coalition would reduce the market share of companies such as Intel and Motorola who dominate the microcomputer industry with their proprietary chips.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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'Chip set' unveiled for use in making faster computers
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Chips and Technologies Inc announces a set of six microprocessor chips that can be used as is by computer manufacturers to achieve high speed data processing capabilities. The chip set, known as M/PAX, will contain six 80486 microprocessors and be able to execute 70 million instructions per second (MIPS). The chip set will allow smaller computer firms to enter the costly multiprocessing market without having to invest in costly research and development. By purchasing the chip sets, a company could produce a computer that costs about $30,000, with better performance than a similarly priced machine from Compaq.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1990
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