The wizards: a look at the high-tech Dream Team, as chosen by a survey of their colleagues

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An informal survey of high-technology leaders was conducted by the Wall Street Journal. A result was the selection of five men who are seen by their colleagues as important personalities who have made outstanding contributions. Among these, Microsoft Corp's Bill Gates is an overwhelming choice as an especially outstanding and significant figure. Seymour Cray, of Cray Computer Corp, did original work in semiconductors, which led to the development of supercomputers. Alan Kay, currently a fellow at Apple, is an industry visionary who first gained notice when he worked in the 1970s at Xerox's near-legendary Palo Alto Research Center. Jack Kilby, of Texas Instruments Inc, is credited with the invention of the integrated circuit. John Cocke, of IBM, invented the chip design known as reduced instruction set computing (RISC). Honorable mention selections include Paul Allen, Michael Dell, Andrew Grove, Antony Hoare, Steven Jobs, William Joy, Mitch Kapor, David Liddle and Akira Tonomura.

High technology industry, Computer software industry, Software industry, High technology, Achievements and awards, Surveys, Gates, Bill, Technological innovations, Scientific creativity, Creative ability in technology, Genius, Kay, Alan (American federal government official), Creativity, Industry Analysis, Survey, Kilby, Jack, Cray, Seymour R., Cocke, John

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IBM, Toshiba, Siemens form venture to develop DRAMs for next century

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IBM, Toshiba Corp and Siemens AG enter into a cooperative agreement to jointly develop 256-Mbit dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips. DRAMs currently on the market have a capacity of only 16M-bits, and an intermediate generation of 64-Mbit DRAMs is expected to enter production by 1995. The product development venture will cost $1 billion or more, and the three companies are working together to reduce individual costs. While the companies will cooperate on research and development, they do not plan to jointly manufacture the chips. IBM's East Fishkill, NY semiconductor facility will be the center for DRAM development. The agreement marks a departure for IBM, which has historically developed and produced microprocessors for its exclusive use. IBM has previously worked with Siemens to 16-Mbit chips, and Siemens has previously licensed memory technology to Toshiba.

Product development, Toshiba Corp., International Business Machines Corp., IBM, Contracts, Siemens AG, Dynamic random access memory, DRAM (Dynamic random access memory), DRAM, Cooperative Agreements

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Upgradability of parts keeps PCs up to date

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The pace of technology seems to date a microcomputer almost as soon as it is unpacked, but microcomputers now are being built with 'upgrading' in mind. An example of what is now possible is provided by the experience of Equitable Life Assurance Society, New York, NY: Equitable upgraded its microcomputers by simply adding circuit boards. The process, which required about ten minutes per machine, transformed the company's computers into speedy, powerful 80486s. Several companies including IBM, AST Research Inc and Advanced Logic Research Inc now manufacture computers that can easily accommodate various microprocessors. Unisys plans an upgradable workstation. Apple Computer Inc, Compaq Computer Corp and DEC all offer upgradable products. For microcomputer buyers, economics is the selling point. Upgrading usually costs much less than purchasing new computers.

Production management, Microcomputers, Equipment and supplies, Product obsolescence, End users, User Need, Trends, Microcomputer, Computer Industry, Boards/Cards, Upgrading, Obsolescence

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