Barry - Re: ": It will only be a matter of time before Xeon makes its way into the mainstream, or at least the more performance-conscious part of the mainstream"
Slot 2 motherboards are already available from third parties such as Tyan.
Paul
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Tyan Announces Dual Slot 2 Motherboard; New Model Offers
Workstation-Class Performance with Two Intel Pentium II Xeon
Processors and Numerous Other High Performance Features
Business Wire - June 30, 1998 10:49
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 1998--Tyan Computer Corp. today announced the Thunder X (S1952DLU) a dual Slot 2 motherboard that supports two Intel Pentium(R) II Xeon(TM) processors.
The new board is designed in an industry standard ATX form factor identical to Intel's Marlinspike Slot 2 motherboard.
The Thunder X is designed for maximum expandability with five 32-bit PCI Bus Master slots, one shared ISA slot and one AGP slot. The board features a built-in twin channel Ultra2 Wide SCSI controller (Adaptec
AIC7896) with LVD support, as well as two UDMA/33 IDE ports. This provides outstanding performance and expandability in the storage subsystem.
"The Thunder X will greatly extend Tyan's leadership position in system boards for high performance workstations and with its integrated Ultra2 SCSI controller, will significantly out-perform any Intel based workstation platform currently on the market," according to Dr. Symon Chang, Tyan chairman and CEO.
Based on the Intel 440GX AGPset, the Thunder X is also Tyan's first motherboard to support up to 2GB of PC/100 SDRAM. Combined with the Pentium II Xeon's full speed level 2 cache, this will give memory
performance that rivals RISC workstations.
Other features include Super I/O support; AMI Plug 'n' Play BIOS; and advanced system management features such as LM81 sensor chips with on-board alarm to monitor fans, temperature and voltage levels.
Intel's LANDesk Client Manager software is also included.
The Thunder X will be available in volume by mid August. Beta samples are available to OEMs now. OEM pricing in 1,000 piece quantities will be below $600.
Tyan Computer was founded in 1989 and has become one of the world's leading developers of system boards. INC. Magazine ranked Tyan as the 19th fastest growing privately-held company in the U.S. in 1997. Tyan's products are sold to OEMs, system integrators, VARs, resellers and end-users as workstation and Internet/Intranet enabling and acceleration solutions. The U.S.-based company is known for its quality and leading-edge technology. Tyan's commitment to quality is reflected in its ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 certifications.
For more information contact Tyan Computer at 3288 Laurelview Court, Fremont, CA, 94538. Phone 510/651-8868; fax 510/651-7688; Web site www.tyan.com. |
