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To: ekid who wrote (38659)	3/21/2000 8:22:00 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

IBM CORP - New IBM IntelliStations Earn Top Performance Marks from BAPCO Story Filed: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 5:24 PM EST New York, New York, Mar. 21, 2000 (Market News Publishing via COMTEX) -- IBM announced several new, top-performing models of its IntelliStation* line of workstations that captured BAPCo's(xx) top rankings on four separate benchmark tests. The new IntelliStation models, equipped with Pentium III processors at speeds up to 866 MHz (1), posted the following scores (2): - 2146 on the SYSmark* J benchmark - 376 on the SYSmark* 98 benchmark - 786 on the SYSmark* NT benchmark - 205 on the SYSmark* 2000 benchmark Currently, no other workstation submitted scores that beat these IntelliStation marks (see www.bapco.com). Additionally, the IBM IntelliStation score of 2146 on the SYSmark J benchmark handily took the number one position away from an Intel 1GHz system that registered a score of 1899, a score of 13 per cent less. (3) IntelliStation workstations are designed to provide the highest-possible user performance. Provided below is detailed information regarding the final specifications of the new IBM IntelliStation Z Pro, M Pro and E Pro models. New IBM IntelliStation Z Pro Models Processor Pentium III Xeon 866MHz (3), dual capable Operating system Windows NT and upgradeable to Windows 2000 Professional Chipset Intel 840 Front-side bus 133 MHz Form Factor 7x9 mini-tower Memory 256 or 512MB RAMBUS memory with dual-channel design, 4 or 8 RIMM slots with 2 or 4GB max Hard disk drives 9.1GB or 18.2GB Ultra160 SCSI Graphics Matrox Millennium G400 or Intense3D Wildcat 4110 Peripherals IBM ScrollPoint Mouse II Security features New Security Chip, Alert on LAN 2 Estimated starting price (4) $7,479 New IBM IntelliStation M Pro Models Processor Pentium III 733, 800 or 866MHz, dual capable Operating system Windows NT and upgradeable to Windows 2000 Professional Chipset Intel 840 Front-side bus 133 MHz Form Factor 7x6 mini-tower Memory 256 or 512MB RAMBUS memory with dual-channel design, 4 RIMM slots with 2GB capable max Hard disk drives 9.1GB to 18.2GB Ultra2 SCSI or 15GB ATA/66 Graphics ELSA GLoria II, Matrox Millennium G400 or Intense3D Wildcat 4110 Peripherals IBM ScrollPoint Mouse II Security features New Security Chip, Alert on LAN 2 Estimated starting price (4) $5,919 New IBM IntelliStation E Pro Models Processor Pentium III 866MHz Operating system Windows NT and upgradeable to Windows 2000 Professional Chipset Intel 820 Front-side bus 133 MHz Form Factor 5x4 desktop Memory 128MB RAMBUS memory, 2 RIMM slots with 384MB max Hard disk drives 9.1GB Ultra2 SCSI or 15GB ATA/66 Graphics ELSA Gloria II, Matrox Millennium G400 Peripherals IBM ScrollPoint Mouse II Security features New Security Chip, Alert on LAN 2 Estimated starting price (4) $4,729 New Avid Xpress DV on IBM IntelliStation (M Pro) Model Processor Pentium III 733MHz, dual capable Video software/components Avid Express DV and Canopus DV Raptor Adaptor Operating system Windows NT Chipset Intel 840 Front-side bus 133 MHz Form Factor 7x6 mini-tower Memory 128MB RAMBUS memory, 4 RIMM slots with 2GB capable max Hard disk drives 9.1GB & 18.2GB Ultra2 SCSI Graphics Matrox Millennium G400 Peripherals IBM ScrollPoint Mouse II Security features New Security Chip, Alert on LAN 2 Video Hosting Services Three months provided by Yahoo! Estimated starting price (4) $10,439 Options by IBM To complement the IntelliStation E Pro, M Pro and Z Pro systems announced today, IBM is offering several new Options including: - The IBM 8X/4X/32X CD-RW Internal IDE drive is generally available in black for an estimated reseller price of $429. - The IBM 9.1 and 18.2 GB 10,000 RPM Ultra160 SCSI Hard Disk Drives offer industry-leading 5 millisecond seek-times and deliver outstanding storage performance for today's demanding workstation customers. These drives are generally available for an estimated reseller price of $809 and $1,449, respectively. - The IBM T86A 18-inch thin film transistor flat panel monitor incorporates industry-leading SXGA technology and rotates for landscape and portrait viewing. The IBM T86A is generally available for an estimated reseller price of $5,869. For more information visit the following IBM sites: IBM IntelliStation pc.ibm.com Options by IBM pc.ibm.com IBM Direct Sales ibm.com

To: ekid who wrote (38659)	3/21/2000 8:48:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Ekid, <Is IBM new memory "standard" DDR, or some proprietary implemantation? if the latter, wouldn't that mean we are going to have different favors of DDR.> No, I don't think this is a proprietary implementation. I may be mistaken, but I think this IBM's announcement marks the beginning of DDR SDRAM's entry into the marketplace. Previously, DDR has only been used in graphics controllers. However, IBM's DDR modules will be first used by their Netfinity and NUMA-Q servers. Previously, those servers have been using either SDRAM or EDO DRAM. RDRAM is currently being targeted towards desktop and workstation PCs. That means that DDR and RDRAM can and will coexist, at least for a while. So I don't see IBM's DDR introduction as a negative for Rambus. Tenchusatsu