Article Abstract:
MCI and Intel introduce the $10,000 networkMCI WebMaker, a Pentium Pro-based system that provides users with the essential hardware required to establish, house and maintain company Web sites. WebMaker includes an assortment of Web authoring and maintenance software, Windows NT and a Cisco Systems router, allowing companies to create Web sites without paying Internet service providers a monthly fee. The development of WebMaker is the result of a larger pact between Intel and MCI that will allow Intel to sell its server package to any company it chooses and give Intel a larger share of the Internet server market. MCI officials forecast that their company's Internet-based revenues will climb from $100 million in 1996 to $2 billion in 2000. However, users must still pay about $1,000 per month for the needed communications line, and small businesses may have difficulty affording such a fee.
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Article Abstract:
AST Research Inc introduces a new line of microcomputers based on Intel Corp's 80486 microprocessor. The new microcomputers are aggressively priced between $3,995 for a microcomputer without a hard disk to $5,365 for one with a 200Mbyte hard disk. The prices are about half that of competitors. Analysts say that the introduction of the lower-priced microcomputers will force 80486-based computer prices, which are currently around $10,000, to come down strongly. The 80486-based microcomputers have not been selling well because their price tag is so much higher than conventional 80386-based machines. Intel Corp has dropped the price it charges for the 80486 chip, which is its strongest microprocessor, from $950 down to $722 for the 25 MHz 80486 when purchased in bulk and from $1,056 to $953 for the 33 MHz chip when purchased in bulk.
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Article Abstract:
Apple's new iMac PC, which sells for a base price of $1,299, is a sleek, elegant machine that comes in a blue-green and off-white translucent case, through which the computer's inner components are faintly visible. Cords and connectors are conveniently located on the side and are hidden behind a small door, preserving the iMac's clean lines. The iMac is not only attractively designed but is powerful and flexible as well. It is built around a PowerPC G3 processor and comes with a built-in 15-inch monitor, 32MB of memory, a 4GB hard disk, a fast CD-ROM drive and a 56Kbps modem. The iMac ships with the AppleWorks word processing and spreadsheet software package. It also comes with both the Microsoft and Netscape Web browsers, as well as a good e-mail program.
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic: