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Amdahl Corp announces 10 new mainframe computers, ranging in price from $3.2 million to $32.1 million, that will be available after the second half of 1991. Analysts say that the new mainframe computers will make the market more competitive, which is good for consumers but not good for manufacturers' profit margins. The new mainframe computers are IBM-compatible and offer eight computer processors linked together, which makes them faster than their IBM counterparts. Analysts observe a trend among corporations to link computers and move to a centralized mainframe computer to save on software and operating costs. Amdahl says the new mainframes offer users the flexibility of starting with smaller systems and moving up to more powerful systems.
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The Hewlett-Packard Co (HP) introduces the HP Kittyhawk Personal Storage Module, said to be the world's smallest disk drive. The device is the size of a matchbook and uses a 1.3-inch hard disk drive that can store 21.4Mbytes of data. It will cost $250 each in volume shipments, and it is expected to ship in the 4th qtr of 1992. A spokesman for HP says Kittyhawk is for palm-top and pen-based computers, telecommunications devices and consumer electronics products. Kittyhawk is small, light in weight and does not use much power. It is also designed to be rugged, for use in computing devices that might be dropped. Kittyhawk is seen by industry observers as a pioneering effort that could establish HP as a leader in the disk-drive business.
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A computer virus that was set to effect IBM microcomputers and compatibles on Oct 13, 1989 caused very little damage but created a lot of anxiety among users. Possibly due to a programming flaw in the virus itself, the virus caused few problems in the areas that it appeared. Advanced warnings of the virus were circulated at a hackers conference held in Amsterdam, but most computer security experts had said from the start that fear of the virus was blown out of proportion. The authors of the virus are unknown, but are rumoured to be a European group aligned with West German terrorists, or a Norwegian group not happy with the celebration of Christopher Columbus.
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