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- MICRO EXPRESS DEBUTS THE ME 486-50... A WORKSTATION IN A COMPACT PC BODY
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- Santa Ana, CA..Joining the move to higher and higher performance in a
- compact PC case is the 50-MHz Micro Express ME 486-50. This machine truly
- blurs the distinction between a personal computer and a workstation. In
- its basic configuration, the ME 486-50 comes with 4MB of RAM, a 200-MB
- fast hard disk drive, a Hi-Color VGA card and monitor (displays up to
- 32,768 colors at a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels), both 3-1/2" and 5-1/4"
- high-density floppy disk drives, a mouse, DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.0. In its
- compact desktop case, this PC sells for $3395. If a tower case is
- preferred, the price increases by $600.
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- Based on the Intel i486-50 microprocessor chip, this system achieves
- superior speed through zero wait-state, page-mode interleaved memory
- performance and 256K of 20-ns RAM caching. The cache is second-level
- direct-mapped. System RAM is expandable to 32-MB on the motherboard, using
- 70-ns SIMMs. Using a memory-expansion board, system memory can be
- increased to 64 MB.
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- This speed-demon achieves a Norton SI rating of 78.8 and a Landmark 2.0
- rating of 167/28 MHz. Power Meter 2.0 gives this computer a speed rating
- of 22.1 MIPS.
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- The advanced Phoenix BIOS, which is used, includes password protection. The
- BIOS offers selectable shadowing of both system and video BIOS. A CMOS
- clock-calendar, with battery back-up, is also included.
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- For workstation users, the ME 486-50 is fully functional under UNIX and
- OS/2, as well as DOS. Novell networking is also supported.
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- For expansion, the motherboard includes seven 16-bit full-length slots,
- plus one 16-bit/32-bit slot. A socket is included for a Weitek 4167 math
- coprocessor to be added, if required. One parallel and two serial ports
- are included as well.
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- For advanced graphic applications, the system includes the Micro Express
- Hi-Color Turbo VGA Card, which displays up to 32,768 colors, at a
- resolution of 800 x 600 pixels, or 256 colors, at a resolution of 1024 x
- 768 pixels. A high-performance 14-inch non-glare CRT monitor with an
- excellent dot pitch of 0.28 mm comes with the ME 486-50.
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- The ME 486-50 is packaged in a compact desktop case, measuring 6.5"[H] x
- 14.5"[W] x 16.5"[D], which includes 5 disk drive bays. Optional hard disk
- drives are available with up to 1.2-GB of capacity. If the tower case is
- selected, it can handle up to 8 disk drives in a very roomy enclosure. A
- choice of keyboards is offered with the ME 486-50, including both standard
- 101-type enhanced with or without audible feedback, and a keyboard with a
- built-in trackball mouse at no extra charge.
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- The Finest Available Customer Support
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- A full 2-year warranty is included on parts and labor for this PC, with
- shipping for the first 4 months paid both ways by Micro Express, as well
- as a 30-day moneyback guarantee is included. Optional on-site service,
- through TRW, is also available. If a board fails, Micro Express offers
- 24-hour express board replacement service. As with all other Micro Express
- computers, this machine is burned in for 72 hours before shipping to
- eliminate early failures. In addition, a toll-free number is provided for
- free unlimited technical support. Technical support is available 24-hours
- per day and 7-days per week as part of the exclusive Micro Express
- "Always" customer support program. When technical documents are required,
- Micro Express offers Automated FAX-back Service. Using this service
- documents can be requested through voice-mail and will be FAXed directly
- to the customer without human intervention.
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- The ME 486-50 is available now, direct from Micro Express.
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- Micro Express is an award-winning manufacturer of notebook, laptop,
- portable and desktop microcomputers that are fully IBM compatible. Micro
- Express offers extremely high quality and a wide range of additional
- features at a very competitive price. Micro Express personal computers are
- regularly rated at the top of comparative reviews in computer trade
- magazines, having won such honors as PC Magazine Editors' Choice, PC World
- Best Buy, Computer Buyer's Guide Best Buy, BYTE Magazine One-To-Watch, PC
- Week Analyst' s Choice and many others. The company also offers a
- selection of high-performance add-in peripheral boards.
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- Micro Express, 1801 Carnegie Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705
- (714) 852-1400 or (800) 989-9900.
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