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- Weitek Corporation and ICECAP Technologies announced today that users of
- 50MHz Intel 80486-based personal computers can realize a 50% performance
- increase for numeric-intensive applications by combining the 33 MHz
- version of Weitek's Abacus 4167 math coprocessor with the ICECAP thermal
- management device. Superior system performance is achieved without
- degrading system reliability.
-
- ... Applications that take advantage of the 4167, such as AutoShade,
- Autodesk Renderman, 3-D Studio and BigD will run as much as 50% faster
- with a Weitek coprocessor than with the math coprocessor built into
- Intel's 486.
-
- ... ICECAP snaps onto the top of the 4167-33 and maintains the case
- temperature of the math coprocessor below the ambient temperature of a
- computer enclosure. This allows the 4167 to operate at 50MHz without
- corrupting data or damaging the system. The Weitek Abacus plugs into a
- 142-pin socket on the motherboard of many 80486-based desktop computers.
- To reach a local distributor of the 4167-33, call the Weitek toll-free
- sales line, 800-468-3167.
-
- ICECAP is priced at $149 and may be purchased directly from ICECAP by
- calling 408-727-6100. ICECAP Technologies has been a manufacturer of
- Peltier-effect thermoelectric coolers for the management of integrated
- circuits since 1987.
-
- Weitek Corp. (NASDAQ:WWTK) makes processors and controllers that enhance
- the performance of standard operating systems, user interfaces and
- application software.
-
- Weitek Corp.(408)738-5765
- Sunnyvale, Calif 94086
-
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