Title :
Applications ´90: PCs and workstations
Author_Institution :
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
Significant developments during 1989 are described. Among them are: the introduction of several RISC (reduced-instruction-set computer) workstations at personal-computer (PC) prices; the arrival in 1989 of personal computers built around Intel´s 80486 processor; a multiprocessing PC that competes head on with minicomputers; a variety of PC systems built around Intel´s 16-MHz 386SX processor, an 80386 in a smaller package; four new Macintosh computers; growing interest in multimedia desktop computers; and growing use of X window display terminals.<>
Keywords :
microcomputers; reduced instruction set computing; workstations; 16 MHz; AD 1989; Intel 386SX processor; Intel 80486 processor; Macintosh computers; PCs; RISC workstations; X window display terminals; multimedia desktop computers; multiprocessing PC; personal computers; reduced-instruction-set computer; Application software; Computer architecture; Costs; Graphical user interfaces; Marketing and sales; Personal communication networks; Portable computers; Reduced instruction set computing; Sun; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
