tph@cs.utexas.edu (Pow-Hwee Tan) (10/05/90)
I just read about a new PC compatible board made by Hauppage Computer Works, Inc. in BYTE's IBM Special. This board distinguish itself from the rest of the crowd by including a i860 as well, sharing address space, and includes a 64-bit expansion bus. Looks like a great board to build a generic workstation on. Can probably port minix or other stuff onto it. Anyway, I am more interested in the credibility of the company. I seems to see the name Hauppage Computer Inc somewhere for some products before, but just can't recall anything else about it. Does anyone has more info on this company? What are the past products they made? Thanks. -- ph tan, CS Dept, UT Austin
zaft@nswses.navy.mil (Gordon C Zaft) (10/05/90)
In article <13210@cs.utexas.edu> tph@cs.utexas.edu (Pow-Hwee Tan) writes: > > I just read about a new PC compatible board made by Hauppage Computer >Works, Inc. in BYTE's IBM Special. This board distinguish itself from >the rest of the crowd by including a i860 as well, sharing address space, >and includes a 64-bit expansion bus. Looks like a great board to build >a generic workstation on. Can probably port minix or other stuff onto it. > > Anyway, I am more interested in the credibility of the company. >I seems to see the name Hauppage Computer Inc somewhere for some >products before, but just can't recall anything else about it. Does >anyone has more info on this company? What are the past products they >made? Hauppage has been making 386 and 486 motherboards for a comparatively long time (4 or 5 years, I believe) and is fairly reputable (i.e., they're not a fly-by-night). Whether they're incredibly technically competent, I don't know. Your mileage may vary. -- + Gordon Zaft | zaft@suned1.nswses.navy.mil + + NSWSES, Code 4Y33 | suned1!zaft@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov + + Port Hueneme, CA 93043-5007 | Phone: (805) 982-0684 FAX: 982-8768 + ++++ Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.++++
alan@curly.Viewlogic.COM (Alan Medsker) (10/06/90)
They're a big motherboard outfit, I believe. Actually, not that big, but well known and respected, as far as I can tell. Alan -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Alan Medsker Viewlogic Systems, Inc. Voice: (508) 480-0881 293 Boston Post Road West Fax: (508) 480-0882 Marlboro, MA 01752 Internet: amedsker@Viewlogic.COM cc:Mail: Alan Medsker at Viewlogic CI$: 76376,662 BIX: amedsker 2 Meters: WB0SQR =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= My opinions, of course. And don't hold me to them. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. DeArmond) (10/06/90)
tph@cs.utexas.edu (Pow-Hwee Tan) writes: > I just read about a new PC compatible board made by Hauppage Computer >Works, Inc. in BYTE's IBM Special. This board distinguish itself from >the rest of the crowd by including a i860 as well, sharing address space, >and includes a 64-bit expansion bus. Looks like a great board to build >a generic workstation on. Can probably port minix or other stuff onto it. > Anyway, I am more interested in the credibility of the company. >I seems to see the name Hauppage Computer Inc somewhere for some >products before, but just can't recall anything else about it. Does >anyone has more info on this company? What are the past products they >made? I saw this machine at Comdex this year. The one on display had 4 I860s and 64 mb of RAM and was rated at 100 MIPS, all in a package about the size of a Compaq deskpro. They had a little plexiglass window installed in the case so you could look at the RAM. I don't know why you'd want to unless the chips might explode as the bit deficit goes negative after extended number crunching :-) :-) It is supposedly shipped with MACH as the operating system. It was running X so fast that, well, it just did not look like X! :-) I wanted one REAL bad. Hauppage has been around for a long time and as far as I can tell, is reputable. I think the machine is being made offshore, if that matters. Looks like a hot box. John -- John De Armond, WD4OQC | We can no more blame our loss of freedom on congress Radiation Systems, Inc. | than we can prostitution on pimps. Both simply Atlanta, Ga | provide broker services for their customers. {emory,uunet}!rsiatl!jgd| - Dr. W Williams | **I am the NRA**