Gateway will also offer MMX in its Destination Big Screen PC line, starting at $2,999, available Gateway 2000 of Sioux City, S.D., added the MMX technology to its consumer desktop line, in a number of configurations, starting at $2,149.Of HP Vectra PCs for corporate users and in its OmniBook notebook PCs. Hewlett-Packard also said it intends to integrate the new processor into future generations Other MMX-based Pavilion PCs will be available in February. so consumers can experience the multimedia capabilities of MMX.
The company has preloaded imaging software developed by Storm TechnologyĪnd Adobe Systems Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif., said its Pavilion PCs were being stocked in stores starting on Wednesday, with suggested retail prices from $1,399 to $2,699. Games like Pod, a 3-D car racing game, and the Ultimate Human Body 2, a live-animation exploration of the body. IBM said it will include three-dimensional Prices start at $2,399 to $2,599, depending on the configuration.
The new processor is the highest performance Pentium chip available and is being offered at speeds of 166Īnd 200 megahertz for desktop systems aimed at consumers. Intel's new multimedia extension technology, called MMX, was launched on Wednesday in a much-anticipated rollout in San Francisco. Most of the new PCs are shipping now or later this month. Intel Multimedia Chip Could Lift Sales of PCsĬompaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Fujitsu Ltd., Dell Computer Corp., International Business Machines Corp., Gateway 2000, Toshiba Corp.'s Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Acer Inc.'s America unit and others unveiled new PCs New multimedia MMX Pentium chip, starting at prices of about $1,900. JanuMakers Unveil PCs With Intel's MMX Chip By REUTERSĮW YORK - A bevy of personal computer makers on Wednesday announced personal computers and notebook PCs designed around Intel Corp.'s