ASL Introduces the World's First AMD Dual Athlon™ MP Linux™ Workstation, the Marquis K120
June 7, 2001 - Newark, California.
ASL, the leading provider of Linux systems, today announced the release of its Marquis K120 AMD Dual Athlon MP Linux workstation.
ASL, yet again, redefines Linux performance by introducing the Marquis K120. Featuring the AMD-760 MP chipset and supporting up to two Palomino (Athlon MP) processors starting at 1.2 GHz, the Marquis K120 is first Linux workstation of its kind. Designed as a highly integrated platform, the Marquis K120 comes standard with dual channel Ultra 160/m SCSI controllers, dual port Fast Ethernet as well as an AGP 4X port and 64-bit PCI slots for connecting high-speed peripherals.
Using a Tyan Thunder K7 motherboard, the Marquis K120 takes advantage of AMD's Smart MP Technology which enhances overall system performance through the use of dual point-to-point, high speed 266 MHz buses. This delivers an unprecedented 2.1 GB/s per CPU of bus bandwidth using Double Data Rate (DDR) memory.
The AMD Athlon MP Processor was announced June 5, 2001 at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a seventh generation x86 processor designed for high performance multi-processing servers and workstations. According to AMD, the AMD Athlon MP Processor provides up to a 38 percent increase in performance over widely available x86 multiprocessor-based systems on popular benchmarks.
About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and
communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia.
AMD, a Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, flash memory devices,
and support circuitry for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in
Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $4.6 billion in 2000.
About ASL
ASL Inc. is the leading provider of Linux systems. Its philosophy is to redefine Linux performance
by providing leading-edge technology and extensive systems customization at competitive prices.
As part of ASL Inc.'s commitment to execute this philosophy, it partners with key industry leaders
to provide the Linux world with the latest features on high quality products. Every system comes
pre-installed and configured with an optimized Linux operating system. In addition to its
leading-edge product line, ASL Inc. also provides world-class customer support and service at no cost
to its customers. For more information, visit ASL Inc. at www.aslab.com or call (510) 249-5900.
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