US-based PC giant Compaq Computer has notched up a winner . . . by actually demonstrating the workings of a personal computer based on chip-maker Intel's super-fast new Pentium microprocessor.
Compaq last week added 22 new machines to its various product lines, among them two new Deskpro systems, one SystemPro and one ProSignia server, all running on Pentium.
One of the new DeskPro systems will make use of the Pentium chip to run at clock speeds of 66 megahertz (MHz), while the other will work at the slightly slower speed of 60 MHz.
The systems, both powerful desktop PCs, were the first of their kind to be put on display by a system vendor, despite a rush of announcements from more than 20 companies that products based on Pentium would be ready for marketing shortly.
Taiwan's Acer group also announced last week that it had ready for marketing what it dubbed the ''world's first'' Chip Upgradable PC and server systems.
Among other system makers to announce Pentium products last week were NCR, the computing arm of AT & T; Unisys Corp; and ICL.