June
22, 1998 Design News
FEATURED PRODUCT
HP Kayak PC workstations target range
of users
by Christine M. Ferrara, New Products
Editor
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (Palo Alto, CA) Kayak PC workstations
support user applications, from software development
to database management.
The Kayak family includes the XA, which is for the
price-sensitive user; the XA-s, which is for high-end
2D and low-end 3D use; and the XU, which provides high-performance
graphics for 2D. In addition the XW provides a range
of OpenGL 3D graphics power for mechanical design automation
and digital-content creation, says Denis Bournival,
product manager for the North America PC Marketing Center
for HP.
Kayak workstations feature Intel's 350- and 400-MHz
Pentium II processors and the Intel 440BX AGPset with
the 100-MHz front-side bus. The XA-s, XU, and XW also
feature HP MaxiLife, an LCD front panel that corresponds
with a chip on the motherboard to produce constantly
updated workstation diagnostics, Bournival adds.
The Kayak XU system (pictured) features 64 Mbytes of
RAM, and a 4.5-Gbyte/10,000-rpm hard disk. The workstations
also feature low-latency CL2 ECC SDRAM memory and expandability
up to 1 Gbyte, the maximum supported by Intel's 440BX
AGPset.
Enhanced Web service and support offerings allow users
to access and download technical information without
calling a special hotline
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