pre\box
<computer> {Phase 5}'s Amiga clone, announced on 1998-03-10.
The pre\box will have a processor card with four {PowerPC}
processors running in parallel. The processors will range
from four 200 MHz {PPC604e} chips to four 300MHz {PPC750}
chips. It will have a {Voodoo2} {video graphics card}, as
well as a custom video chip working in concert, with 8 MB of
{video ram}. It will run {Amiga OS} 3.1 (or higher if
{Gateway 2000} delivers the next upgrade before its release)
and have {Motorola 68000} {CPU} {emulation} in software.
Other features include {EIDE}, {Ultra Wide SCSI-II}, {PCI},
{Ethernet} and {DIMM} sockets. Extra RAM, hard disks and
{CD-ROM} will be available. The initial specification will
probably be 32MB RAM, 32-speed CD and 4GB hard disk in an {ATX
minitower}. Systems should start at about $2000 for four
parallel 200 MHZ CPUs and be available at the end of 1998.
Full press release
(http://cucug.org/amiga/aminews/1998/980310-phase5.html).
(1998-07-29)