The Alpha range of Amiga-based workstations are designed to
allow the Amiga to once again dominate the graphics market that it
was designed for. Like most of the current PowerPC-based Amiga
systems it offers multi-processor support and are based upon the
standard A4000 mother -board. All prices stated are in US
dollars.
Cordel Alpha 1 PowerPC Workstation
The Alpha 1 uses a PowerPC 604e running at 150MHz as well as the
68060 processor running at 50MHz. This allows all PPC and 680x0
software to be run at the maximum speed available. It has a total
of 46Mb memory as standard- 32Mb EDO RAM, 12Mb fast ram, and 2Mb
chip. It also uses 4Mb graphics ram, via the built-in PPC
CyberVision card. This allows a maximum resolution of 1600x1200 in
16-bit graphics (over 65,000 colours on screen), or 1280x1024 in
24-bit (16.8 million colours!). The card also features 3D
acceleration, allowing the production of hardware -hitting games
such as Tomb Raider. The machine also comes with a 2 gigabyte (GB)
SCSI-Wide hard drive, 20X SCSI CD-ROM drive, 1.76Mb floppy drive,
33.6kbps US Robotics modem with internet software and 17 SVGA .25
Dot Pitch monitor. The system can be expanded through several
built-in interfaces, such as the SCSI-II, IDE, parallel and serial
ports. There is also support for an optional 10-base-T networking
card. The machine will take the form of a standard ATX tower case
with separate PC-compatible keyboard.
Price on release- $3799
Cordel Alpha 2 PowerPC Workstation
The Alpha 2 is based around the same system design as the
previous model, whilst expanding its capabilities. This is achieved
using a PowerPC 604e processor running at 180MHz, as well as the
obligatory Motorola 68060 running at 50MHz. The amount of memory
provided has also been increased to 78Mb- 64Mb EDO, 12Mb Fast and
2Mb chip, as well as 4Mb graphics ram. The machine also comes
fitted with a 4.5Gb SCSI-Wide hard drive. It offers basically the
same hardware support as the Alpha 1, such as SCSI-II and IDE
ports, as well as 24-bit display, whilst expanding on its
professional image through the use a 19 SVGA .25 Dot Pitch monitor
and internal 100Mb Zip drive as standard. It also comes with an
optional 10-base-T network card.
Price on release: $4499
Cordel Alpha 5 PowerPC Workstation
Whatever happened to the Alpha 3 and 4? This is possibly the
first case of numerical discrimination. Moving swiftly along, the
Alpha 5 is designed for very, very high-end projects. It uses the
PowerPC 604e processor running at 200mHz, as well as the required
68060 50mHz. It has a whopping 142Mb of memory in total. This is
made up of 128Mb EDO, 12Mb fast, and 2Mb chip. It also uses the
CyberVision PPC card with 4Mb graphics ram for the display. This,
again is capable of a maximum 1600x1200 16-bit and 1280x1024 24-bit
display, whilst offering 3D acceleration, allowing software to use
OpenGL. the machine breaks the Amiga FFS restriction on hard drives
by including a whopping 9.1Gb SCSI-Wide hard drive. As with
previous models it comes with a 33.6kbps US Robotics modem and
internet software, 19 Super VGA .25 Dot Pitch, 20X SCSI CD-ROM
drive, 1.76 MB Floppy, internal Iomega ZIP drive, and an optional
10-base-T network card. It also offers the use ports such as
SCSI-II, IDE, mouse, keyboard, joystick, parallel, and serial.
Price on release: $4999
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