INTEL SELECTS SUN386i WORKSTATIONS AS DESIGN PLATFORM 
Systems To Be Used To Design New-Generation ICs
  
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--February 21, 1989-- Sun Microsystems today
announced that Intel Corp. has signed a multi-million dollar agreement
to purchase its Sun386i(TM) workstations for use in the microcomputer
component manufacturer's circuit design department.  The agreement
covers the purchase of several hundred workstations during the next two
years.  The Sun386i workstations will be used for design engineering
and internal development of new generations of integrated circuits.
Intel currently has a comprehensive internal computer-aided engineering
and design environment that is comprised of mainframe computers and
minicomputer systems with a sophisticated proprietary software
environment.
 
According to Dr. Albert Yu, Intel's vice president and general manager
of components development, the company initiated a formal evaluation
more than one year ago to find a standard desktop workstation
environment.
 
"After evaluating several vendors' products, Intel committed to the
Sun386i as its desktop solution because it offered the best mix of
integration of a UNIX(R) workstation with MS-DOS(R) operating
system compatibility, based on the Intel386(TM)
microprocessor.  We believe the Sun386i is an excellent fit in our CAD
environment," said Dr. Yu.
 
Available in configurations exceeding 3 MIPS (Sun386i/150) and 5 MIPS
(Sun386i/250), the products set a new standard for ease of use.  The
Sun386i workstation integrates heterogeneous networking,
high-resolution graphics, multi-user and multi-tasking window operating
and compatibility with all mainstream MS-DOS applications.
 
Intel manufactures microcomputer components, modules and systems.
 
Sun Microsystems, Inc. is one of the world's leading suppliers of
network-based distributed computer systems, including professional
workstations, servers, and UNIX operating system and productivity
software.
 
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