OPTi's Viper-N Chipset Powers Hewlett-Packard's OmniBook 5000 Notebook PC

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HP's OmniBook 5000 notebook PC, featuring a 90 MHz Pentium processor, L2 cache, and full PCI bus architecture, has been equipped with OPTi's Viper-N mobile chipset. The Viper-N, the industry's first core logic chipset for Pentium PCI-based computers, offers advanced design flexibility and power management capabilities. The HP OmniBook 5000 PC boasts a large display with VGA or SVGA (800 x 600) resolution, up to 1.2 GB of hard-disk capacity, and is expandable to 64 MB of RAM. The notebook PC also features HP's unique instant-on feature, which provides immediate access to applications without rebooting the system.

Key Takeaways:

  • OPTi's Viper-N mobile chipset is used in HP's OmniBook 5000 notebook PC, providing a complete core logic solution for notebooks.
  • The Viper-N chipset offers advanced design flexibility and power management capabilities, reducing average CPU power consumption by up to 80%.
  • HP's OmniBook 5000 PC features a 90 MHz Pentium processor, L2 cache, and full PCI bus architecture, making it a high-performance notebook PC.
  • The notebook PC boasts a large display with VGA or SVGA (800 x 600) resolution, up to 1.2 GB of hard-disk capacity, and is expandable to 64 MB of RAM.
  • HP's unique instant-on feature provides immediate access to applications without rebooting the system.
  • The Viper-N chipset is designed to minimize heat generation and properly manage power consumption, making it suitable for notebook PC designs.
  • OPTi's innovative chipset solutions enable customers to manufacture quality, state-of-the-art products, while improving their time-to-market.
  • Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global manufacturer of computing, communications and measurement products and services.

Statistics:

  • 90 MHz: The speed of the Pentium processor used in the HP OmniBook 5000 PC.
  • 80%: The reduction in average CPU power consumption achieved by the Viper-N chipset's power management unit.
  • 25 billion: The revenue of Hewlett-Packard Company in its 1994 fiscal year.
  • 99,900: The number of employees at Hewlett-Packard Company.
  • 1.2 GB: The maximum hard-disk capacity of the HP OmniBook 5000 PC.
  • 64 MB: The maximum RAM expandability of the HP OmniBook 5000 PC.
  • 800 x 600: The resolution of the display on the HP OmniBook 5000 PC.

Sources:

  • "OPTi, Inc. Announces Design Win with Hewlett-Packard Company" (Business Wire, Sept. 19, 1995)
  • OPTi Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTI) press release
  • Hewlett-Packard Company (http://www.oakridge.com)