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Short Take: Hitachi to show 8-chip server

Hitachi PC will be among the companies showing a server running eight Xeon processors and Windows NT at Comdex next week. The VisionBase 8880 is expected to ship in December with up to eight Pentium II Xeon chips, high-speed connections to the network cards or storage systems, and remote management features.

Stephen Shankland Former Principal Writer
Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D printing, USB, and new computing technology in general. He has a soft spot in his heart for standards groups and I/O interfaces. His first big scoop was about radioactive cat poop.
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  • Shankland covered the tech industry for more than 25 years and was a science writer for five years before that. He has deep expertise in microprocessors, digital photography, computer hardware and software, internet standards, web technology, and more.
Stephen Shankland
Hitachi PC will be among the companies showing a server running eight Xeon processors and Windows NT at Comdex next week. The VisionBase 8880 is expected to ship in December with up to eight Pentium II Xeon chips, high-speed connections to the network cards or storage systems, and remote management features.