After two months of production delays due to ‘unprecedented demand’ and a shortage of chips, Elonex Plc has churned out 17 new models of personal computers from its factory in North London: these comprise eight types of upgradable Intel Corp 80486-based desktops with local video bus – price ranges from UKP1,100 to UKP1,750; two higher entry-level desktops based on Intel’s 80486SX-25 chip – the PC-425XM Entry Level and the PC-425XB Entry Level start at UKP1,100 and will replace the former 20MHz PC-420X Entry Level models; four types of WS-400 ugradeable LAN workstations based on processors ranging from 25MHz 80486SX to 66MHz 80486DX2 with Ethernet modules based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc PCnet AT chip set; a Token Ring module will be released in due course using the IBM Corp Tropic chip set; prices start at UKP950; and three fault-tolerant mirrored file server systems based on Novell Inc NetWare SFT III v3.11 are planned; Elonex also intends to ship modular notebook personal computers this month.
