NEXGEN

N ext G eneration microprocessor RISC chip from Alaris (a venture company formed with seed money from Compaq, Olivetti, Paine Webber, and others) that was independently designed from Intel chips but is aimed at being equal to or better than the best Pentium alternatives from Intel. Alaris may be contacted at Phone 510-770-5770 or Fax 510-770-5769. Major manufacturers such as IBM and Compaq are offering NexGen alternatives to Pentium. At present, NexGen can deliver most performance efficiencies of the best Pentium alternatives at significantly lower prices. (See also RISC and Pentium )