MICRO EXPRESS MICROFLEX-VL/D50 IS FIRST CYRIX 486DX LOCAL BUS ENTRY

Santa Ana, CA, October, 1993.. The industry's first PC, based on the 50-MHz
Cyrix Cx486DX-50 chip, with VESA-standard local bus, is now available from
Micro Express. Called the MicroFLEX-VL/D50, this PC will also be
upgradable to the Pentium. With 4-MB of RAM, a 240-MB fast hard disk drive
with IDE caching controller (1-MB of disk caching), both 5-1/4" and 3-1/2"
high-density floppy disk drives, a VESA-standard local bus video card, a
non-interlaced 14" SVGA monitor, 256K of RAM cache, a mouse, DOS 6.0 and
Windows 3.1, this PC is offered for only $1899.

For an additional $25 each, PFS:WindowWorks' Version 2 and PFS:Publisher
for Windows will be bundled with the system.

This PC will, in many cases, outperform PCs based on the 486DX2-66 chip.
Since the 486DX2-66 chip operates internally at 66 MHz, but externally at
only 33 MHz, the true 50MHz Cx486DX-50 chip has the advantage of operating
externally at 50 MHz. This means that the VESA local bus video controller,
a Tseng Labs W32, operates at 50 MHz instead of at only 33 MHz in the case
of the 486DX2-66. Thus, video-intensive programs, like Windows or desktop
publishing, are likely to run faster on this PC than on a 486DX2-66 PC.
Performance is further enhanced by the inclusion of a caching disk
controller with 1-MB of internal RAM.

Additional performance enhancement results from zero wait-state operation.
High performance graphic displays are viewed on the outstanding Micro
Express FM-370 14" Noninterlaced Super VGA Color monitor.

MicroFLEX-VL/D50 is housed in a mini-tower case, measuring 7.1"[W] x
14.6"[H] x 18.25"[D]. The case has provision for three accessible 5-1/4"
disk drives, one accessible 3-1/2" disk drive, two internal 3-1/2" disk
drives and one internal 5-1/4" disk drive. The proprietary motherboard has
eight expansion slots, including two 32-bit VESA local bus slots, five
16-bit slots and one 8-bit slot. Up to 32-MB of RAM are supported on the
motherboard.

The excellent AMI BIOS, with password protection and selectable shadowing
of both system and video BIOS, is used and 2K of direct-mapped, write-back
RAM cache is included. The BIOS automatically detects the Cx486DX-50 and
enables NOLOCK caching. This feature improves the performance of the
computer when protected-mode applications are used, resulting in much more
efficient RAM caching. A CMOS clock-calendar is included, as are built-in
diagnostics.

The Finest Available Customer Support

A full 2-year warranty is included on parts and labor for this PC, with
shipping for the first 4 months paid both ways by Micro Express, as well
as a 30-day moneyback guarantee. Optional on-site service, through GE, is
also available. If a part fails, Micro Express offers 24-hour express
board replacement service. As with all other Micro Express computers, this
machine is burned in for 72 hours before shipping to eliminate early
failures. In addition, a toll-free number is provided for free unlimited
technical support. Technical support is available 24-hours per day and
7-days per week as part of the exclusive Micro Express "Always" customer
support program. When technical documents are required, Micro Express
offers Automated FAX-back Service. Using this service, documents can be
requested through voice-mail and will be FAXed directly to the customer
without human intervention.

The MicroFLEX-VL/D50 is available now, direct from Micro Express.

Micro Express is an award-winning manufacturer of notebook, laptop,
portable and desktop microcomputers that are fully IBM compatible. Micro
Express offers extremely high quality and a wide range of additional
features at a very competitive price. Micro Express personal computers are
regularly rated at the top of comparative reviews in computer trade
magazines, having won such honors as PC Magazine Editors' Choice, PC World
Best Buy, Computer Buyer's Guide Best Buy, BYTE Magazine One-To-Watch, PC
Week Analyst' s Choice and many others. The company also offers a
selection of high-performance add-in peripheral boards and monitors.

For further sales information, contact Micro Express at 1801 Carnegie Ave.,
Santa Ana, CA 92705. Phone: (714) 852-1400 or (800) 989-9900.

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