The Intel Pentium - A New Beginning

About this Artwork

This artwork is a mixed media display celebrating the Intel Pentium. The Intel Pentium was introduced in 1993 with over three million transistors. The Pentium represented new directions for Intel. The Pentium was the first microprocessor with a trademarked name, implicitly acknowledging Intel's competition. The fifth generation of the x86 architecture, the Pentium would have been the 80586. With the addition of a second pipeline, the Pentium became Intel's first superscalar design. Also, it doubled the cache, added branch prediction, added new MMX instructions, and added internal data paths of 128 & 256 bits. These mainframe-like features began a transformation of PCs into workstations and servers that mainframe-centric IT departments were having increasing difficulty ignoring.

This artwork includes 3 major items. It has a large image of an Intel Pentium chip. On the back are the artist’s signature and a narrative describing the artwork and the Pentium. The artwork includes an Intel Pentium chip. 

Framing: 

The artwork is framed in an 11"x14" black shadow box frame, with glass. All framing materials are acid-free. A narrative about the artwork that includes the artist’s signature is placed on the back of the artwork.

Please note:  The look of the artifacts in the artworks may vary, each piece is unique.