• 1990

Hardware Description

In May 1990, NEC announced NEC Superstation EWS4800/220 (desktop type) and NEC Superstation EWS4800/260 (floor type), equipped the R3000 RISC microprocessor from MIPS Computer Systems (USA). The world's highest integer operation speed for a desk-top was achieved by equipping the EWS4800/220 with the R3000 (which had a clock frequency of 30megahertz).