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Evergreen Technologies

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130: 24: 141:. Before founding Evergreen, Magee previously worked as vice president of Software Support Services, a Corvallis-based software vendor; he had also previously founded M.S. Systems, Inc., a computer store in Corvallis. The company's first product, a CPU upgrade module that allowed 188:, with their TurboChip. Sales in Evergreen's upgrade modules grew 159-fold between 1993 and 1998; the company sold roughly 40 percent of their products to international buyers. By mid-1997, Evergreen had expanded to possess four buildings in Corvallis, a manufacturing plant in 538: 533: 523: 528: 518: 543: 513: 508: 227:
processors. Development of the AcceleraPCI was Evergreen's most expensive undertaking to date and was highly publicized in the tech press.
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In early 1999, the company introduced the AcceleraPCI (codenamed the EclipsePCI), an upgrade expansion card allowing motherboards with the
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processors, first shipped in May 1990. In 1992, Evergreen introduced the 486 SuperChip, a CPU upgrade module featuring
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At their heyday in the 1990s, Evergreen's largest competitors included Intel themselves, with their
185: 109:, was a privately owned computer company active from 1989 to 2005 that manufactured a wide variety 121:, the company enjoyed a heyday in the 1990s, becoming a market leader in the CPU upgrade segment. 216: 362: 247: 181: 138: 118: 62: 23: 446: 383: 275: 189: 492: 208: 311: 177: 472: 502: 193: 356: 220: 158: 146: 142: 200:. Between all locations, the company employed roughly 70 workers in that year. 405: 212: 224: 197: 137:
Evergreen Technologies was founded in 1989 by Kenneth "Mike" Magee in
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processor that allowed 286-class machines to achieve close to
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allowing the latter to capitalize on Evergreen's patents and
165:-level performance. Evergreen later signed a contract with 286:(28). IDG Publications: 72โ€“88 – via Google Books. 457:(12). Future Publishing: 83 – via Google Books. 248:"Evergreen Technologies Inc.: Rev to 486; Rev to DX4" 94: 86: 68: 46: 38: 30: 384:"Evergreen module brings 486SX power to 286 users" 173:layouts for their 486 upgrade modules, in 1994. 133:Evergreen Technologies's 486 SuperChip from 1992 539:Defunct computer companies of the United States 355:Anderson, Ronald E.; David R. Sullivan (1988). 258:(19). Ziff-Davis: 146 – via Google Books. 274:Jefferson, Steve; Andy Nelson (July 8, 1996). 412:: E2. November 11, 1994 – via ProQuest. 8: 16: 304:"Evergreen: Vision spurs perennial success" 421: 419: 297: 295: 293: 22: 15: 534:Computer companies disestablished in 2005 524:American companies disestablished in 2005 361:. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 184. 327: 325: 323: 321: 211:โ€”with processors ranging from late-model 269: 267: 265: 238: 529:Computer companies established in 1989 519:American companies established in 1989 426:Joyce, Edmund K. (December 30, 1998). 394:(19). Ziff-Davis: 33 – via Gale. 471:. OpenCorporates. n.d. Archived from 302:Williams, Elisa (December 28, 1998). 7: 117:-based personal computers. Based in 544:Defunct computer hardware companies 246:Rosch, Winn L. (November 8, 1994). 14: 495: (archived December 22, 1996) 445:Ung, Gordon Mah (December 2000). 382:Fisher, Susan E. (May 11, 1992). 205:Peripheral Component Interconnect 514:2005 disestablishments in Oregon 434:: C3 – via Newspapers.com. 230:Evergreen went defunct in 2005. 332:Moeller, Katy (June 23, 1997). 1: 509:1989 establishments in Oregon 469:"Evergreen Technologies, Inc" 149:processors to be upgraded to 107:Evergreen Technologies, Inc. 17:Evergreen Technologies, Inc. 344:– via Newspapers.com. 74:; 19 years ago 52:; 35 years ago 565: 428:"Big speed, tiny package" 371:– via Google Books. 196:and a regional office in 21: 447:"Upgrading for the Lazy" 276:"Salvaging sunken chips" 338:Corvallis Gazette-Times 134: 334:"Cashing In on Chips" 314:on December 11, 1999. 132: 310:: D2. Archived from 192:, a sales office in 549:X86 microprocessors 223:โ€”to be outfit with 186:Kingston Technology 96:Number of employees 18: 432:The Sacramento Bee 358:World of Computing 135: 113:upgrade chips for 475:on July 31, 2023. 182:Pentium OverDrive 139:Corvallis, Oregon 119:Corvallis, Oregon 104: 103: 63:Corvallis, Oregon 556: 489:Official website 477: 476: 465: 459: 458: 442: 436: 435: 423: 414: 413: 402: 396: 395: 379: 373: 372: 352: 346: 345: 329: 316: 315: 299: 288: 287: 271: 260: 259: 243: 225:P6-based Celeron 198:Swindon, England 190:Portland, Oregon 82: 80: 75: 60: 58: 53: 26: 19: 564: 563: 559: 558: 557: 555: 554: 553: 499: 498: 493:Wayback Machine 485: 480: 467: 466: 462: 444: 443: 439: 425: 424: 417: 404: 403: 399: 381: 380: 376: 369: 354: 353: 349: 331: 330: 319: 301: 300: 291: 273: 272: 263: 245: 244: 240: 236: 127: 97: 78: 76: 73: 56: 54: 51: 12: 11: 5: 562: 560: 552: 551: 546: 541: 536: 531: 526: 521: 516: 511: 501: 500: 497: 496: 484: 483:External links 481: 479: 478: 460: 437: 415: 397: 374: 367: 347: 317: 289: 261: 237: 235: 232: 126: 123: 102: 101: 98: 95: 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 70: 66: 65: 48: 44: 43: 40: 36: 35: 32: 28: 27: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 561: 550: 547: 545: 542: 540: 537: 535: 532: 530: 527: 525: 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 506: 504: 494: 490: 487: 486: 482: 474: 470: 464: 461: 456: 452: 448: 441: 438: 433: 429: 422: 420: 416: 411: 410:The Oregonian 407: 401: 398: 393: 389: 385: 378: 375: 370: 368:9780395435540 364: 360: 359: 351: 348: 343: 339: 335: 328: 326: 324: 322: 318: 313: 309: 308:The Oregonian 305: 298: 296: 294: 290: 285: 281: 277: 270: 268: 266: 262: 257: 253: 249: 242: 239: 233: 231: 228: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 201: 199: 195: 194:New York City 191: 187: 183: 179: 174: 172: 171:circuit-board 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 131: 124: 122: 120: 116: 112: 108: 99: 93: 89: 85: 71: 67: 64: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 20: 473:the original 463: 454: 450: 440: 431: 409: 400: 391: 387: 377: 357: 350: 337: 312:the original 307: 283: 279: 255: 251: 241: 229: 221:Pentium Pros 202: 175: 143:motherboards 136: 106: 105: 31:Company type 406:"Tech Week" 252:PC Magazine 184:chips, and 147:Intel 80286 90:Dissolution 503:Categories 451:Maximum PC 234:References 280:InfoWorld 100:70 (1997) 217:Pentiums 42:Computer 39:Industry 491:at the 388:PC Week 125:History 77: ( 69:Defunct 55: ( 47:Founded 34:Private 365:  340:: C1, 207:(PCI) 159:Cx486 155:Cyrix 145:with 363:ISBN 213:DX4s 180:and 178:i486 163:i486 151:i386 87:Fate 79:2005 72:2005 57:1989 50:1989 219:to 215:to 209:bus 167:IBM 157:'s 115:x86 111:CPU 61:in 505:: 453:. 449:. 430:. 418:^ 408:. 390:. 386:. 342:C2 336:. 320:^ 306:. 292:^ 284:18 282:. 278:. 264:^ 256:13 254:. 250:. 455:5 392:9 81:) 59:)

Index


Corvallis, Oregon
CPU
x86
Corvallis, Oregon

Corvallis, Oregon
motherboards
Intel 80286
i386
Cyrix
Cx486
i486
IBM
circuit-board
i486
Pentium OverDrive
Kingston Technology
Portland, Oregon
New York City
Swindon, England
Peripheral Component Interconnect
bus
DX4s
Pentiums
Pentium Pros
P6-based Celeron
"Evergreen Technologies Inc.: Rev to 486; Rev to DX4"

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