Motorola Inc introduces the MultiPersonal Computer (MPC) series of multi-user business computers. The machines, which will cost from $23,985 to $59,985, can manage as many as 32 users while acting as network servers, allowing different brands of computers to 'talk' to each other. The lowest-end machine in the series, the MPC-100, costs about $8,000 per user, or 33 percent less than a comparable machine from IBM. MPC computers employ Motorola's 88000 microprocessor, which uses reduced instruction-set computing (RISC) technology. The high-end model, the MPC-300, uses two microprocessors in a 'multi-processor' format. MPC machines run UNIX, and they mimic IBM microcomputers, so they can run MS-DOS programs as well. Motorola plans a $30 million advertising campaign, aiming to promote the new product and to enhance the company's image as a computer manufacturer.
