“ESC combines Linux and AMD Thunderbird to create the first
shipping Linux web servers using the newest AMD
processor.“
“ESC Technologies of Modesto, California, introduced the first
family of Internet computer web servers using the new Advanced
Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon processor, code named Thunderbird, and
Linux. ESC refers to the new server line as the LinBird family of
machines that include both a Linux distribution and an AMD Athlon
Thunderbird processor.”
“The new Athlon is the fastest personal computer (PC) processor
available in the mid-price market. Many computer system
administrators use the Linux operating system because they can
customize the way servers work by modifying its source code.
“Combining Linux with the new Athlon Thunderbird in our new family
of servers means that users can have advantages of the latest
technology, speed and open source in one machine,” stated Layne
Heiny, ESC Technologies Vice President for research and
development.”