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ABSplus Now Available in 60GB; Automatic Backup System Plus is FireWire Fast and Fits in a Pocket.


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Macworld San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  2002

COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2002

CMS (1) See content management system and color management system.

(2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system.
 Peripherals(R) today announced the immediate availability of a new 60GB capacity Automatic Backup System Noun 1. backup system - a computer system for making backups
ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system - a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
 Plus (ABSplus) for Mac(TM) OS and Mac OS X. The award-winning ABSplus is a complete backup solution with full recovery, designed for use with laptops but compatible with any FireWire or USB USB
 in full Universal Serial Bus

Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer.
 machine. Available today for the first time in a 60GB capacity directly from http://www.cmsproducts.com, the new 60GB capacity ABSplus is list priced at $799 USD USD

In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar.

Notes:
The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion.
, with ABSplus in smaller capacities starting at a list price of $279 USD.

"The response from introducing the ABSplus and ABSplus for Desktops to the Macintosh community in January was overwhelming," said Ken Burke The name Burke (from Irish Gaelic de Burca, of Norman origin). In English the meaning of the name Burke is "fortified hill." See also Berkley. Places
Australia
  • Shire of Burke, Queensland, a Local Government Area
, president of CMS Peripherals. "We have a lot of exciting news for Mac users over the coming months, however it was very clear that a higher capacity ABSplus for Mac was an immediate priority. We are pleased to provide 60GB capacity automatic backup for Mac users today as evidence of our commitment to this community."

ABSplus and ABSplus for Desktops was introduced on the Macintosh platform at Macworld Expo in January 2002 and was honored to receive a "Macworld Best of Show Award" because of its "understanding of the Macintosh community in an easy to use backup system."

Setting up either ABSplus solution is a quick install and a settings choice of "express" for single machine backup, or "advanced" for custom settings including multiple partitions or drives on one system. Once set up, using the ABSplus is literally as easy as plugging in the FireWire cable.

ABSplus is designed to defy de·fy  
tr.v. de·fied, de·fy·ing, de·fies
1.
a. To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance: defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.

b.
 extreme travel conditions, able to withstand a non-operating shock of up to 800Gs and operating temperatures ranging from 5(degree)C to 55(degree)C. Both ABSplus solutions can be used as an additional drive volume with high-speed FireWire providing enough throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together.

1.
 for streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters.  and video files.

ABSplus and ABSplus for Desktops are available for Mac OS 8.6 and higher including complete archiving, full recovery and system bootability. ABSplus and ABSplus for Desktops on Mac OS X includes complete archiving and full recovery for the user area of the directory tree. Both ABSplus and ABSplus for Desktops are available with USB and FireWire.

Pricing and Availability

ABSplus is available in capacities of 10GB, 20GB, 30GB, 40GB and now 60GB starting at a list price of $279 USD. The new ABSplus 60GB is available today at a list price of $799 USD. ABSplus for Desktops is available in capacities of 20GB, 40GB, 60GB, 80GB, 100GB and 120GB with a list price starting at $349 USD.

The entire CMS product line comes with a 3-year warranty. CMS products are available through major distributors, corporate resellers, mail order and direct from the company's website at http://www.cmsproducts.com/.

About CMS Products

With more than four million CMS storage solutions installed in over 90 countries, the complete line of CMS mass storage products include automatic backup solutions for both notebooks and desktops, notebook hard drive upgrades and data transfer kits, and high capacity desktop hard drives. For more information, contact CMS Peripherals, Inc., 3095 Redhill Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, Phone: (800) 327-5773 / (714) 424-5520, Fax: (714) 435-9504 or visit CMS' website at www.cmsproducts.com.

Note to Editors: CMS Peripherals, Inc. is a registered trademark. ABSplus is a trademark of CMS. Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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