Adaptec's Portable Power Boost Now Available to Consumers; Overall Performance Jumps -- Transfer Rates up 10X With CardBus.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1997--Adaptec's SlimSCSI 1480, the first product to bring desktop I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output performance to portable computers, is now available from resellers worldwide. Based on the CardBus specification, the SlimSCSI 1480 takes advantage of the 32-bit PCI bus, higher data transfer rates, and bus mastering technology to deliver UltraSCSI speeds of up to 20MB/sec on a portable PC. This innovation means that today's high Today's High The intra-day high trading price. Notes: In other words, this is the highest price that a stock traded at during the course of the day. More often than not this is higher than the closing price. See also: Today's Low performance peripherals, such as UltraSCSI hard drives, removable drives, scanners and CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. drives, can operate at their maximum rated speeds. Previous generations of PC cards (also known as PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. ) limited these high performance peripherals to 2MB/sec, regardless of their performance potential. Overall Performance Boost In addition to improved data transfer rates, the SlimSCSI 1480 also significantly lowers CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. utilization, which increases overall system performance. Previous generation PC Card adapters used up much of the CPU processing power, making it virtually impossible to perform another task while the PC Card adapter was transferring information to or from the system. SlimSCSI 1480's bus mastering capability handles all data transfers, leaving the CPU free to manage other tasks. This is especially critical in CPU intensive applications such as data backups or image and video transfer. "Prior to the CardBus technology, attaching a high performance peripheral to a portable PC was truly a compromise," said Faye Pairman, general manager for Adaptec's Portable Products Group. "With the SlimSCSI 1480, Adaptec can deliver to the notebook user the same high performance I/O enjoyed by the desktop user." Portable Market: Huge Growth The portable market is the fastest growing segment of the PC market; growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. are expected to exceed 18% per year through the year 2000 (compared to 12% for desktop PCs). According to industry forecasts, 30% of all systems shipping in 1997 will be equipped to take advantage of the new CardBus high performance technology, and 100% of those shipping in 1998 will meet that standard. The SlimSCSI 1480 Kit The SlimSCSI 1480 kit includes the SlimSCSI 1480 CardBus-to- UltraSCSI card; high density and low density cables for full flexibility; EZ- SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. software for peripheral management; and manuals and driver software. SlimSCSI 1480 is currently supported under Windows 95 only, with NT support slated to be available by the end of the year. Pricing and Availability The SlimSCSI 1480 is available directly from Adaptec and from retailers at an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $239. SlimSCSI 1480 is the newest addition to Adaptec's SlimSCSI family of products, including SlimSCSI 1450 for removable media drives and SlimSCSI 1460 which provides the flexibility of multiple operating systems and wide peripheral support. About Adaptec Adaptec provides bandwidth management technologies for organizations building the global information infrastructure. Its high performance I/O, connectivity and network products are incorporated into the systems and products of major computer and peripheral manufacturers. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., Adaptec (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADPT ADPT Automated Data Processing/Telecommunications ADPT Adaptec Corporation (stock symbol) ADPT Adaptive Prediction ADPT Auger Depth Profiling Technique ADPT Automated Data Processing Telecommunications ADPT Adapter ) employs 3,500 people worldwide in design, manufacturing, sales, service and distribution. Adaptec's home page address is http://www.adaptec.com . CONTACT: Adaptec Stephanie Simpson, 408/957-6638 ssimpson@corp.adaptec.com |
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