AdvanSys Delivers PCI-Format SCSI Adapter For PC and Power Macintosh Applications; Flexible New Unit Enables PC and Power Mac Users to Standardize on a Single High-Performance Part.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1996--Advanced System Products, Inc. (AdvanSys), a leading manufacturer of SCSI host adapters, today introduced the AdvanSCSI ABP 1. (networking) ABP - Alternating bit protocol. 2. ABP - Microsoft Address Book Provider. 970 PCI Bus Host Adapter, a high-performance connectivity solution for both IBM PC-compatible and Apple Power Macintosh computer systems. The ABP970 is the first 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. (Small Computer System Interface) host adapter that supports both the PC and Power Mac on a single adapter board, enabling users, resellers and systems integrators to standardize on one SCSI product for both computing environments. Using only a simple "jumper" to select either PC or Power Mac capability, the ABP970 is entirely soft-configurable, supporting the Plug and Play and SCAM standards. At the core of the ABP970 is a dedicated 50-MHz RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. (Reduced Instruction Set Computing Noun 1. reduced instruction set computing - (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform reduced instruction set computer, RISC ) processor chip with on-board SRAM, improving system efficiency and performance by relieving the host system's 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. of I/O tasks through busmastering technology. Designed according to PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). local bus standards, the ABP970 obtains data transfer rates of 133 Mbytes/sec. "Development of the new PCI-format ABP970 underscores AdvanSys' dedication to delivering flexible, high-performance SCSI solutions to the market," said James F. Ottinger, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AdvanSys. "As industry trends point toward vendor consolidation, the ABP970 offers users and resellers the significant cost advantages of dealing with a single solution for all of their personal computers and the myriad of SCSI peripherals that can be attached to those machines." Bundled with the ABP970 will be Charismac Engineering's Anubis Power Macintosh drivers for hard disk and removable media, as well as Charismac's CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and recordable Compact Disc device drivers. The ABP970 is being carefully evaluated as a SCSI technology solution by several leading OEMs, and comprehensive software driver support for both PC and Power Mac platforms makes the ABP970 a flexible choice for hardware manufacturers. "The combination of Charismac's Anubis and CD-ROM drivers with the AdvanSCSI ABP970 delivers seamless and transparent connectivity to users," said Wyler Furgeson, president of Charismac Engineering. "This combination brings the benefits of the AdvanSys product to Power Mac customers who are demanding high-performance SCSI technology." Pricing and Availability The AdvanSys AdvanSCSI ABP970 is available worldwide for a suggested retail price of $199 (U.S.). Customers and resellers can contact AdvanSys at 800/525-7443 or 408/383-9400 for more information. About AdvanSys Advanced Systems Products, Inc., is a Silicon Valley-based company that designs and markets host adapters, software and SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) integrated circuits that increase the performance of peripherals for Apple Macintosh, Power Macintosh and IBM PC compatible IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC, XT, or AT internal design, personal computers, as well as UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). workstations and network file servers. AdvanSys products are fully compatible with the Plug and Play standard and run under DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Windows 95, Novell NetWare, IBM OS/2 and a variety of UNIX operating systems. The company sells its products to resellers, system and PC integrators and original equipment manufacturers. -0- Note to Editors: AdvanSCSI is a trademark of Advanced Systems Products, Inc., pending registration in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and product names are registered to their respective companies. CONTACT: AdvanSys Colleen Muhal, 408/383-5731 or The Weber Group Bill Freed, 415/325-8300 |
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