Advantech Introduces 500MHz Celeron Single-Board Computer for Graphics and Communications Applications.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1999-- Monday at Comdex Fall '99 in Las Vegas, Advantech Technologies Inc. announced one of its fastest single-board computers to date, the PCM-9570. Constructed for applications where speed is everything but space is limited, the half-size board uses a low-profile Socket 370 connector and a 500MHz Celeron processor, and requires only the amount of space once reserved for a 5.25 inch hard drive. Designed to be able to handle image processing and other graphics-intensive applications, the PCM-9570 incorporates a 64-bit 3D graphics engine and a Trident VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. chip with up to 4MB of frame buffer, then supplements them with a 2X Accelerated Graphics Port See AGP. (hardware, graphics) Accelerated Graphics Port - (AGP) A bus specification by Intel which gives low-cost 3D graphics cards faster access to main memory on personal computers than the usual PCI bus. , an optional PanelLink for a flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time and sockets for up to 256MB of small outline DIMM (storage) Small Outline DIMM - (SO-DIMM) A smaller kind of DIMM with 72 pins (supporting 32-bit transfers) or 144 pins (64-bit transfers). Regular DIMMs have 168 pins and support 64-bit transfers. memory. (Should the application not require all that power, the board can be detuned with a less expensive processor and less video frame buffer.) Networking is supported with an on-board 100/10Mbps PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Ethernet controller and a remote boot ROM (for diskless systems). A socket for flash disk is also provided, along with interfaces and connectors for two each floppy disks, hard drives, and USB ports, four serial ports, plus parallel, infrared, and PC/104. An Ultra2 SCSI interface is optional. The board uses Intel's 440BX chipset with its up to 100MHz Front Side Bus. And to speed applications development, the PCM-9570 can be provided with pre-loaded Win CE(R) and the appropriate licenses for $424 in 100-unit quantities. About Advantech Advantech Technologies Inc. is a multinational PC automation manufacturer. With headquarters in Irvine, Calif., the company is a part of Advantech Co. Ltd., which has operations in the United States, Taiwan, Germany, Italy, Benelux, Hungary, Japan, China and Singapore. Advantech Technologies offers embedded PCs and Panel PCs which are manufactured under ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 and ISO 14000-certified processes. For more information about the company, its embedded computers and other products, Advantech can be contacted at 15375 Barranca bar·ran·ca also bar·ran·co n. pl. bar·ran·cas also bar·ran·cos Southwestern U.S. 1. A deep ravine or gorge. 2. A bluff. Parkway, Irvine, California 92618, 949/789-7178 or 800/866-6008, fax 949/789-7179, or at its website www.advantech.com. Note to Editors: Celeron is a registered trademark of Intel Corp. Win CE is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Any other trade names used are the property of their holders. |
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