Andrew announces PCI compatibility for the MacTwin card; utilizes the PCI slot for point-to-point twinax connections.announces the availability of the PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). compatible MacTwin(TM) emulation card. The card provides the same features and benefits of the NuBus version, but allows for point-to-point twinax connections through the Macintosh PCI slot (hardware) PCI slot - A connector on Peripheral Component Interconnect and the associated physical space occupied by the installed PCI card. . The MacTwin card installs easily as there are no switches or jumpers to set. Connections to an available AS/400 or System/3X host workstation interface are made by the MacTwin twinax cable Twinax cable is a cable specified for the IBM 5250 terminals and printers, which are used with IBM's midrange hosts, which are currently AS/400 (Application System 400) minicomputers (which are now called iSeries or i5), and also with its predecessors, such as the S/36. . An installer program automatically loads the MacTwin software onto the Macintosh. Users can run up to seven concurrent IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) 5250 emulation sessions in any combination of terminals and printers. Resizable windows allow for the simultaneous display of all sessions. The MacTwin card's enhanced display station capabilities support both monochrome and color displays. Apple printers directly connected to the Mac can complete print requests from the AS/400 or System/3X. The MacTwin emulation card is available from Andrew or Andrew Business Partners. List price for the card is $795. To order, or for more information, telephone Andrew at 800/328-2696, ext. 343, and request Bulletin 3080. Andrew Corp. is a global supplier of communications equipment and services. Major markets are wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. -- which includes cellular, personal communications systems, and land mobile radio -- broadcast and common carrier. Andrew is an S&P 500 company listed on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol:ANDW. CONTACT: Andrew Corp., Orland Park Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. Tim Surin, 708/873-2485 |
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