BSI's New Portable Workstation Fields The Most Arduous Of Environments Cold, Hot, Wet and Rough Terrains.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2001 Broadax broad·ax also broad·axe n. An ax with a wide flat head and a short handle; a battle-ax. Noun 1. broadax - a large ax with a broad cutting blade broadaxe Systems Inc. today announced the introduction and immediate availability of their new rugged FieldGo M5B10, the latest addition to their dynamic hardy multi-slot lunchbox workstations. This portable workhorse brings the power of a workstation and the mobility of notebook computing into the dirty, arduous demanding environments of military and aviation applications, industrial and scientific laboratories and expeditions. On the go, in the field, in any environment, the FieldGo M5's all-aluminum, ruggedized chassis provides 10 full length slots for ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. and/or PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). application cards or single board computers (SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. ) using either AMD's Athlon, Duron Slot A, Socket A compatible processors or Intel's Pentium(R) III, Dual Pentium(R) III 1GHz processors for up to 2GB main memory with PC133 ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. making it one powerful system. The unique design incorporates the demands of rigorous activity of field environments with advancing technology and needed expandability for easy migration to upgrade the system effectively with the 10 slot passive backplane compatible with either ISA/PCI or mix of both bus type cards. The use of a multi-slot system allows the flexibility to meet differing requirements of applications just as the field situations need for data acquisition, testing and other purposes by simply inserting or swapping cards. This feature also allows for on-the-go use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) cards further making the FieldGo M5 ideal for cost-effective solutions. Working in bright sunlight or drenching drenching farmer's term for the administration of medicines as solutions or suspensions in water by mouth with a drench bottle, gun or funnel. drenching bit to be included in a bridle as a bit. rain, the 12-inch, 13-inch or 14-inch active TFT LCD sunlight readable screen and NEMA-rated fold down full size detachable keyboard design make the FieldGo M5 easy to deploy and use for quick setup and easy operation in challenging field conditions. The all-aluminum case with rubber-protected corners easily handles the rough treatment of daily field use. The FieldGo M5B10 also has a hidden 3.5-inch HDD for up to 100.0 GB of record storage, slim floppy drive and slim 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). or CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. . Its two side and rear access panels make it easy to change or replace cards through simple insertion. Two filtered ventilation fans, add-on card retention system, optional sealed membrane keyboard, 250W power supply and 20-22 lbs. overall weight round out the system. Price And Availability As part of the popular FieldGo family of products currently available, the FieldGo M5B10 starts at $3,450. With 12.1-inch 350nit Sunlight readable screen add $300 and add $129 for the NEMA NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA National Emergency Management Agency NEMA National Emergency Management Association NEMA Nottingham East Midlands Airport (UK) rated keyboard. Delivery is from stock to 2 weeks ARO. About Broadax Focused on its primary mission to provide state-of-the-art computer systems for mobile and industrial computing needs, Broadax Systems Inc. (BSI) offers a broad range of high-end PC systems in rugged portable, notebook and industrial rack-mount designs for use in business, research, engineering, industrial, aerospace and military settings. BSI was founded in 1986 and is a pioneer in the portable computer industry. Since its beginning, BSI continues to reduce the overall size and weight of portable PCs while retaining all the expansion and power capacities of a desktop computer. Customers include Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, the Army National Guard and other business-to-business, consumers, and government agencies. For more information on BSI and the FieldGo R9, customers should contact Sales, 17539 E. Rowland Street, City Of Industry, Calif. 91748 -- phone 800/872-4547 -- fax 626/964-2665 -- e-mail at sales@bsicomputer.com. The company is on the World Wide Web at http://www.bsicomputer.com. Note to Editors: Slides available by contacting Fred Golightly at Fred@seeyouinprint.com or calling 949/706-3100. |
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