BSI Introduces First Single Board Computer Built for Pentium 4.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2002 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. (BSI BSI - British Standards Institute ) today announced the first single board computer (SBC) to bring Intel Pentium(R) 4 processing power to embedded computer applications. The new SBC-9782 also has graphics features equal to some of the best desktop systems, plus the hardware for dual high-speed LANs. A PCI-to-ISA bridge has been included so that existing application systems can be upgraded with the new processing power and graphics. The new all-in-one computer board is designed for computer- and graphics-intensive applications such as medical scanner displays, industrial workstations, and displays featuring high-resolution animated video images. The SBC-9782 provides a Socket-478 base for Pentium processors up to 2.0GHz, and supports it with an Intel 845S chipset, two DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) A printed circuit board that holds memory chips and plugs into a DIMM socket on the motherboard. See memory module. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module sockets for up to 2GB of 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. , an on-board Type II connector for Compact Flash or IBM Micro Drive, a 32MB 4X graphics processor, a built-in 256-bit 3D engine with up to 3K x 2K resolution, and an on-board MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 2/1 video decoder for VCD, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. , and HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates . The SBC has an ATX power connector for standalone system applications, and its dual 10/100BT Mb Ethernet/Fast Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. connectors make it appropriate for situations like complex process control and emergency shut-down systems where multi-level local and remote access are necessary. The full-size board also houses a PCI-ISA bridge for connecting to older existing hardware, plus an audio codec and connectors for the speaker, a VGA display, a parallel port, a PS/2 port, and two serial ports. Price And Availability Delivery is from stock for a bare board and up to 2 weeks ARO for boards with 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. and memory. Prices begin at $485 for a base system in OEM quantities. About Broadax Focused on its primary mission to provide advanced technology 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 forms 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 has continued 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 government agencies as well as business users and consumers. For more information on BSI and the SBC-9782, the company can be contacted at 17539 E. Rowland Street, City Of Industry, CA 91748; phone 800/872-4547; fax 626/964-2665; e-mail sales@bsicomputer.com. Broadax is on the web at 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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