Caleb Technology Corp.'s Ultra High Density Floppy Disk Drive to Include Adaptec's DMC Chipset.BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1997--Caleb Technology Corp. Monday announced that it plans to include the Adaptec drive manager controller chipset in its first removable flexible media product. ``We selected the Adaptec chipset because it provides us a solution for quick time to market, low cost, and superior features and performance,'' said Caleb Vice President of Engineering and Product Development Dr. Toan Doan. ``Adaptec offers us a complete solution with the drive manager chipset, as well as the floppy disk subsystem controller, which allows the Caleb product to be backward compatible Refers to hardware or software that is compatible with earlier versions of the product. Also called "downward compatible." Contrast with forward compatible. backward compatible - backward compatibility with the large installed base of the current standard floppy drives.'' The race is on for the next ``A:'' drive, and Caleb is well positioned in this exciting new market. Utilizing the Adaptec chipset will insure Caleb's customers a solid roadmap to provide low-cost I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output solutions for the high-volume needs anticipated in this market sector. The Adaptec drive manager controller chipset provides an integrated solution for the DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive microcontroller A single chip that contains the processor (the CPU), non-volatile memory for the program (ROM or flash), volatile memory for input and output (RAM), a clock and an I/O control unit. , the servo, along with Adaptec's ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) The specification for ATA (IDE) tape drives and CD-ROMs. See IDE. ATAPI - AT Attachment Packet Interface interface controller and floppy disk subsystem. The IC architecture is designed around a high-performance, low-power DSP core with optimized drive control functions. This combination of processing power provides a platform to process advanced digital control algorithms resulting in higher performance products. The various functional blocks within the device work together automatically to ensure proper data-flow management and data integrity. ``Caleb's strategy to provide backward compatibility See backward compatible. (jargon) backward compatibility - Able to share data or commands with older versions of itself, or sometimes other older systems, particularly systems it intends to supplant. with the current standard 1.44MB floppy drives, combined with the high capacity/performance and low price of the Caleb drive, will allow system OEMs the opportunity to offer versatile solutions to their customers,'' said Doan. The Caleb UHD UHD University of Houston-Downtown UHD User Help Desk UHD Ultra High Density (Ciena - WDM) UHD ultra-high dilution UHD Universal Hi-Tech Development (Rockville, Maryland) UHD Utility Helicopter Division 144 stores 144MB on a single Caleb cartridge and is backward compatible with the current standard 1.44MB and 720KB floppy diskettes. It employs the standard IDE/ATAPI interface for easy connection to any personal computer. Caleb cartridges use the standard 3.5-inch shell with the latest advanced flexible media offered by several leading media vendors. The drive includes separate transducers for the Ultra High Density and the existing standard floppy to fulfill a major function of the PC as an A: drive. Founded in 1995, Caleb Technology designs and manufactures high- capacity, removable disk A disk or disk cartridge that is inserted into the drive for reading and writing and removed when not required. Using optical technologies, CDs and DVDs are the most common examples. drives using advanced media and head technologies. Caleb is located at 5700 Flatiron Parkway, Suite A, Boulder, Colo. 80301; phone, 303/786-9600. CONTACT: Caleb Technology Corp. Toan Doan, 303/786-9600, ext. 225 toandoan@caleb-bldr.com or Peripheral Research Corp. Dennis Waid, 805/563-9720 waidprc@aol.com |
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