Castlewood Joins Apple in Its Commitment to IEEE 1394 FireWire -- Introduces ORB 2.2 GB FireWire Storage Device At MacWorld Expo -- San Francisco.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1999--Today at the MacWorld Expo -- San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Castlewood Systems, maker of the high performance ORB removable storage device, announced its new state-of-the-art ORB 2.2 GB with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394 FireWire interface. The ORB, which will be showcased at MacWorld Expo -- San Francisco, will offer Mac users the latest technology performance at phenomenal speeds with exceptional storage capabilities. FireWire, an Apple-developed high-speed cross-platform interface technology, is a way to transfer huge amounts of real-time multimedia data and large files from consumer electronic devices directly into Macs and PCs. FireWire combines all of the advantages of a multi-platform standard, improves transfer speeds at a decreased cost, and increases compatibility with a greater number of available peripherals such as digital camcorders, music systems or scanners. The ORB, containing magneto-resistive (MR) head technology and 2.2 GB capacity, provides more data storage at a faster speed than any removable media In computer storage, removable media refers to storage media which can be removed from its reader device, conferring portability on the data it carries. A removable drive is a reader device for such media. product available today. "The ORB 2.2 GB removable FireWire drive See portable hard drive. is terrific for use with Apple's new Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. G3 systems with built-in FireWire," said Mick Mountz, Apple's Power Macintosh Product Manager. "Castlewood's ORB FireWire drive ensures that Macintosh customers will have ample data storage for the growing number of digital-based audio and video devices they attach to their Macs." "Our commitment with Apple to the promotion of FireWire-enabled devices is an excellent opportunity to unite two exceptional technologies sure to benefit consumers as well as correspond to our vision of digital convergence In the days of the first computers, transaction and company data were the first types of information digitized. Then came text, opening the world to word processing, followed by audio CDs and finally video. ," said Martin Fishman, vice president of worldwide sales and marketing of Castlewood Systems. "The ORB 2.2 GB performance takes advantage of the high-speed breakthrough of the FireWire interface, allowing data to be transferred at 100, 200, and 400 Mbps, and anticipates tomorrow's needs of consumers and graphic artists and other professionals today." With many FireWire-ready products being released such as digital VCRs, home entertainment systems, music synthesizers and scanners, and many more to come, the reality of an ORB 2.2 GB with a FireWire interface is ideal news for current and future Mac users. Current ORB 2.2 GB drive retail packages, including one 2.2 GB ORB disk A high-capacity removable hard disk system from the former Castlewood Systems, Inc., Pleasanton, CA. Introduced in late 1998 with a capacity of 2.2GB and a 12MB transfer rate, ORB drives used magnetoresistive (MR) read/write head technology. and cable and power supply have a suggested retail price of $199.95, about 70 percent lower than comparable packages. Separate 2.2 GB ORB media have a suggested retail price of just $29.95, about 80 percent less than the cost of competitive disks, driving the cost of storage to a new low of $0.0138 per megabyte. Castlewood Systems anticipates shipping its 2.2 GB ORB with FireWire interface solutions in the second quarter of 1999. The new ORB 2.2 GB with FireWire interface complements Apple's newest G3 Systems launching FireWire on the motherboard. The ORB FireWire joins the internal and external models with the following interfaces: external SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , external parallel port, internal SCSI, internal EIDE (Enhanced IDE) An extension to the IDE interface that supports the ATA-2 and ATAPI standards. ATA-2 (Fast ATA) provides faster transfer rates (see IDE for details) and allows for multiple channels, each connecting two devices. , and external USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. . Castlewood Systems designs and manufactures high performance removable media drives using the latest magneto-resistive (MR) head technology, offering computer users the solution to storage for the next millennium. ORB offers consumers the largest capacity, highest reliability and lowest cost of any product in its class. Additional information about Castlewood and its products, partners, technology and distribution can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.castlewood.com. |
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