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CompuAdd debuts Touch POS+ Systems, six other solutions, at Chicago NRA Show.


AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1995--CompuAdd Computer Corp. has selected the National Restaurant Association Convention, scheduled to begin on May 20 at Chicago's McCormick Place Coordinates:

McCormick Place is an enormous exposition complex located in Chicago, Illinois.
, to demonstrate the breadth of its POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET.

(2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak.

POS - point of sale
 and PC solutions for the restaurant and hospitality industries.

CompuAdd's booth, #5686, on the upper level of the North Hall, will have eight separate systems in operation, running a range of POS, Back-Office and Network applications. Representatives from leading software providers, Central 20/Twenty, Advanta Technologies and Roaring Fork Roaring Fork could either refer to:
  • Roaring Fork River — a river in west central Colorado
  • Roaring Fork (Great Smoky Mountains) — a stream and National Historic District in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of East Tennessee
 Software, will be on hand, as well.

Central 20/Twenty's Windows-based software is used by high-volume operators to manage complex table seating and to expedite orders. Advanta's Adcheq comprises a turnkey solution for smaller bars and grills and pizza parlors. Roaring Fork is favored by specialty operators and upscale self-seating establishments, like coffee bars and bagel shops.

The stars of the CompuAdd exhibit are expected to be the company's new Touch POS+ systems, which will be running the above-described software. Designed to give touch-screen users the ultimate in flexibility, the Touch POS+ series comprises three different screen choices and two touch technology options, allowing up to six different configurations.

CompuAdd will also demonstrate its CP75p Desktop system for home or back-office use. The CP75p is specially priced at $2,295 for the show and comes fully loaded with Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. , Excel, Money, Bookshelf and Word Assistant. A modem and communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems  are included, as well.

A P75 Colorscan Notebook, featuring the Intel Pentium P75 processor, will be available, specially priced at $3,225 for the show. The P75 Colorscan comes with 340MB hard drive and 8MB RAM, expandable up to 40MB, and built-in stereo speakers. Also available will be Pentium-based servers and a range of standalone stand·a·lone  
adj.
Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. 
 and modular POS systems. All CompuAdd personal computers are sold with pre-loaded application software. The company will also pre-load a buyer's own proprietary software, free.

In announcing CompuAdd's plans for NRA NRA

(National Rifle Association of America) organization that encourages sharpshooting and use of firearms for hunting. [Am. Pop. Culture: NCE, 1895]

See : Hunting
, Rick Krause, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said: "Our range of products and our software and service alliances make CompuAdd one of the few full-line solution providers for the restaurant and hospitality industry. After this show, the entire industry will know that!"

CompuAdd Computer Corp., based in Austin, Texas, was founded in 1982, and is a leading manufacturer of PCs and Point of Sale Systems.

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Editors Note: For toll-free POS sales information, your readers may call 1-800-333-8767.

CONTACT: CompuAdd Computer Corp.

Kelly Morse Jackson (Sales and Marketing)

512/331-2733

or

Ira Rogers and Company, Inc.

Sandy Flora (Editorial)

512/476-8094
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