Dayna to offer first third-party Ethernet adapter for the Macintosh Communications Slot.SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1994--Dayna Communications Inc. Tuesday announced that it will offer an Ethernet network interface card for Macintosh computers equipped with a Communications Slot. With today's announcement, Dayna becomes the only vendor, other than Apple, to provide an Ethernet adapter The Ethernet hardware required to attach to an Ethernet network. It typically resides on an expansion board, but is sometimes built into the motherboard. An Ethernet adapter is required in each client and server. See Ethernet and network adapter. for the Communication Slot Communication Slot or Comm Slot is a data interface found in old Apple computers. It is used to add communication expansion cards like network adapter or modem to Power Macs. External Links [1] [2] . The new DaynaPORT E/CS adapters will be available Jan. 3, 1995 and will offer a low-cost, easy-to-use solution for LC, Performa and Quadra users. The DaynaPORT E/CS adapters will be available in both 10BASE-T and thin Ethernet See 10Base2. versions for users of LC 575 and 630, Performa 475, 476, 570, 575, 577, 578, and 630, and Quadra 630 machines. The 10BASE-T version, the E/CS-T, will ship Jan. 3, 1995 and will have a suggested U.S. retail price of $109; the thin Ethernet E/CS adapter will begin shipping Jan. 30, 1995 and will have a suggested U.S. retail price of $119. The cards are expected to sell at a street price of approximately $90. "With the introduction of the DaynaPORT E/CS adapters, Dayna now offers users a second choice in pricing and availability for Communications Slot Ethernet network interface cards," said William Kilmer, product marketing manager at Dayna. "The new E/CS cards are part of Dayna's ongoing strategy to provide users with a complete line of Ethernet products for the Macintosh." The E/CS cards have been designed for easy installation, and are Apple Driver-compatible. For More Information Contact Suzanne Kimball, Dayna Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , 801/269-7349, FAX: 801/269-7363, AppleLink: DAYNA, Internet: skimball("at sign")dayna.com. Founded in 1984, Dayna Communications Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. specializing in networking connectivity and communications products for wired and wireless local area networks and mobile computer users. Dayna's products are distributed nationally by Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. , Merisel, Tech Data, Gates/FA, Intelligent Electronics, and MicroAge, and regional distributors, and are available worldwide through a network of authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: international distributors. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Dayna Communications Inc. and the Dayna logo are registered trademarks and DaynaPORT E/CS is a trademark of Dayna Communications Inc. All other product names are trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Dayna Communications Inc., Salt Lake City Suzanne Kimball, 801/269-7349 |
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