EQUINOX ANNOUNCES NEW LOW PROFILE UNIVERSAL SERIAL ADAPTER.Equinox equinox (ē`kwĭnŏks), either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. The vernal equinox, also known as "the first point of Aries," is the point at which the sun appears to cross the Systems Inc. has announced its new low-profile SST-4P/LP universal serial adapter A device that adds a serial port to a computer. It plugs into the USB port and contains one or more serial port sockets. See serial port. with 3.3V and 5.0V PCI bus support. This new addition to Equinox's proven SST SST: see airplane. Multiport Adapter Series gives retail and hospitality businesses the ability to add ports in newer, low profile workstations. The SST-4P/LP, priced at $445, connects up to 4 ports to one bus slot in your server. "The new SST-4P/LP adapter is designed for retailers adopting low profile workstations for their POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale stations," said Mitch Friend, Equinox's Director of Sales. "The SST-4P/LP packages all the features of our popular SST boards in this new form factor that accommodates the shift to smaller, more space efficient systems." An ideal choice for busy businesses and their busy IT managers, the new SST-4P/LP adapter is not only easy to install and configure, it is easy to maintain. Built-in 15,000 volt surge suppression on every pin of every port eliminates vulnerability to blown ports from electrical spikes. Also, EquiView Plus management software provides an intuitive interface that makes it easy to manage all connected serial ports from one screen. The SST-4P/LP is a member of Equinox's SST Multiport Adapter Series that are used in the world's largest retail, healthcare and transportation markets. With unmatched speed, built-in surge suppression and superior performance, these intelligent SST Multiport Serial Adapters provide cost-effective, reliable connections to serial devices of all of the most popular operating systems, including Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP, Citrix, Novell, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and LINUX. Available from 4 to 128 port models, the serial 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 adapters support DB-25, DB-9 or RJ-45 connections. U.S. List prices range from $445 to $1095. |
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