Future Domain Host Adapter Enhances SoHo Productivity.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 1996--Future Domain, an Adaptec Company, is now shipping the EIDE-AT52 VALUEPAK kit. This multifunction host adapter kit provides Future Domain's patented "double-word" data transfer technology, and high-speed connectivity for hard disks, floppy, external printers, fax and modems and supports up to four 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. peripherals. Its enhanced parallel port See EPP. (hardware) enhanced parallel port - (EPP) A parallel port that confirms to the IEEE's EPP standard. An EPP is actually an expansion bus that can handle 64 disk drives and other peripherals. ["PC Magazine", 1996-01-09, p. 262]. enables printer speeds up to 2 MB/sec (ECP (Enhanced Capabilities Port) See IEEE 1284. 1. ECP - Engineering Change Proposal. 2. ECP - Enhanced Capabilities Port. 3. ECP - Extended Capabilities Port. 4. ECP - Extended Concurrent Prolog. Mode), improving productivity in the home and small office where sharing a printer is common. The two high-speed serial ports allow the use of 28.8 Kb/sec external modems, providing quick Internet access in home and small office environments. The new kit comes complete with an IDE cable, PowerIDE! software, floppy, enhanced parallel and two-high speed serial ports. It is compatible with standard IDE and EIDE hard disk and ATAPI-compliant CD-ROM drives. PowerIDE! software includes a multitude of drivers, utilities and applications and the Future Domain ATASPI (ATA Software Programming Interface) A proposed specification for EIDE drives from Future Domain Corporation that never became a standard. (AT Attachment Software Programming Interface) input/output (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 ) Manager for EIDE peripherals such as hard disks up to 8.4 GB capacity and CD-ROM drives. This exclusive I/O Manager allows application software to work seamlessly with EIDE peripherals and provides support for most major operating systems including Windows 95, Windows NT, DOS/Windows 3.X, OS/2 2.X, OS/2 Warp and NetWare 4.X. Pricing and Availability The EIDE-AT52 VALUEPAK kit is available now through Adaptec domestic and international distributors at a manufacturer s suggested retail price of $59.95 (US). Other EIDE product solutions in the Future Domain brand family include: - EIDE-AT32 VALUEPAK kit, a dual-channel ISA-bus host adapter at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $39.95 (US) - EIDE-AT42 VALUEPAK kit, a dual-channel ISA-bus host adapter with a floppy disk controller A floppy disk controller (FDC) is a special-purpose chip and associated circuitry that directs and controls reading from and writing to a computer's floppy disk drive (FDD). at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $49.95 (US) - EIDE-VL VALUEPAK kit, a multifunction VL connection at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $75.00 (US). Adaptec markets a line of Enhanced IDE host adapters, software and kits--under the Future Domain brand name--for the PC market to OEMs and through distribution to VARs, systems integrator and resellers. Future Domain was acquired by Adaptec in July, 1995. Adaptec provides bandwidth management technologies for organizations building the global information infrastructure. Its high performance I/O, connectivity and network products are incorporated into the systems and products of major computer and peripheral manufacturers. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., Adaptec (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADPT ADPT Automated Data Processing/Telecommunications ADPT Adaptec Corporation (stock symbol) ADPT Adaptive Prediction ADPT Auger Depth Profiling Technique ADPT Automated Data Processing Telecommunications ADPT Adapter ) employs 2500 people worldwide in design, manufacturing, sales, service and distribution. Adaptec's home page address is http://www.adaptec.com. CONTACT: Future Domain Cindy Heimstaedt, 714/455-8336 cindyh@fdc.mhs.compuserve.com or Adaptec Marci Pedrazzi, 408/957-4937 marcip@corp.adaptec.com Sheila Paul, 408/957-4595, sheilap@corp.adaptec.com CONTACT: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED REPEATS: New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of 212-752-9600 or 800-221-2462; Boston 617-236-4266 or 80 |
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