Global Village offers Performa users an easy path to faster modem speeds; TelePort Platinum Comm Slot Edition brings 28.8 Kbps speed to Performa users through retail channel.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1996--Global Village Communication Inc. (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 :GVIL) Monday announced that its TelePort Platinum Comm See comms. Slot Edition will soon be available in the retail channel. The Comm Slot Edition internal voice-capable fax/modem card allows customers to upgrade compatible Performa and 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. computers to 28.8 Kbps V.34 performance and features speakerphone speak·er·phone n. A telephone or telephone attachment that contains both a loudspeaker and a microphone, allowing several persons to participate in a call at the same time without the telephone receiver being held. Noun 1. and answering machine capabilities, incoming call recognition and Global Village's award-winning GlobalFax 2.5 fax software. Previously sold only with certain Apple Macintosh Apple Macintosh - Macintosh Performa computers, the TelePort Platinum Comm Slot Edition is compatible with a number of Macintosh computers that come standard with slower or no internal modems A modem that plugs into an expansion slot within the computer. Unlike an external modem, an internal modem does not provide a series of display lights that inform the user of the changing modem states. The user must rely entirely on the communications program. Contrast with external modem. . "Performa customers asked us to make the TelePort Platinum Comm Slot Edition available because it provides an easy and affordable path to the faster 28.8 speed," said Charlie Oppenheimer, vice president and general manager of Global Village's Communication Systems Division. "In response to their requests, we're pleased to announced that users can now purchase this product through Global Village's worldwide network of resellers and distributors." The TelePort Platinum Comm Slot Edition is compatible with the following Macintosh computers: -- Performa 5200 -- Performa 6218 -- Performa 5210 -- Performa 6220 -- Performa 5215 -- Performa 6230 -- Performa 5220 -- Performa 6300CD -- Performa 6200 -- Performa 5300CD -- Performa 6214 -- Power Macintosh 5300/100 LC -- Performa 6216 -- Power Macintosh 5200/75 LC "Global Village's upgrade card gives Performa users the fast 28.8 Kbps fax/modem speeds now standard for Internet access See how to access the Internet. and extends the life of the machine by keeping its hardware up to date," said Didier Diaz, director of solutions product marketing for Apple Americas Consumer Division. Pricing and Availability Global Village's TelePort Platinum Comm Slot Edition is available through leading retailers later this month for a suggested retail price of $240. For more information, Global Village customers can contact 800/736-4821. Global Village Communication Inc. Global Village is a leading supplier of integrated communication solutions for personal computer users. Additional information is available on the company's World Wide Web site, "The Village," at http://www.globalvillage.com. CONTACT: The Bohle Co., 310/785-0515 W. Scott Robertson Scott Robertson may be:
Pam Swartwood, Ext. 252, pswart@bohle.com |
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