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IN-SYSTEM DESIGN DEBUTS MOBILE DATA STORAGE PRODUCT LINE AT WWW.MYPAKIT.COM.


PAKit sets new standards in personal data storage capacity in the form of an 11-ounce data storage device measuring roughly 3 x 5 inches. Starting at under $300, PAKit Pro, available from mypakit.com, stores up to 12 Gigabytes (GB) of data and features Universal Serial Bus See USB.

(hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission.
 (USB USB
 in full Universal Serial Bus

Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer.
) plug-and-play, fast transfer rates, and an innovative power management technology that frees end-users from the need for AC converters or power cords.

Along with PAKit Pro, In-System Design (ISD See IDD. ) has also introduced the PAKit Reader, shirt-pocket sized personal data management devices using IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries)  Microdrives or CompactFlash memory cards. PAKit is ISD's family of consumer products, and leverages the company's USB technology, chip design, and data storage applications.

PAKit Pro and PAKit Reader support Microsoft Windows 98/2000 and MacOS 8.6 and newer operating systems. Both products are USB 1.1 compliant, which offers not only the convenience of plug-and-play but supports data transfer rates that are 4x faster than serial port transfers (up to 900 Kilobytes per second A kilobyte per second (KB/s or KBps) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to:
  • 1,000 bytes per second, or
  • 8 Kilobits per second.
See also
  • Kilobyte
  • Megabit per second (Mbit/s or Mbps)
  • Gigabit per second (Gb/s or Gbps)
). The PAKit products consume less than 500 mA, and because they are bus-powered (drawing their power through the USB cable), they do not require an external power supply -- which greatly enhances portability and convenience. Both products include software drivers for easy installation on Mac or PC, and can be plugged into a USB port with no rebooting.
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Publication:EDP Weekly's IT Monitor
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Date:Aug 14, 2000
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