Micro Industries Announces Full Production Units of Its New Celeron Baby-AT Motherboard Now Available.WESTERVILLE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1999-- 686PCI/64M1 Provides Significant Upgrade Path for Systems Built Around a Baby-AT Format Micro Industries Corporation today announced that full production units of its new 686PCI/64M1, a Baby-AT Motherboard based on the new Intel(R) Celeron(TM) processor technology are now available. The board is designed as a high performance motherboard replacement product which will fit into a standard Baby-AT chassis. Micro Industries is a an electronics manufacturing services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). (EMS) company that provides electronic engineering and manufacturing resources to OEMs. The 686PCI/64M1 is designed for use by OEMs and existing Baby-AT motherboard users who have requirements for upgrades or continued Baby-AT motherboard support. It is based on the Celeron processor and BX chipset, the latest available processor and chipset technologies, which have the performance capabilities to handle the most demanding applications. It is also backward-compatible with older software and hardware, enabling existing users of Baby-AT computers to upgrade processor technology without losing their investment in their present system. "With the 686PCI/64M1, we are offering OEMs who have made significant investments in software, custom packaging, and unique peripheral 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 an opportunity to upgrade to newer technology for significant performance gains, without changing the architecture of their enclosures," stated Michael Curran, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Micro Industries. "With the speed and frequency of technology innovation and change, investing in customized systems can be risky for OEMs. The opportunity to retain an existing system with its customized features while upgrading to the latest Celeron technology represents a unique value proposition." 686PCI/64M1 Features -- Intel BX Chipset and Celeron Processor: Support of Intel Celeron Socket-370 compatible processors up to 466MHz, up to 512MB DRAM, and AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. video offers OEMs the latest in speed, performance, and value. -- Baby-AT Motherboard Architecture: The Baby-AT format is backward-compatible with many systems currently in use, allowing those systems to be upgraded or enabling new systems to be developed using existing hardware. -- Static RAM (optional): The CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. board contains an optional 512KB of battery backed-up static RAM for increased performance. -- Intel 82559 Ethernet Controller (optional): Intel's highly integrated 32-bit PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. controller for 10 or 100MB per second fast Ethernet networks is the company's leading solution for PCI LAN designs. It combines a small package design with low power expenditure to conserve energy. -- Flexible Serial Port Configurations: The 686PCI/64M1 supports two 16550 compatible serial ports, one RS-232 with a maximum of 115KB transfer rate, and one RS-485, RS-422, or RS-232 serial port. Availability and Price The 686PCI/64M1 is available immediately in the United States and Europe. Pricing for the base unit begins at $350 (U.S.) in OEM quantities. Variations in pricing are based on configured options. Prices are subject to change without notice. Products can be ordered by calling Micro Industries' Customer Service Department at 800/722-1842. A complete listing of product features is included in the attached table. For more information, visit www.microindustries.com. About Micro Industries Micro Industries Corporation, founded in 1978, is an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company that provides electronic engineering and manufacturing resources to OEMs. Micro Industries helps customers translate their product requirements into low-cost standard, custom, and semi-custom product solutions for embedded and integrated computer systems. The 52,000 square foot facility in Westerville, Ohio serves as corporate headquarters, and houses an EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. Zero Discharge manufacturing facility that meets both ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001-94 and ISO 14001 standards. The manufacturing facility has fully automated conventional and surface mount assembly lines for both prototype and production requirements. Micro Industries employs a dedicated staff of engineers focused on product design. For more information visit www.microindustries.com. Note: Micro Industries is a registered trademark of Micro Industries Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Celeron is a trademark of Intel Corporation. All other legal marks are property of their respective owners. Micro Industries Corporation Complete Listing of Product Features 686PCI/64M1 -- CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(TM) -- CPU Speed: 300-466MHz -- Chipset: Intel(R) 82443 BX 66MHz or 100MHz FSB AGP -- Peripheral Controller: 82371EB (PIIX PIIX PCI ISA IDE Accelerator (Intel chipset) PIIX Pci to Isa Ide Accelerator 4E) Enhanced IDE, 4 drives supported Two USB ports Advanced power management System management bus (SMBus) -- Memory: 16MB-512MB SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. -- FLASH BIOS: 256KB -- Optional Static RAM: 512KB battery backed-up static RAM -- Super I/O Controller: SMC FDC37C932FR Floppy disk drive floppy disk drive - disk drive interface (5 1/4"/ 3 1/2" high/low density) PS/2 keyboard and mouse interface One RS-232 serial port One RS-485, RS-422 or RS-232 jumper-configurable serial port One parallel port (LPT1) standard, bi-directional, ECP (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1284) IrDA interface -- Optional Ethernet Controller: Intel 82559 10/100Mbit Ethernet controller 10/100 Base-T interface -- Additional Features: Real-time clock with battery backup APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. (Advanced Power supply Control) Enhanced power management -- Bus Interfaces: ISA - ISA (IEEE P996) PCI - PCI Rev. 2.1 |
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