Portsmith Multi-slot Cradles. .www.portsmith.com $399 and $699 The Portsmith Multi-slot Cradles for Palm handheld devices provide simultaneous docking, synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. and/or charging for multiple handhelds. The Ethernet Multi-slot Cradle A base unit for a portable or removable device. For example, PDAs and digital cameras often come with cradles that are plugged into the wall outlet for battery charging and cabled to the computer for data transfer. for 6 handhelds ($699) connects directly to an Ethernet 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. and can be expanded using external Ethernet hubs A device that all lines on an Ethernet segment are plugged into. 10Base-T and 100Base-T Ethernets are star networks and require a hub for operation. The earlier 10Base5 and 10Base2 Ethernets are bus networks, but are often wired into a star configuration using a central hub for improved to accommodate even larger fleets of handhelds simultaneously. Educators who are only interested in charging units, may opt for the version of the Multi-slot Cradle that accommodates charging 10 Palm handhelds simultaneously (399). Both Multi-slot Cradle arrays are compatible with Palm m125, m130, i705, m500 Series and most future Palm handhelds. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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