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CPS draft or 80 CPS NLQ printing. Integrated in your word- and dataprocessing
systems, its software intelligence and printin!! capability will convince you of its competitive edge.
Italic, bold and elongated characters with 16 different fonts, monospaced or proportional, are easily selected from the keypad or host computer. Equipped with Facit's Cut She~t Feeder, the Facit 4570 can be manually or automatically fed from two magazines.
So when performance and reliability are vital parts of your system building, Facit 4570 Matrix Printer will add more punch to your own product
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popular printers.
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Five full-length expansion slots tor IBM PC/rt: compatible option cards. Hard disk machine with 640K, real time clock, three 1/ 0 ports and
display has two slots tree.
Small overall dimensions, sturdy metal case, designed Inside and out with horizontal or vertical operation In mind.
ROM BIOS AND MONITOR by I'IT: Interrupt compatible with IBM PC/rt: and more. Ever-ready, menu-driven,
diagnostic monitor debugger. Test hardware device by device and
channel by channel Examine registers, alter or dump memory, read or
write tracks and sectors. Even set drive timing.
256K byte, parity-checked RAM on planar board. Combo board with one, two and three banks ot l28K bytes each. Real time clock and parallel port also available to give
640K RAM total with only one slot used.
Serial (RS-232) communications port built in. Console 1/ 0 may be redirected to this port by switch setting. Menu-driven DOS utility (set up) to configure this port or redirect printer 1/ 0 to it. Communications program included to get you started.
rrr·s own heavy duty, high efficiency, switching power supply (115 watts continuous service) saves weight without compromising support for fully-equipped machines. 95 to 132 volts or 180 to 240 volts. Excellent air fiow for greater reliability in harsh environments.
Switch controls allow console 1/ 0 red!rec· lion to serial port - use whatever ASCil terminal you want. Enable/disable power-on memory test for faster starts on large machines. Enable/disable screensav!ng blanking when left idle.
noppy disk controller on planar. Saves a slot.
Space-saving half-height disk drives. Solid and positive door mechanism with interlock to avoid closing empty and extend head life.
of design was our goal.
We achieved it.
The I'IT XTRA is com-
Monitor conveniently tilts and swivels. Pedestal height is proper. Green, amber or color non-glare monitors all meet toughest ergonomic standards.Three position keyboard is smooth as silk. Meets European ergonomic standards. Smart alpha and numeric sh11t lamps dolit get tooled when sottware changes keyboard state.Dimpled F and J keys Indicate home keys.
patible both in hard-
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with the IBM PC/XT
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This is a machine you should
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Our very own mouse. Fully supported with shell software to integrate with ex!st-
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a board. It connects to the keyboard through the interface box.
to the chip level. We offer a mouse
that is made just for us. The BIOS, the keyboard services and the mouse itself are
way. It is a machine devoid of rough tailored to work smoothly together
edges. It not only works right, it's
and remain transparent to I'IT
tough, it's neat, and the insides make application programs.
sense. Simple elegance We expect users to appreciate
Fully "moused" versions of popular rrr applicatfon
packages. Enhanced DOS with menu-driven setup (Including port !nitiallza· !Ion), disk parll:lng, true hard disk format with bad sector information. Excellent documentation.
fine engineering. And, we plan to serve them for a long time.That's why we spent ·so much effort on the little things that make a machine predictable, reliable. and a pleasure to use.
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Vol. XVII No. 14 November 19, 1984
9 How to use the Peripherals Digest 13 Editorial
19 FLEXIBLE DRIVES ... IBM sets storage standard with 1.6M-byte flexible drive The PC-AT computer system's flexible drive forces other manufacturers to upgrade storage capacity
27 5%-INCH FLEXIBLE DISK DRIVES Product guide
35 MICRO FLEXIBLE DISK DRIVES Product guide
p. 19 . . . 1. BM-byte drives set standard
39 DISK DRIVES ... Sub 4-inch Winchesters offer 51A-inch drive performance Using less space than most 5114-inch Winchesters, sub 4-inch drives are meeting storage needs of desktop microcomputers
49 5%-INCH AND SMALLER DISK DRIVES Product guide 65 5%-INCH CARTRIDGE DISK. DAiVES Product guide 71 5%-INCH DISK DRIVE SUBSYSTEMS Product guide
83 PRINTERS ... Portable printers invade the office Quiet operation, small footprints and 'stowability' make portable printers more attractive for office workers
91 MATRIX CHARACTER PAINTERS Product guide 107 SOLID FONT CHARACTER PRINTERS Product guide
p. 39 . . . Sub 4 inchers make the grade
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
p. 83 . . . Portable printers stake a claim
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Save millions of dollars with Six-ShootersTM
Last year 430 million business slides were made at a cost of $3.2 billion.
Most of these slides were manually generated.*
These slides could have been made on Sweet-P®
Six-Shooter Personal PlottersTM. Faster and better. With
savings of millions of$!
performance and quality
Save Money and Manage Better.
Use your office computer and Six-Shooter Personal Plotter to create and plot finished charts in 6 colors in 5 to 15 minutes. Save $5.00 to $100.00 per chart.
Save more money . Use your charts to :
· Reduce meeting times 28%** · Get fast favorable decisions** · Get your report read. "One
Sweet-P picture is worth a thousand print-outs''
Don't settle for old-fashioned, slow plotters. With office costs running $10.00 to $20.00/hr., Six-Shooter performance saves a bundle. Best of all, Six-Shooter
Six-Shooter Standard Interfaces: parallel , and serial with evesdropping:
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costs less-up to 45% less than other plotters in its class
The Sweet-P Six-Shooter is a high quality American made precision machine. It's fast . It plots 14 inches per second. It's beautiful for office and technical work . Plot perfect A-size slides for business presentations. Or big B-size block diagrams. Every office, every Quality and Production Manager and every Engineer should have one.
Ov~r 100 graphics software packages drive the Six-Shooterworld famous packages like Lotus l-2-3TM and ISSCOTM, Tel-A-GrafTM and DissplaTM
The Six-Shooter holds six pens. Pens are changed automatically. Pens are capped automatically when not in use, so that pens last longer and start quicker.
The Six-Shooter easily connects to almost any computer. It has RS-232
Serial Interface
Compu ter
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serial and Centronics parallel connectors. And it has two standard graphics languages- Sweet-P· Graphics Language (SPGLTM) and
Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGLTM).
The Six-Shooter plots on almost any media. Make brilliant ove rhead transparencies . Plot on film, and on plain and coated papers.
Save on wiring costs too. The SixShooter will "eavesdrop " on the RS-232 cables that connect your terminals now. (This makes it easy for Six-Shooters to join local and long distance networks.)
What about support? Six-Shooter customers get fast professional help with software , hardware and interface questions. And warranty and service support is quick . Ifwe ever have to fix your plotter, we 'll repair it in less than a week (usually 2 or 3 days).
Don't wait, order an evaluation plotter today. If you can't possibly use a plotter now , at least call or write and we'll send you more information and a sample plot. You'll love this great machine .
Our toll-free te lephone numbers
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800/227-4376
In California Call: 800/227-4371
Enter Computer, Inc. 6867 Nancy Ridge Drive San Diego, CA 92121
Sweet-P, Si.x-Shooter, Personal Ploner and SPOL are trademarks of Enter Computer, I nc. Lotus 1-2-J 11 a trademark of Lonas Development Inc Tel-A-
Graf, Disspla and ISSCO are trademarks of Integrated Software System Corp:irat1on. HPGL is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Inc
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117 TAPE DRIVES ... Quarter-inch cartridges command tape drive market Led by streamers, V..-inch tape cartridge drives fulfill 1OMto 130M-byte backup requirements
125 %-INCH AND SMALLER CASSETTE/CARTRIDGE TAPE DRIVES AND SUBSYSTEMS Product guide
133 ALPHANUMERIC TERMINALS ... Personal computers collide with high-performance terminals Manufacturers of desktop computers are offering terminal
functions in a bid to exploit additional market segments
142 ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY TERMINALS Product guide
p . 117 .. Quarter inchers lead the pack
158 DIRECTORY OF MANUFACTURERS .. . alphabetical listing of company addresses and phone numbers
DEPARTMENTS
14 Editorial Staff 167 Index to Advertisers
168 Mini-Micro Marketplace
p. 133. . . Desktops offer high performance
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MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/ November 19, 1984
Microbar's COMI6. It begins where "intelligent" serial 1/0 controllers leave off.
The new COM16 communications single board computer from Microbar means your next MultibusTM-based system can set new standards in serial communications performance and flexibility.
COM16, for example, simultaneously runs all 16 serial ports-full-duplex-at 9600 baud. And that's only the beginning. COM16 is "UnixTM- optimized" to a degree that leaves the competition on "square one~' Flexibility? Each COM16 transmit and receive channel has its own programmable baud-rate generator-offering 32 baud rates from 50 to 56K baud. And your 8- or 16-bit I/O or memory data transfers can use any mix of protocols needed. There's more. Our eight-line COM16 boards-in either RS-232C/Current Loop or RS-449 versions-can be expanded by four-line expansion modules that allow mixed interfaces within a single COM16 system. Or that add DMA channels to each of four to eight baseboard lines. Or give you 128K of Dual-Ported RAM. Obviously, we've been busy-working to make your next system a pacesetter. Of course, we're well qualified to do that. Because we're independent-and objective. And because making SBCs is our only business. Call or write today. Learn how COM16 makes the leap from simple intelligence to pure genius.
Within California: (800) 421-1752 Outside California (continental U.S.): (800) 821-1011
I ! ! MICROBAR SYSTEMS, INC. me Drive, Sunnyvale, C4 94086
Your future system is our current project.
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,,. Multibus is a trademark of Inte l Corp. '" Uni x is a trademark of Bell Laboratories. Inc.
Motorola VME/ 10 Development Systems at Hall-Mark.
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C 1984 Hall-Mark Eleclronics Corp.15692
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MINI -MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
How to use the Peripherals Digest
The Peripherals Digest is divided into six categories
-five for products and the sixth for the directory of
product manufacturers. Each of the five sections con-
tains two subsections:
· one or more product overviews compiled by Mini-
Micro Systems
· one or more product pricing and specification tables
arranged alphabetically by company name, compiled by
computer and based on mail- and telephone-survey
information. The directory of manufacturers, the last section of the
digest, is a consolidated alphabetical listing of all the
I
vendors tabulated in the five product categories. Each
directory entry provides a vendor's mailing address and
telephone number, as well as a circle number for the
reader service card.
To use the Peripherals Digest effectively, use the tabs
to find the right product category. To find addresses or
phone numbers, use the directory of manufacturers. To
check product prices or specifications:
· turn to the appropriate product category,
· find the product table,
· find the alphabetically listed vendor.
To select a peripheral:
· turn to the appropriate product category, · refer to the product tables,
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· refer to the directory of manufacturers to find suppliers' addresses.
To comment on the Peripherals Digest or to suggest
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future product coverage or entries, contact the Editor in
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Chief, Mini-Micro Systems, Peripherals Digest, 221
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Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass. 02116.
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The Peripherals Digest data research and editing staff
includes Adrienne DeLeonardo, associate editor;
Frances Michalski, associate editor; Megan Nields, as-
sistant editor; and Pamela Gorski, assistant editor.
Production assistant Carole Smith provides editorial
support.
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
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Hay_es. Leading the way with quality telecomputing systems for the personal computers that businesses
use most.
If you're in the business of configuring computer systems for businesses. you know the importance of quality and reliability.
That's one good reason to trust the telecomputing leader. Hayes Smartmodems (300, 1200 and tlie 1200B board modem for the IBM· PC and compatibles) have an unsurpassed record of reliability. And when Smart· modem is combined with Hayes Smartcom II· software, you have tlie most complete and dependable telecomputing system available!
Smartcom II is flexible. Use it as is or customize it for particular applications. Smartcom II makes telecomputing simple for beginners. with sophisticated programming options for you.
Now Smartcom II does even more to streamline business communications.
More connection apabilities. Our new Smartcom II is available for more
than 16 l_)ersonal computers (with more to come). Now the DEC Rainbow in purchasing can swap data with the HP 150 in accounting. While the IBM PC in sales gets updates from the ti in the southeastern office. Quickly and easily. Smartcom to Smartcom. And with no handholding from you.
XMODEMprotocol. In addition to the Hayes Venfication protocol. Smartcom II includes the XMODEM protocol. for error-free transmission to even more micros. as well as to mainframes at the information services.
Terminal emulation. Smartcom II emulates the DEC VTIOO and VT52 terminals, opening the door to a vast installed base of DEC minicomputers.
Voice to ddta communications. With Smartcom II. users can easily switch from voice to data transmission (and back again). all in the same
phone call. This saves the user time and the company money.
Unattended ope_ration. Smartcom II can increase the efficiency of corporate communications. by receiving and sending data unattende<l. It can receive messages on disk or hard copy. And Smartcom II also lets users "batch" up to 25 communication sequences. and will automatically transmit them later. This convenient feature can cut long-distance costs considerably. since data can be sent when phone rates are lowest.
Follow the leader/ Ifyou're involved with linking micros or setting standards for configurations. let Hayes provide the definitive connection. With our feature-rich, direct-connect modems. Easy-to-use, menu-driven software. Concise documentation. And a customer service organization that is second to none!
Smartcomll Available for: IBM PC and compatibles. plus HP 150. DEC Rainbow 100, Tex.as Instru· ments Professional and Portable Computers and Wang Professional~
· Hayes Verification and XMODEM protocols ·Records and executes up to 25 communication sequences for unattended
transmission · Emlilates DEC vnoo and
VT52 terminals · Prints data while record· ing on disk · Stores telephone numbers and communication parameters · Defines and stores log-on sequences and 25 · remote system commands · 128K memory · Voice/data communications.
Smartmodem · Smartrnodem 300TM (300 bps). Smart· modem 1200TM (u.P to 1200 bps) and Smart· modem 1200B"' {plug-in board modem for the IBM PC) · Direct connect · Auto answer, dial and disconnect · Full or half duplex · Automatic speed selection (1200 mooem) ·Built-in speaker· 'l\vo-year limited warranty.
For additional information see }'.Our Hayes authorized dealer or call us Oirect.
Hayes Miaocomputer Products, Inc. 5923 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.. Norcross, Georgia 30092. 404/441-1617.
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SmartcomU is a r<gistered trademark and Smartmodem 300. Smartmodem 1200 and Smartmodem IZOOB are trademarks ofHayes Microcomputer Products. Inc. ·'Jl'ademarks of International Business Machines Corp.. Digital Equipment Corporation. Hewlett·Pac.kard. 'lhas lnstrumenrs and Wang Laboratories. Inc. ©1984 Hayes Microcomputer Products. Inc.
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EDITORIAL
Digest schedule expands to four issues
This November's Fall Peripherals Digest is the third of three special Mini-Micro Systems' issues published during 1984. That compares to two Digests issued in 1983. As we enter 1985, our third year of publishing special product issues, Mini-Micro Systems is expanding the digest schedule to four special product issues: Communications Digest (new), two Peripherals Digests-Spring and Fall- and the Computer Digest.
Your new Communications Digest will arrive in late February, 1985. Survey categories will include modems, multiplexers/concentrators, local area networks, network and communications software, plus network terminals and computers. Like our other digests, each of the product information tables will be complemented by staff-written market-overview articles. Following the Communications Digest, you will receive the Spring Peripherals Digest in April, the Computer Digest in June and the Fall Peripherals Digest in November. All Digests will contain a directory of manufacturers and reader-service cards valid for an entire year.
As you look at the table of contents in this issue, you will notice that we have modified the product categories. This issue (and the Fall Peripherals Digest in 1985) includes flexible and rigid disk drives and subsystems up to 5¥.i inches; matrix and solid-font character printers; 114-inch and smaller cassette/cartridge tape drives and alphanumeric display terminals. The 1985 Spring Peripherals Digest will not repeat the Fall Digest's product coverage. Instead, it will cover flexible, optical and rigid disk
drives and subsystems of 8 to 14 inches; teleprinters and ink-jet, laser and line printers; 1h-inch cartridge tape dirves and graphics terminals.
Although the digests primarily contain information on computer hardware, we increased our editorial coverage of software this year. In 1985, we will continue to include software survey articles in each regular issue. Also, in our regular issues, we are continuing our practice of taking a more focused look at exciting product groups. For example, in January, 1985, we will survey multifunction printers and February's hardware survey will focus on intelligent disk- and tape-drive controllers. The wide or all-inclusive product group coverage is reserved for the Digests.
Since we are introducing the new Communications Digest in February, our data communications emphasis issue (traditionally scheduled in March) now moves to September. Continuing unchanged in our 1985 editorial calendar are two special-emphasis issues-J"une's State of the Market Report and December's State of the Technology Report.
Our job is to provide timely and complete coverage of product developments in the value-added market. If you have suggestions for improving our product coverage, please send them to the Editor in Chief, Mini-Micro Systems, 221 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass. 02116.
Rick Dalrymple Senior Edito r
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MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
WE'VE BEEN DELIVERING 31/2" WINCHESTER DISK DRIVES FOR OVER A YEAR.
Rodime has been setting a new standard in Winchester disk drive storage for more than
ayear. It;; 3Yi" drive with 5 and 10 megabytes
of formatted storage has become the industry leader for sub 4" Winchester disk drives. Rodime has now delivered tens of thousands!
N·ew design horizons The compact size of Rodime 's drive suddenly puts large-scale storage into areas never considered before. The 350 series is one-fourth the volume of a 5'!.'' Winchester drive. And the 250 series, which includes
their products. There are other equally exciting areas such as desk top computer systems, intelligent terminals, point-of-sale terminals, industrial controllers. telecomm un ica tions systems, navigation and guidance systems, and portable instrumentation. In fact the list of potential
The proven compact drive and proven quantity suppller
With thousands of its 3'Ii'' Winchester drives in operation today Rodime has further demonstrated its reputation for reliability. a major design consideration for its 3'Ii'' drive, and quality It has a rugged design with high resistance to shock, an important consideration for portability and for vibration prone environments. Using advanced large-scale integration, the entire electronics for the drive are on a single compact board and there are no adjustments or select-on-test components.
mounting brackets and a face plate, fits into the same space as a half-height 51/4'' Winchester offering even further shock and vibration isolation. Now. system designers have a new level of flexibility One area that has received attention is use with portable computers. Several major portable computer manufacturers have already incorporated Rodime 31/i'' Winchester disk drives into
uses is only limited by the imagination of the system designer.
A tradition of excellence In a few short years, Rodime has established itself as a major force within the Winchester disk drive industry Rodime is one of the few manufacturers that are delivering 511.'' W inchester drives with a broad range of capabilities up to 54 megabytes. And is the only manufacturer delivering high-performance 31/z'' Winchester drives in production quantities.
For the compact 3'Ii'' Winchester disk or other 511.'' Winchester requirements, look to Rodime. Rodime delivers.
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The first thing ISi International put on this newMultibus·card was 2 megabytes...
And that was just the beginning.
Squeezing 2 megabytes of memory onto a single Multibus· card is quite an accomplishment in itself. But we believe it takes more than just memory to meet the increasing needs of today's systems. That's why our new MCB-2X Multibus card is designed with a number of significant special features.And
why ISI International is truly a leader in Multibus memory products.
Superior Dynamic Memory Relocation.
The new MCB-2X can relocate up to eight 64K or 256K blocks Mcs364 independently-making it a very powerful tool for"RAM disk;' graphics display or multiple table look-up applications.
Expanded Error
Correction Logic.
All single bit errors
are automatically scrubbed
during refresh cycles
without system
interruption.
And thanks
to the automatic memory initializa-
tion feature, software
doesn't have to be pre-
conditioned.
Mce.s12
On-board ECC detects
all single and double bit errors, while providing 370ns
read access through standard 64K or256K RAMs.Plus, theMCB-2X has CSR and
ESR interrogation capability and software control of ECC enable/disable, allowing users to provide
comprehensive system-level diagnostics.
Flexible Addressing Capabilities.
Board addresses starting on any 4K boundary can be mapped
to cross 1 and 4 megabyte boundaries. TheMCB2Xcanalso occupy a con-
tinuous 512K or 2048K memory space within its 16 megabyte range.
Look into ISI International's newMCB-2X. You'll find all the features you need .. . plus up to 2 megabytes of memory for the largest capacity available on a single card. Or, for nonvolatile CMOS requirements, see our MCB-364 and MCB-332 modules. For simpler dynamic requirements, investigate our MCB-512.
Since 1970,ISI International has shipped over
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10 billion bytes of memory cards, giving us a level of experience that's hard to match. Put it to work for you. For systems needs just call us in the West at (408) 743-4442, in the East (201) 272-3920, or in the Midwest call (513) 890-6450. For off-the-shelf products, contact your nearest ISI International distributor: Alliance,Anthem, Arrow, Future Electronics, R.A.E., Quality Components or Sch weber.
·Multibus ts a Trademark of Intel Corp
111ERE'S ONLYONE BAR CODE MANUFACIURER
WHO SUPPLIES IT ALL.
Why struggle with multiple vendors when you can rely on one proven manufacturer who will supply virtually all ofyour bar code equipment needs? It's a fact that a single manufacturer's equipment will interface more easily, so your system will be on-line faster. And you will be supported by one company, so theres no "buck-passing."
INTERMEC is the only manufacturer in th e world that is a single source for virtually all ofyour bar code system hardware needs. Our equipment includes on-line readers, portable readers, display readers, wand scanners,
laser scanners, slot scanners, noncontact scanners, thermal printers, logmars printers, high speed impact printers, port concentrators, labels
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For demonstration circle number 176
IBM sets storage standard with 1.6M-byte flexible drive
The PC-AT computer system's flexible drive forces other manufacturers to upgrade storage capacity
Carl Warren, Western Editor
IBM Corp's Advanced Technology (AT) personal computer system has established an expanded capacity standard in 5Y4-inch flexible disk storage. The system incorporates a half-height S:Y4-inch, 96-tracks-per-inch (tpi) drive that offers 1.6M bytes of unformatted storage-more than double that available in the IBM PC's 48-tpi technology.
Because it is IBM that has made the advance, industry speculation is running high that virtually every maker of desktop systems will be forced to follow suit. According to James Porter, author of the 1983 Disk! Trend Report on flexible drives, 1.6M-byte drives should garner as much as 26 percent of the worldwide market.
There are a few caveats, however, says Porter: "The PC-compatible manufacturers are stuck with adhering to the 48-tpi half-megabyte stand~rd established by IBM. And it doesn't appear that IBM has any plans of upgrading existing PCs with the 1.6M-byte drive.
Consequently, other manufacturers may have to make some bold moves."
IBM is acutely aware of the market pressures it exerts. But IBM spokesman Richard Scott won't predict what moves other companies will make. "We can't speculate on what other people will do. We, however, have addressed the compatibility issue from two directions that allow both forward and backward migration." The company has addressed compatibility with 48-tpi formats by providing the AT system with the ability to read (not write) disks formatted at the lower densities. Moreover, the AT's disk controller is designed to handle not only the high-capacity drive, but also a 320Kbyte or 360K-byte floppy and rigid disk drive as well. Therefore, users have the opportunity of adding 48-tpi drives to the AT system.
Clearly, IBM's use of the 96-tpi drive is causing various microcomputer manufacturers to consider it. Industry watchers suggest that Houston-based Compaq Computer Corp., is reviewing 1.6M-byte drive manufacturers. Compaq, however, would not comment.
Higher capacity disk drives prove slow to mature
The need for higher capacity flexible disk drives is clear. Some manufacturers such as Drivetec Inc., and Amlyn Corp., both based in San Jose, Calif., have been building 3.3M-byte, 51/·-inch drives for more than a year.
In addition, other technologies such as vertical recording are competing for high-capacity favor as well. For example, Vertimag Systems Corp., Roseville, Minn., in concert with Shugart Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., and 3M Co., is developing a perpendicular recording method with sputtered flex-
ible media. The goal is capacity in the SM-byte range. Also boosting capacity, to 10M bytes, is Iomega Corp., Ogden, Utah. Their drive uses the Bernoulli principlEr-a technique that floats the media.
Although each firm is shipping products, stumbling blocks remain to inhibit growth. Specifically, standards have not been established for the interchange of media in the 3.3M-byte range, thus leaving Drivetec and Amlyn without interchange capability. Iomega, in addition to the single-
source disadvantage, also suffers from buyers' impression that their technology is perhaps too advanced for a relatively conservative industry. As for perpendicular recording, it may require another three to five years to mature .
So until these problems are resolved, system integrators using drives in the 3.3M-byte range will have to use single-source designs. Most are not willing to risk the technology leap and will settle for 1.6M-byte flexible drives.
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
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1.6M-BYTE FLEXIBLE DRIVES
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Because the Japanese have refined 96-tpi technology, domestic market for more than a year. Emerging U.S.
~ it wasn't surprising that IBM employed the design from manufacturers besides Shugart include Hi-Tech Periph-
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Tokyo-based YE-Data Inc. Other companies are doing the same. For example, Shugart Corp., Sunnyvale,
eral Corp., Huntington Beach, Calif.; Tandon Corp., Chatsworth, Calif.; and Philips Peripherals Inc., South
Calif., has licensed the technology used in its Model 475 San Francisco, Calif. Jim Porter, president of Disk/
from Matsushita Communication Industrial Co. Ltd., Trend Inc., Los Altos, Calif., suggests that virtually all
Yokohama, Japan. The Model 475 provides an unformat- flexible disk drive makers will need to address the
ted capacity of 1.6M bytes and, like the YE-Data higher-capacity technology.
model, is capable of reading both 48- and 96-tpi disks. However, the Shugart product uses a variable speed Quality and performance may differ
spindle motor that switches from 300 rpm to 360 rpm . Philips Peripherals' U.S. manager of flexible disk
depending on the track density. In contrast, the IBM products, Chet Mackenzie, insists that Philips also has
implementation uses a single-speed motor that operates an edge on technology. "Building 96-tpi drives, such as
at 360 rpm. As a result, transfer rates range from 300K the 1.6M-byte Model X3138, isn't new to us. We've been
' bits per second (bps) for 48 tpi to 500K bps for 96 tpi. doing it for a number of years and identified all the
Because a 250K-bps transfer rate is the standard for 48 problem areas. Just about anyone can build 48-tpi
tpi, IBM has found it necessary to develop a complex workable drives; 96-tpi isn't that easy."
data separator to handle the transfer differences. An- Mackenzie is convinced that with IBM putting the
other company that may soon be offering a 475-like stamp of approval on 96-tpi drives, there will be a mass
drive is Sanyo America Corp., who also has been migration to the newer drives. "The size of this market
licensed for the Matsushita design.
is going to be larger than anyone expects," says Mac-
More than a dozen Japanese manufacturers have kenzie. "System integrators will be able to tell quality a
been shipping 1.6M-byte products to the Japanese lot quicker than with 48-tpi drives, simply because
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MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
The only reason you're not using Pioneer'& disk drive tester already.
If you still haven't seen the Pioneer interrnittents in the output? And works
hard disk drive tester in action, it's time to take a look. And judge for yourself.
Beginning with the _price tag, every aspect of the Pioneer QualifierTM is
with embedded servos? And can be multiplexed to test four drives at once?
The Pioneer Qualifier does all those things. And easily, at that.
designed to meet your requirements for
It's almost turnkey. It's totally
pocketbook and performance.
programmable through the simpli-
It's the only tester to interface with fied keyboard. And you can input
any and all SMD drives. It's the only one with a hefty 20-
a custom set of drive characteristics with no EPROMS to modify or
megabit per second capability. Even at boards to change.
triple the price.
·
Plus, there's even a standard RS232
It's the only one that can read and
port for remote operation, data print-
transfer Fujitsu's error map right into
out, uploading and downloading.
your computer. In seconds.
Call Pioneer for a demonstration
It's the only one that will format to today. It's an eye opener.
your custom specs. And it does it at one
Pioneer Research, 1745
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Berkeley St., Santa
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Monica, CA 90404.
It pinpoints your errors to a specific (800) 233-1745
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California). Rep opportunities available.
Have you ever seen a tester that does
Rionaarh all Athnadt?also checks the address mark ~,G)aarc capability of your drive? And isolates
Qualifier is a re~istered trademark .
CIRCLE NO. 13 ON INQUIRY CARD
· deliveries.
Being able to promise OEM's a 234MB, 8-inch Winchester Disk or a lOOMB, 1;4-inch Tape Drive is one thing. Being able to deliver on that promise has always been something else. Now, we can do both. Send us your order, and we can send you our Mercury* 234MB Disk Drive that features embedded servo technology, a choice of SMD or SCSI interfaces, and average access times as low as 20 ms. Our disk drive also offers microprocessor control, assuring you of fail-safe operation. Or tell us you want the highest capacity 1;4-inch streamer available and we'll ship you the Flashback* lOOMB Tape Drive. It has QIC-2 interface and QIC-24 or 11 interchangeability. With either drive, you get the same outstanding reputation for design simplicity, data integrity and reliability that comes with Memory Systems' 16 years of design and manufacturing experience. But maybe most importantly, you'll get the drives themselves. For more information, or to order an evaluation unit, call 1-800-521-3278, Telex #810-223-6011.
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The Mercury 234MB Disk Drive and Flashback lOOMB Tape Drive. These high-capacity storage peripherals are available today.
·Trademark of Northe rn Telecom Limited
CIRCLE NO. 14 ON INQUIRY CARD
Cl Northern Telecom 1984
1.6M-BYTE FLEXIBLE DRIVES there are so many variables that have to be tuned in
.,, s~ :
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Interestingly, all the problems associated with iQ=.
this type of drive."
96-tpi, 1.6M-byte drives are magnified for flexible ~
Part of the problem with 96-tpi drives is that most drives in the 3M-byte range and above, (see "Higher ~·
U.S. manufacturers haven't had a reliable product. In capacities slow in maturing,'' Page 19). Thus, indus-
try watchers such as Dennis Waid, president of Periph-
Because it is IBM... speculation is running high that virtually every microcomputer manufacturer will be forced to follow suit.
eral Research Corp., Santa Barbara, Calif., see 1.6Mbyte drives as the mainstay for at least five years.
Price erosion expected The impetus behind the 1.6M-byte, 5114-inch drive
may further erode 48-tpi 'prices. Already facing disk
drive manufacturers is rapid price erosion of flexible
the past, media interchangeability was a major prob- disk drive products. For example, in OEM quantities,
lem, partly due to lack of industry standards for accept- 48-tpi drives are priced below the $85 mark and ex-
able azimuth. Azimuth is a measurement of the rela- pected to dip even further by mid 1985.
tionship of a disk drive's read/write gap to a radial The new 96-tpi drives are not immune to price
drawn horizontally from the center of the spindle. The erosion either. Typically, pricing is in the above-$250
smaller the angle between the gap and the radial, the -range in small quantities, but in the $100 range for
better the drive's read/write accuracy. Moreover, larger quantities. This may lead some manufacturers
available media could not withstand a wide range of into a price squeeze even before they begin volume
temperature and humidity. It was prone to warping, production.
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thereby producing an unacceptable azimuth measurement. The Japanese, however, have addressed these problems and so has Philips.
Interest Quotient (Circle One) High 801 Medium 802 Low 803
Because higher-capacity 5114-inch drives aren't easy / i--:;;====================;;;;;;..
to manufacture, quality will more than likely vary, making it more difficult to make wise buying decisions. Consequently, buyers must turn to testing data to make an informed choice.
YeS! ~ Mupac
Perhaps the most critical test is a four-corner mea- has everything you need
surement made under various temperature and humidity ranges, all of which can effect the read/write accura-
for Multibus*Compatible
cy. Be aware that poor media can give a misrepresentation of drive performance. These mea-
Packaging...
surements provide the data necessary to judge a drive's
track-positioning accuracy.
Mackenzie explains that most failures in flexible disk
drives are mechanical rather than electrical. He points
out that because the media is aligned and rotated by the
clamping mechanism, "misregistration due to poor
clamping can cause off-track errors. The clamp should be vertical and have a positive grip. " Because the disk ejector and door mechanism are directly related to the proper operation of the clamp mechanism, these items
.... Including this NEW 7 position .75 pitch Multibus rack.
should also be thoroughly tested.
Standard 8-lnch format used
To achieve high capacity and speedy transfer rates, 96-tpi drives typically emulate the standard IBM 3740 8-inch recording format. Shugart insists that this is a plus, because direct mapping from the 8-inch to 5114-inch format is possible. Plus, users get the capacity of an 8-inch flexible drive in a new package that is not only half the size, but also half the price of 8-inch drives.
This flexible, compact and reliable packaging system can handle from 2 to 26 panels in easy to use modular increments. Features include panel guides on .60 and.75 inch centers, a backplane designed to eliminate crosstalk and noise, terminated bus lines and provision for parallel
priority. Look to Mupac for multiple solutions to Multibus Compatible Packaging. Call or write for complete details today!
·Multibus is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
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MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
CIRCLE NO. 15 ON INQUIRY CARD
23
OUR DRIVES ARE
MORE RELIABLE BECAUSE
WE ONLY USE PARTS FROM RRIABLE COMPANIES.
Reliability. It's one of those attributes that takes years to earn.
And it's one of the strongest elements you'll
find in everything Tandon does. Whether it's parts or delivery or the way we handle our business.
Take our vertical integration story, for instance. That's always set us apart from other OEM suppliers. About 80% of the cost of our drives is made up of parts we manufacture ourselves. From the button heads to printed circuit boards to the plated media in our Winchesters.
Consequently, we have unyielding quality control. Tighter specs. An independence from outside suppliers so we get what we want when we need it, right from our own factories.
That's how we've become the most cost-
effective company in one of the most competitive markets around.
And because we're well aware of the invest-
ment you make in a drive, weve set our standards high. So high, in fact, you're absolutely assured of superior performance from every Tandon drive. And, naturally, at the lowest possible price.
Our floppy and Winchester manufacturing divisions are structured to be the highest quality, lowest cost producers.
Each one gives special attention to the demands of its customers. And each has the stable corporate background that gave us the ability to
go from a garage start-up to the industry leader. All in all, no one makes better disk drives
than Tandon. Because reliability is the best part weve put in them.
lanaon
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Tandon Corporation, 20320 Prairie, Chatsworth , CA 91311. (818) 993-6644, TWX: 910 -494-1721,Telex: 194794. Regional Sales Offices: Boston (603) 888-8612 · New York (201) 851-2322 ·Atlanta (404) 934-0620 ·Chicago (312) 530-7401 ·Dallas (214) 423-6260 ·Irvine (714) 669-9622 · Santa Clara (408) 727-4545 ·
Kelsterback/Frankfurt,West Germany 6107-2091,Telex: 411547 ·Read ing/London, England(0734) 664-676,Telex: 848411. Distributors: Hall-Mark, Kierulff,Schweber.
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COGITO'S NEW PT925. TWICE THE CAPACITYAT
HALF THE POWER.
Cogito's new PT925 half-height Winchester
disk drive gives you 25MB of storage capacity
on two state-of-the-art media platters- that's
twice the capacity of Cogito's previous 12MB model CG912.Yet its low power consumption of only 12 watts is half the power required for
regular drives. Compatible with the industry
standard ST412 interface to allow you upward
migration, the PT925 has a new optimized
ruggedized design with increased sway space
which extends the effectivity of the three-
axis shock mounts to withstand forces exceeding 40 Gs, making it ideal for
portable and transportable compu- ·
ter applications. The PT925's
dedicated head landing zone with secure automatic actuator lock protects your customers' data .till
while Cogito's new high-performance media
is impervious to degradation caused by tem-
perature or humidity.
The management of Cogito Systems Corporation brings you years of experience and
success in the high volume production of a quality family ofWinchester disk drives.
For more information, call or write Cogito Systems Corporation, Sales Dept., 2355 Zanker Road, CA 95131, Telex 171023
(408) 942-8262.
COGITO
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FLEXIBLE DISK DRIVES
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One look at a Canon floppy disk drive - and hearing its silence while seeking - tells you it's made by masters in the art of designing and manufacturing ultraprecise miniature mechanisms.
A second look would reveal some unique features:
Pushbutton clamping ... disk is clamped - and ejected 1Oto 20 mm - by pushing the same button, which is locked while the heads are loaded. Steel belt head positioning, for
outstanding accuracy. Soft landing mechanism in the head loading system, and thin R/W heads (tested beyond 1Omillion taps), to minimize head and media wear.
Canon drives were designed originally for 96 TPI; the 48 TPI versions therefore have that added rellabiffty.
Single Drives· MOD 221: 96 TPI, double sided/density, 1 Mbyte.* · MOD 211: 48 TPI, double sided/density, .5 Mbyte.·
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Let Lee Heller tell you more. Call him at (516) 488-6700, Ext. 4958.
Or write to him at Canon U.S.A., Inc., Disk Drive Division, One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042.
Canon drives. More flexible up front.
Our drives are available with the bezels shown - or with no bezel at all, so that you can determine your own packaging design.
33.5 mm bezel
Standard half-height bezel
Dual drive: Standard 2/3 height (57.5 mm) bezel
Dual drive: Standard full height bezel
Canon,
CIRCLE NO. 18 ON INQUIRY CARD
* Recogrized under the COmponent Program of UndetWrlters L.abotatorlN Inc.
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Brown Floppy Discs at Hall-Mark.
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Southwest Orange County 714/669-4700 Phoenix 602/437-1200 San Diego 619/268-1201 San Fernando Valley 818/716-7300 West Los Angeles 213/643-9101
~ 1934 H11ll·Mark Electronics Corp. 5752
The clear lead we established with our 8" medium-capacity Winchesters has
now been extended. Our SY.''drives are out front now, too. With both 8" and SY.''
drives leading the field, we now make more medium-capacity disk drives than anybody.
Ifthere's a lot riding on your disk drive decision, you may want to consider our record as a consistent winner.
SW'drives, from 20 to 40 megabytes. 8" drives, from 10 to 8S megabytes.
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Quantum products are distributed in the United States by Arrow Electronics, Inc.
CIRCLE NO. 20 ON INQUIRY CARD
GIVE YOU THREE TIMES THE POTENTIAL.
Take Charge. Okidata's new~ High Floppy Disk Drives give you the potential to do more. With less.
Okidata's precision engineering cuts down on space. So you can get
the thinnest. lightest compact 5 \4
inch around. Okidata's advanced design means
fewer moving parts. So you get greater reliability. A superior disk drive that delivers an MTBF of 11 K Power on Hours. At I00% Duty Cycle. Four times the duty cycle of most other floppy disk drives.
Okidata's state of the art power utilization reduces energy consumption. So you get disk drives that run on only 7W of power. About one-half the energy required by most others. With unformatted capacity of up to IOOOK Bytes. so you're sure to have enough memory to handle any application.
Get the new Floppy Disk Drives that give you more. And take less. Less space. Less weight. Less power. For systems that can be lighter. More compact. And more portable. Okidata potential is all yours.
For more information call 609-235-2600. Okidata. Mt. Laurel. NJ 08054.
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MICRO FLEXIBLE DRIVES
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As the need for desktop microcomputer disk storage increases, Winchester disk drive manufacturers are offering substantial storage capacity in sub 4-inch disks -and without sacrificing compatibility with, or the performance of, the industry-standard ST506/412 interface.
Though half-height, 5114-inch Winchesters offer system integrators substantial space savings and capacities as high as 200M bytes, they may be outsold in the under-30M-byte arena by sub 4-inch designs. But many observers maintain that box cost in the under-30M-byte area will be more important than cost-per-megabyte, which characterizes the high-capacity, 5114-inch drives.
The small drives have a de facto industry-standard disk diameter of 31h-inches, except those of SyQuest Technology Inc., Fremont, Calif., (which are 3.9 inches). The drives offer capacities ranging from 12%M bytes to 38M bytes of unformatted capacity, and their small size requires less power.
But, observes James Porter, industry consultant and president of Disk/Trend Inc., Los Altos, Calif. , "The development of a sub 4-inch market isn't technologydependent. Rather, it is one of packaging, and the ability to manufacture in large volumes."
Microcomputer Memories lnc.'s 3112-inch Winchester fits in the palm of a hand.
Shock isolation important
Innovative packaging is one of the reasons that Rodime Ltd., Glenrothes, Scotland, currently leads manufacturers in the production of sub 4-inch drives. Its Model R0-352 provides 12%M bytes of unformatted storage. Compaq Computer Corp., Houston, Texas, uses the drive in the Compaq Plus portable system. The drive was chosen, according to a Compaq spokesman, because sufficient shock mounting could be incorporated into the system to prevent drive damage.
Daniel T. Lilley, senior acoustical engineer for the E-A-R Division of Cabot Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., affirms the importance of shock mounting of Winchester drives: "Drive designers have to carefully evaluate
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/ November 19, 1984
39
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SUB 4-INCH WINCHESTERS
BIG DRIVES SWMP...
WORLDWIDE SHIPMENTS OF FIXED DISK DRIVES LESS THAN 30M BYTES
...WHILE SMALL DRIVES PROSPER
(MILLION UNITS) _ _ __
2.5
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the frame and isolation-mount design to prevent damage to the data surfaces ... It[involves]more than just adding a bumper guard. It's more like a resting spring that can absorb shock from several angles."
All manufacturers of small drives are paying attention to shock isolation. Lapine Technology Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., for example, offers the Ranger series Model 3521 and 3522, with 6.23M- and 12%M-bytes unformatted capacity and an overall size of 1.625 inches by 4 inches by 5% inches-about half the total size of similar 5%-inch drives. "We take a standard approach to the drive design," says vice president of marketing Richard E. Brechtlein. "We excel in the ruggedness of the design. Since we see a strong market for small desktop computers and portables, it is imperative that we provide four-corner shock absorption." Lapine also developed an automatic head-lifter and arm-lock mechanism that moves the head assembly off the data surface, then lifts and locks the head over the outer guard bands of the data platters during power-down.
Price may determine growth
The sub 4-inch market is still new and expanding. R.D. Eirich, vice president of marketing for Microcomputer Memories Inc., Van Nuys, Calif., contends that price is the most important variable pertaining to
growth; lOM-byte drives may be priced too high. Eirich doesn't think the market reaction will be the same as it was for 5%-inch dr ives. "The market for the 20M-byte won't supplant the lOM-byte in the same way the 10 supplanted the 5 in 5%-inch drives. Software is expanding the need for hard disks," Eirich explains. "and offices with multiuser local area networks ... will want 25M bytes and above. The high-capacity needs, however, represent only a small percentage of the PC market. The higher the capacity, the smaller the market."
Although the market picture looks bright, shipment volume is not increasing as fast as the industry expected a year ago. Though Johnson thinks that 4.6 million sub 4-inch drives can be shipped by 1986, Disk/Trends' Jim Porter, is more pessimistic: "In 1983, I predicted world-wide shipments to be about 181,000 and a little over two million in 1986. This was based on announcements in 1983. [But,] the manufacturers announced later than expected and the market buildup is just beginning. This year will probably [see shipments of] around 70,000 to 100,000, and in 1985, over half a million. The two million mark still looks good for 1986."
Another company climbing into the sub 4-inch ring is Xebec Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., with the Micro-Owl. According to company chairman, president and chief executive officer James Toreson, there is a need for a
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SUB 4-INCH WINCHESTERS
low-power and compact 3%-inch drive. Xebec expects twists, is SyQuest Technology Inc. They are still the
to be producing both a lOM- and 20M-byte version of only company to offer sub 4-inch Winchesters with a
the drive in the near future, and plans to add an removable cartridge, which they contend affords users
on-board intelligent controller.
the ability to exchange data. The cartridge concept
Toreson believes that to maintain price performance, hasn't caught on all that well, though. So, to ensure
drives will have to include embedded intelligence. themselves a share of the growing sub 4-inch market,
"Essentially the idea is to make the integration easier, SyQuest has developed fixed drives ranging in capacity
and not burden the system integrator with a lot of from 25M bytes to 38M bytes, unformatted, using two
excess electronics," says Toreson.
and three platters, respectively.
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Setting up for capacity upgrades
. According to former SyQuest vice president of mar- ~
keting Lawrence Sarisky, ST412-compatibility was Q.
For 3%-inch Winchesters to be viable, says Porter, it maintained to ensure plug-to-plug flexibility. Because ~-
is essential that they are plug-to-plug compatible with SyQuest drives-like the SQ306R-use 3.9-inch diame-
existing controllers. Therefore, virtually all the designs ter platters, the drives' dimensions are wider (5%
that· are being announced provide a ready plug-in inches versus 4 inches), and longer (8 inches versus 5%
market. .
inches] than most 3%-inch designs. This has led many
Reportedly, not all the companies with 3%-inch observers to believe the SyQuest drives are built to
drives are taking this approach. For example, Mini- compete more with half-height 51!4-inch models. Re-
scribe Corp., Longmont, Colo., has been showing their gardless of the size differences, however, SyQuest
!OM- and 20M-byte drives to customers such as IBM claims to have shipped more than 25,000 of the SQ306R
removable drives, with the Q-Pak cartridge.
'The development of the sub 4-inch market isn't technology-dependent, but one of packing and ability to manufacture in volume.'
Corp., Wang Laboratories Inc. and Tallgrass Technologies Corp. Although ST506/412 compatibility has been considered a must, speculation is that since the Miniscribe drives have a higher transfer rate than the expected 5 MHz, they will require a more sophisticated, non-standard interface and controller. Miniscribe officials declined comment. The Miniscribe drives employ one and two platters, and achieve their capacities by using a wider data area, and by increasing the bit density of the inner tracks. In addition, the new drives employ a rack-and-pinion positioner and a fast stepper motor that, according to some observers, will permit an average access time as low as 45 msec.
Qew Inc., Milpitas, Calif., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum Corp., is expected to raise the veil from their 12. 7M-byte, unformatted, 3%-inch drive sometime later this year. Although a Quantum spokesman did confirm Qew's charter to be one of developing a consumer storage system, they were unwilling to provide any details on the forthcoming drive. There may be two models on the horizon: the aforementioned lOM-byte model and a 20M-byte model. These Qew drives, too, are expected to have transfer rates above 5 MHz thus making it unlikely they will be ST506/412compatible.
A company taking the traditional path, but with some
Beyond 1OM bytes not easy
Since IBM has settled on 20M-byte Winchester drives for the IBM-AT, industry observers are speculating that IBM is only interested in 20M-byte, 3%-inch models for use in their portable system, and drive manufacturers are developing products that offer capacities in this range and above.
Diskfrrend's Porter says there are several ways to boost sub 4-inch drive capacity: "Typically, lOM-byte drives use two platters with four heads, and 10,416 bytes per track, the same as an ST412. The 20M-byte models present more of a problem. It can be difficult to stack a fourth platter in, or to take one out. A twoplatter drive means that something has to be done with the track density or bit density, or both. The best approach may be to use three ·platters and relax both the bit density and track density." But Porter warns that tradeoffs in the track and bit density may result in a different file organization, thus preventing plug-toplug compatibility.
Because plug-to-plug compatibility is said to be so important, Ron Schlitzkus, director of marketing support for Microscience International Corp., Mountain View, Calif., emphasizes that the Model HH-312, lOMbyte, 3%-inch drive they offer provides the necessary compatibility to existing systems. ''We essentially down-sized a 51!4-inch drive, but at the same time made provisions for a capacity upgrade with little difficulty." The HH-312, although a stepper drive, uses a special closed-loop servo system to ensure the accuracy of the head positions, and a microprocessor to monitor the drive's functions. To reach 20M bytes, either the track density can be increased or an extra platter added. But
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
43
SUB 4-INCH WINCHESTERS
Virtually all the designs that are being announced provide a ready plug-in market.
Schlitzkus isn't convinced that drive customers are ready for a 20M-byte sub 4-inch drive. ''We could have introduced a higher-capacity model. But right now the market wants lOM bytes that look like a ST412."
What the market needs...wants
Andrew M. Seybold, a small-systems consultant who is a contributing editor of Seybold Report on Professional Computing, Torrance, Calif., thinks the industry is ripe for small form-factor, high-capacity Winchesters. "Future microcomputers will have smaller footprints...the idea is to eliminate desk clutter. A liµriting factor in achieving a smaller footprint has been the size of the storage system."
Seybold, while conceding that the half-height, 5~ inch Winchesters have gone a long way in helping to reduce the size of desktop microcomputers, was "disap-
pointed" with IBM's choice of technology: "It's too big.
There is really no reason why [the PC-AT] has to be
that large."
Numerous manufacturers are planning sub 4-inch
drives: Hewlett-Packard Co., Tandon Corp., Seagate
Technology, Shugart Corp., Miniscribe, Microscience,
Lapine, Qew and Microcomputer Memories. In addi-
tion, Control Data Corp. is expected to reintroduce the
Cricket drive, but with lOM bytes capacity, and an
access time of under 80 msec.
Japanese companies-NEC Information Systems
Inc., Tokyo Electric Co., Epson Co. Ltd., Hitachi Ltd.,
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and others-are following
suit with new products expected in the next two fiscal
quarters. In addition to these firms, Porter speculates
that a number of Japanese companies which are rela-
tively unknown, will also introduce devices to the
United States. And, both Seybold and Porter agree,
IBM has provided the signal that the computer indus-
try is ready for 31h-inch Winchesters.
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Seagate downsizes the Winchester again. The company that introduced the first 5114" Winchester now offers a new low-cost standard -the 31/2" ST112.
It packs 12.76MB (unformatted) into the industry-standard
footprint-just 4" wide, 5.75" long and 1.625" high. It weighs only 21/2 pounds, uses only 12 watts of power (typical), and withstands a 40G shock. Average access time is a fast 65msec. All of which makes it perfect for portables and desktops.
Seagate is committed to remaining the industry leader. We deliver more drives than anyone. We have the product choice, volume, quality, and price to meet your requirements. Call Seagate. You'll get immediate attention.
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Seagate establishes the new standard in mid-capac;ity half-height drives-the ST225. Here is the 25.S2MB (unformatted) capacity that's ideal for storage-intensive desktop systems and portables. With low power dissipation and high shock resistance. Plus proven technology guarantees immediate volume delivery and high quality at very competitive prices.
Nobody delivers like Seagate. We ship more drives than anyone. And every drive is backed by the largest, most responsive Winchester support team in the industry. We have the product choice, volume, quality, and price to meet your requirements. Call Seagate. And watch us respond.
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Seagate's new ST4000 Series offers high performance (40msec average access time) and a choice of capacities (26, 38, SlMB, unformatted) never before available in volume at such low cost. The ST4000 Series defines the new cost/performance standard in the industry. A standard that today is helping to make the new generation of multi-user, file server, networking, graphics, and CAD/CAM/CAE systems more cost effective than ever before. Featuring a linear voice coil actuator and closed loop servo, the ST4000 Series has been engineered with proven, manufacturable technology.
Seagate is changing the way the industry thinks about high performance Winchesters. We deliver more drives than anyone. We have the product choice, volume, quality, and price to meet your requirements. Call Seagate. You can rely on our performance.
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5.25
51.4
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5 .2 5
72 .0
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5.25
85
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PC-PM021
5 .2 5
10
2275-20
5.25
20
XEBEC
Owl
5.25
14.1
30
3
3
closed-loop 3.25x5.75x8 ST506,
rotary voice coil
ST412
30
5
5
closed-loop 3.25x5 .75x8 ST506 ,
rotary voice coil
ST412
30
7
7
closed-loop 3.25x5.75x8 ST506,
rotary voice coil
ST412
30
7
7
closed-loop 3.25x5. 75x8 ST506,
rotary voice coil
ST412
85
4
85
4
3.25x5.75x8 ST506 14.9x6.5x16 ST506
99
4
4
stepper motor 1.62x5.88x8 SASt
plated media, automatic actuator lock, power sequencing
plated media, m,1tomatic lock, power sequencing
plated media, automatic actuator lock, power sequencing
plated media, automatic actuator lock, power sequencing
half-height drive, includes controller
micromate
"the terminal converter"
128K with Bundled Software
Lowest priced Business Computer
You already have half of your next personal computer if you own a terminal. Just add our MicroMate to run thousands of CP/M software programs and still keep the same mainframe connection.
Personal Micro Computers, Inc.
275 Santa Ana Court, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 737-8444
CIRCLE NO. 32 ON INQUIRY CARD
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STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912. as Amended by the Acts of March 3 and July 12, 1946 and October 23, 1962 (Title 39 United States Code, Section 3685) of MINl·MICRO SYSTEMS (USPS 059-470), published monthly, With additional Digest issues in Apr., June, and Nov(15 issues annually) at 270 St. Paul, Denver, CO. 80206 for September 1984. Annual Rates: $55 US; $60 Can.; $75 Foreign. 1. Names and complete addresses of the Publisher, Editor and Managing Editor are:
Vice President and Publisher, S. Henry Sacks, 221 Columbus Ave ., Boston , MA 02116. Editor-in-chief, George V. Kotelly, 221 Columbus Ave., Boston, MA 02116. Managing Editor, James F. Donohue, 221 Columbus Ave.. Boston , MA 02116. 2. The owner is Cahners Publishing Co.. a division of Reed Holdings, Inc.. 221 Columbus Ave., Boston, MA 02116. 3. The known bondholders, mortgages, and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other security are: None.
Extent and Nature of Circulation
Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12
Months
Actual No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date
A. Total No. Copies Printed (Net Press Run)
B. Paid Circulation 1. Sales through dealers & carriers, street vendors and counter sales 2. Mail Subscriptions
C. Total Paid Circulation D. Free distribution by mail ,
carrier, or other means samples, complimentary, and other free copies E. Total Distribution (Sum of C & D) F. Copies not distributed 1. Office use, left over, un·
accounted, spoiled after printing 2. Returns from news agencies G. Total
130,900
None 3,050 3,050
126,477 129,527
1,373 None 130,900
135,442
None 3,347 3,347
130,599 133,946
1,496 None 135,442
I certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete. Robert LaFemina, (signed) Manager, Administrative Services.
MINI -MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
· Emerald System's new 60MByte V4" cartridge tape subsystem is the perfect answer to faster processing of your PC ATs larger, more numerous data files.
Forget about keeping track of expensive floppies. Because this internal upgraded kit has everything you need, including BAUTM, Emerald's unique Backup and Restore UtilityTM .
BAU works as your personal librarian, helping you to retire and track files for archival storage and enabling you to safely and easily transfer files between your Emerald or IBM hard disk and floppies and Emerald's 1/4" tape cartridge.
MORE RELIABLE Our BAU-equipped tape drive pro-
tects your valuable data and helps assure timely access. All data written to tape is checked, and all write errors are corrected automatically
Even if your AT floppy or disk drive is non-o.perational, you can still load files directly from tape. Media interchangeability with other machines also running BAU assures you easy access to your valuable data even if your machine is not operating. And our cartridges also allow you to distribute data files that don't fit on floppies.
MORE CONVENIENT Do multiple volume backup from
your IBM or Emerald hard disk or floppies on one data cartridge. And with a utility such as ProKeyTM , your backup procedure can be fully automated. BAU options invoked from the DOS command line or from a convenient menu gives you these choices: · Backup an entire physical disk. · Bac;;kup a logical volume. · Backup entire DOS directories. · Backup files by name (wild card
allowed). · Backup files by DOS date and time
stamp.
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
· And you can forget about file sizes. Emerald's BAU
automatically breaks up files that are longer than the tape.
Restoring files from tape involves options essentially the reverse of backup.
MORE ECONOMICAL Emerald's 60 MByte tape cartridge
gives you 50 times more storage capacity, yet costs less than 1/5 that of new high-capacity floppies. And for as little as $65 per MBYte you can install
our hard disk kit in your PC/AT chassis. Emerald Systems'
internal 40, 65, 140, 280 MByte hard disk AT upgrade kit is also
30% faster than IBM's. And our hard disk cache feature makes retrieval speed of selective files 100 times faster. This hard disk caching feature
keeps often- used files available in memory at microspeed access time. And you can partition our disks into 1to 24 volumes, with up to 240 MBytes per
volume. You may not need 280 MBytes today But if you need to share disk storage in your LAN or expand your database without being limited by DOS to 32 MBytes, you need Emerald
Systems' technology today
· A
· COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION · -AVAILABLE NOW!
· Emerald Systems Corporation. The
· complete hard disk and tape backup solution for builders of desktop com-
· puter systems.
· So up your AT, your XT, your PC, or · you r PC compatible system ... with
· Emerald Systems' mainframe storage
· for micros. Call (619) 270-1994 for
· more information and the name of
---- the dealer nearest you.
CIRCLE NO. 33 ON INQUIRY CARD
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SUPPORTS ALL MAJOR OPERATING SYSTEMS
&LANS Emerald's subsystems support DOS 2.0/2.1./3.0, QNX, PC/IX, UCSDp System, and XENIX (when available). Also, all fully compatible LAN's including 3 COM , PC-NET, XNET, NOVELL, and IBM's version of SYTEK's LAN (when available).
4901 Morena Blvd San Diego, CA 92117
(619) 270-1994
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QUIETLY BIBLDING THE BEST
Some people prefer performance to promises. To those we quietly offer our family of 30MB, 51MB, 72MB and 85MB 514" Winchesters.
You see, we have an old fashioned attitude. Performance ought to speak for itself. That's why we're quietly becoming a leader in high performance 51,,f' Winchesters. With volume deliveries of very reliable drives. To a diverse customer base which includes some of the most successful OEM's in the business.
We could brag more about specs and design integrity. We could holler about our great manufacturing capability.
Yeah, we could shout with the best of 'em. But we'd rather build the best of 'em. Call us for a quiet conversation. Vertex Peripherals, 800 Tasman Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035, (408) 943-9530. Eastern Region Sales, (617) 435-5348. Midwest Region Sales, (612) 784-0347. Western Region Sales, (714) 937-0384.
VERTEX
QUIETLY BUILDING THE BES
CIRCLE NO. 34 ON INQUIRY CARD
The best way to choose the best drive is to test it yourself.
When you're designing your systems to handle more work faster and more reliably, you'll want to use halfheight, high-capacity floppy disk drives so your system will run longer and more efficiently hour after hour.
We designed our family of drives to keep up with your hard-driving technology.
Drives that incorporate our field-proven technology, Philips patents, and manufacturing experience.
Drives with up to 1.6 MB capacities and data transfer rates that are compatible with 8-inch drives.
96 tpi drives with access times less than 3 msec and 48 tpi drives with access times of 2.5-6 msec.
Philips has a full family of drives for today. And an
aggressive development program that is keeping pace
with the worldwide requirements of people such as
you who are planning tomorrow's systems.
We're so confident in our Philips half-height
floppy drives, we'll give you a comprehensive testing
guide to help you prove Philips drives are unsurpassed
in perf9rmance.
And unequaled in reliability.
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Evaluation Techniques and more Information on the drives with higher performance and greater payloads.
Name/Title-----
Company_ _ _.
SPECIFICATIONS X3131
C8paclty (unformatted)
250 KB
500 KB
500 KB 1 MB
1.6MB
1l'1ICk den.ity
48 tpi
48 tpi
96 tpi
96 tpi
96 tpi
......Po9111onlng
(track to track)
2.5-6 msec.
< 3 msec. < 3 msec. < 3 msec.
lnterlMedill Recording den.ity
ANSI/INDUSTRY STANDARD
ECMA66 ECMA 66nO ECMA 78 ECMA 78 ECMA 78
5876 (MFM) 5876
5876
5876
9670
RPM
300
300
300
300
360
State/Zip _ _ __
W·rMly: 1 year on all parts and labor (seldom used) .
But what will really impress you are the low part count and exceptional simplicity of design.
Our precision split band actuator, stepping motor, and performance-proven clamping cone assure highly reliable data interchange ... even under extreme conditions.
l
1 Mall to: Phi6ps Peripherals, Inc. 385 Oyster Point Blvd., Unit 12,
1 South San Francisco, CA 94080. (415) 952-3000
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Onsu!J>assed in Test After Test After Test ..·
CIRCLE NO. 35 ON INQUIRY CARD
The new MIS-1700 from Magnex. Seventeen turns and Magnex know-how make it the finest performing thin-film head available for today's high density disk drives.
And for disk drives to come. An MIS-1700 thin-film head is pure symmetry. Perfectly aligned pole tips are manufactured within tight, equal tolerances. And the MIS-1700 achieves a greater signal on closely spaced tracks than conventional thin-film heads. With a lot less noise. Magnex's proprietary dry sputtering process deposits permalloy with an incredibly uniform composition. Our patented Poletrim · process trims the poles to virtually identical widths.
64
The result is greatly enhanced magnetics for cleaner data, more data. Regardless of your media size.
Typical track profile of an MIS-1700 thin -film head on Dysan 3380-equivalent media .
CIRCLE NO. 36 ON INQUIRY CARD
Magnex offers an MIS-1700 series thinfilm head for virtually all disk drive applications. Existing or developing . And in production quantities.
Get in touch for details . Call Director of Marketing, Magnex Corporation, 6850 Santa Teresa Boulevard, San Jose, CA 95119, (408) 281-1000, TELEX 176042.
¥1:-~~:: 11111111111
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
5%-INCH CARTRIDGE DISK DRIVES
~'
-8
f I LI . .111J~ ,._ /jl~J~ ! " I ~~
~l~.l~
/-~!!
Aegis50
40
8 Cloeed-loop 3.25x5.75x
fnear
11 .75
Aegis 1010
27 .24 (13.62) 40
4
4
closed-loop
3.25x5 .75x ST506 2,500(01) ; 1,500(0500) electronics housed in separate module
linear
11.75
which may be placed anywhere within
7 inches of drive
OMA SYSTEMS CORP.
Micro-Magnum 515
4 illlltd-loop 3.25x5.75x10.5 8Tli08 2,200(01); 1,400(0500) lkWlr Wice coU
Micro-Magnum 5R
(6.4)
40
4
4
closed-loop 3.25x5.75x10.5 ST506 2,000(01) ; 1,135(0500)
linear voice coil
Micro-Magnum 11 / 11
13.6(13.6) 40
4
4 cloeec:Moop 3.25x5.75x10.5 ST508 2,400(01); 1,675(01)
llriear llOlce coll
GENIE COMPUTER CORP.
5+5
40
4
4 c:loeed-loop 5.5x10.5x16 SASI
3 ,9 9 5 ( 0 1 )
linear Wllce ODii
11 + 11 X5A
13.62 (13.2) 40
(6.4
40
4
4
closed-loop 5.5x10.5x16 SASI
linear voice coil
.2
2 ~ 5.5x10.5x16 SASt
linear coll
4,995(01) 3,295(01)
GENISCO MEMORY PRODUCTS CORP.
EDA-100
(12.75, 26.5) 68
2, 4, 8 2, 4, 6
linear
7x17.7x20 opt. ST508
plllfed media. iuggeclzed lari.-tn
hcisllle~
EDR-105
(12.75, 25.5, 68 38.25)
2,4, 6 2,4,6
linear
7x17.7x20
opt.
ST506
available 1985
GRECO SYSTEMS
FDS-200/ 1
(0.15)
93
2
2 stepper motor 5x10x10 AS232C,
2,195(01);
RS422,
1,207(0500)
RS423
FDS-200/2
(1)
94
2
2 stepper motor
5x10x10 RS232C,
2,495(01);
rackmount, intelligent file and systems
RS422,
1,372(0500)
management functions
RS423
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
85
~
IrJ /
FDS-200/5
(3.3)
160
DU-58/8
(1)
93
~
~ DU-58/16
(I)
94
~
~ INTERNATIONAL MEMORIES INC.
~ '2306H
aa&(fJ.311J 85
.,. 1: 2312H
12.75 (12.75) 85
- - - - ~ ~ IOMEGA CORP.
BETA·5
50
5%-INCH CARTRIDGE DISK DRIVES
II. I~lJ~ -4.~
" 2.l.l......,.,,
2
2'
---2 stepper motor
2
I
5x10x10 5x19x8.75 5x19x8.75
RS232C,
Alm; M42S
RS232C, RS422, RS423
AS282C. AS422. RS423
q,c~t ~
3,500(01); 1,925(0500)
1,695(01); 1,185(0500)
1,995(01) ; 1,395(0500)
/f
DEC TU-58 software compatible, includes controller and power supply
l:i)EQ TIJ.88.aoftwant compatible, . . . .controllel' and power aupply
2
2 lli9pAll' maier 1.61x5.75x8 STSO& 800(01 ) ; 460(0500)
4
4 stepper motor 1.61x5 .75x8 ST506 900(01) ; 560(0500)
half-tlelght drlw
half-height drive
3.25x5.75x8 STII06 895(01 ); 595(0500)
- - - - - MEMOREX CORP.
410
40
450
(12.75)
98
NEWBURY DATA RECORDING LTD.
NOR 505
SYQUEST TECHNOLOGY
S0306RD
(6.18};
90
S0312RD
(12.75)
90
·----- TECHMAR INC.
40010
4 claleCt-IOCp 3.25x5.75x10.6 ST506,
lll'IWvalce d
ST4t2
2,550(01); 1,405(0500)
2
2 linear stepper 1.625x5.75x8 ST506,
motor voice coil
ST412
digital closed·
loop servo
1,480(01) ; 815(0500)
4
..,..,.,, 2
2
1.625x4.8x8 snioe
2
2 stepper motor 1.625x4 .8x8 ST506
19.5x16x5.25
995(01); 600(0500) 1,095(01) ; 775(0500)
2,695(01)
f1lfl-lllt'n Plfi!llll,tmadla with graphite
MNOat
thin-film plated media with graphite overcoat
WDSOS
35
2
2 . . .tne*lr 3.25x5.75x8 ST50e 975(01) ; 495(0500)
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MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
Why Buy Peripheral lest Equipment?
As Production Test Manager, are you tired of test room bottlenecks? Intermittent test results?
Excessive field returns? Having your Development Engineers building test equipment instead of designing products that produce revenue?
Applied Circuit Technology can provide you with solutions to these and other testing and manpower problems! Our family of easy-tooperate Floppy and Winchester disk drive test equipment can test from 1 to 50 devices
simultaneously. And , with our user friendly
software, you can be assured of consistent product verification.
If you are ready now to break your testroom bottleneck and improve production throughput, call Applied Circuit Technology today!
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Applied Circuit Technology
2931 La Jolla Street, Anaheim, CA 92806 714/632-9230
Telex 683466 I 1-800-433-9648
Regional sales offices: San Jose, CA; Boulder, CO; Boston, MA
MINI-MICRO S'(STEM?/November 19, 1984
CIRCLE NO. 37 ON INQUIRY CARD
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Emulex sets the pace with three great storage subsystems for the
full range of DEC QBus and Unibus systems. Whether you need Winchester disk, cartridge disk, ~"streaming tape, or acombination
unit yottll be a step ahead with Emulex.
INNOUICING MEDLEY.""
Emulex has another winning combination with the Medley· Winchester cartridge tape subsystem. It gives you either 35 or 110
MBytes of formatted storage and up to 70 MBytes of stream-
ing tape backup.The Medley is fully software transparent to the operating system and diagnostic software of QBus and Unibus CPUs. And it uses t e powerful and versatile Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) which keeps your options open for peripheral expansion. Medley is interfaced to the system with a TC05/ TC15 tape coupler and a UC02 (QBus) or UC12 (Unibus) host adapter. By using the Mass Storage Control Protocol (MSCP), the UC02 and UC12 allow the operating system to utilize the precise characteristics of the Winchester disk drive without patches or modifications to the operating system For convenience, Med~ys disk drive, tape drive: and power supply all fit into an attractive cabinet
easily mounts in a standard 19" rack. The Medley is also ava&· able in an attractive desktqp version.
Find out how Emulex subsystems can keep YQO ah~ the game. Call toll-free (800)
854-7112. tn California (714)
662-5600. Or write Emulex
tCelovrdp.,oeraoti.oBn,ox35647525H, aCrobsotar
~~21~
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It's the color of the money you stand to save with the new Telex Shamrock 9250. The most affordable GCR subsystem in its class.
Telex engineers have been making advancements in GCR technology for over a decade. The Shamrock 9250 is the biggest breakthrough yet. It gives you the faster access and throughput, greater storage efficiency and higher data reliability you look for in a full performance GCR subsystem. And it does so with the kind of cost efficiency other tape drives just cannot match.
The savings start right up front. The unit price
of the Telex Shamrock 9250 is half that of previous GCR subsystems. Its compact design frees up valuable space. And with the assistance of Telex Engineering experts, your interface development will be fast
and efficient.
Down the road, the savings continue to add up. Cost of ownership of
the Telex Shamrock is truly attractive. There are no planned service calls because the 9250 requires no preventive maintenance. Self-calibrating capability eliminates the need for scheduled adjustments. When service is required, the resident diagnostics hold costs to a minimum. Lower power consumption (typically 100 milliwatt) of the 9250 gate arrays increases reliability and keeps energy costs in line.
There are more reasons why the Shamrock 9250 is today's best value in full GCR performance. For the rest of the story, call your nearest Telex OEM Sales Office or our OEM Marketing Department at 918-627-111 I. And let us show you how good you 'II look in Telex Shamrock green.
CIRCLE NO. 39 ON INQUIRY CARD
TELEX®SHAMROCK O The innovation continues ...
Telex Computer Products. Inc.. Terminals/Penpherals/OEM Products 6422 East 41st Street, Tulsa. OK 74135 (918) 627-1111 Regional Offices: Amherst. NH (603) 673-9272/Garden Grove. CA
(714) 898-9833/Houston. TX (713) 497-6770 International: (214) 931-8511/telex: 730612 TLXINTLADDI
5~-INCH RIGID DISK DRIVE SUBSYSTEMS
/II I~~
11, 111, Usa
1,495(01)
IEEE-4811, Hewlett-Pac:karct
IEEE-488, Hewlett-Packard
IEEE-4811, Hewlett-Packard
IEEE-488, HP-IB
2 ,5 4 0 ( 0 1 ) 2,640(01) 3,250(01) 4,060(01)
lncludolllp~lJdIllOl<l,lll~ '.flPJllr;
includes controller, power supply; opt. disk, file sharing
lnclUdopate.~dfla.kI.Q.l.l.l8lh!li!il'r.io . .
6-inch floppy disk backup. includes power supply and controller
and TR8-80 I, Ill, IV; IBM PC compatibles
1,395(01)
TRS-60 I, Ill, IV; IBM PC and compatibles
1,695(01)
- -- - - - -----·- and TR8-80 I, IH, IV;IBM PC
2,495(01)
compatiblea_ _ __
9301 9313 9315 9324 9325
DATARAM CORP.
023 030 SB1 535 / EAGLE
20(fixed)
5(fixed)
J_
10(1ixed)
10(fixed)/ 1O(removable)
40(fixed)/ 1O(nJITIOll8ble)
Winchester Winchester
Datapoint 8600, Microbus Datapoint 1560, Microbus Datapoint 8600, Miaobus Datapoint 6605 processor Datapoint 8605 processor
13,650(01) 7,495(01)
20M·b>ite cartridge lape bac*up;
includes conlloller. powlll"8U.f1l?Y
1M-byte floppy backup. includes controller, power supply
1M-byte floppy beckup, lncludea controller, power eupply
17, 7 5 0 ( 0 1 )
31 .2(1ixed)/ 10.4(remcMlble)
67, 134(fixed)
10.4(1ixed)/ 10.4(removable)
41 .2(fixed)
Rodime/ DMA
Q-bus, emulates RL02
9 ,7 0 0 ( 0 1 )
Fujitsu OMA
0 -bus, Unibus, emulates AM02/TS11 14,630(01)
Q-bus, emulates RL02
6,960(01)
Fujitsu Eagle
Unibus, emulates UDA50
20,900(01)
includes V·-inch SMD tape drive replaces RUA61 on VAX, PDP-11
M INI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
71
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DAVONG SYSTEMS INC.
AM014-010
AM014-021
AM014-032
E!I) AM014-040
-&! 10012-010
.,, .>!-
...·.!-!I:!
I
I)
10012-021
~
.vc -.~..
.5 .,, 10012-032
l~l':l.,!,
10012-040
5%-INCH RIGID DISK DRIVE SUBSYSTEMS
40(fixed)
Rodime R0204 Rodime R0203E Rodime R0204E Aodime R0202
Rodime R0204
Rodime A0203E
Rodime R0204E
Apple Macintosh, RS422 IBMPC
4,495(01) 2,395(01) 3 ,2 9 5 ( 0 1 )
4,495(01 )
includee power supply
includes power supply
inaludes powar supply
n'llllllrJl8rd dilk supports up to 3 lddllloMI IMdriYM. password
~. ftle-loc* cepabi1itles
master hard disk supports up to 3 additional slave drives, password
protection, file-lock capabilities
maallrhlrd diak aupports up lo 3 addllional ...... drlws, password
proleclion. file-lock capabilities
master hard disk supports up to 3 additional slave drives, password
protection, file-lock capabilities
HDAP, HDPC
1,795(01)
WAP10 , WPC10 WAP31 , WPC31 WAP70, WPC70 WAP150, WPC150
DRAGON INDUSTRIES
SP65 SP140
EICON RESEARCH INC.
OCH 10MB OCH 20MB DCl:l40MB
GENE;RAL ROBOTICS CORP.
Winchester Subsystem
GENIE COMPUTER CORP.
10 +
10 + 10
5-10-15-20
Shugart SA712 TulinTL240 ST506 ST506
Apple II +' lie, Macintosh, IBM PC/ XT
~+-- ~-PC~
Apple II + ' lie, Macintosh, IBM PC/XT
1J+. fie, Mldlfaltl
1,695(01) 2,695(01) 4,995 (01 ) 7,995(01)
Vertex Maxtor
4,995(01) 6,995(01 )
OMA Systems 360
OMA Systems 360
Seagate
DECO-bus
Apple. IBM PC/XT, Tl Professional
~==
4 ,2 5 0 ( 0 1 ) 5,650(01)
1,750(01)
2,495(01) 3,695(01) 1,995(01)
EDR-100
EDR-105
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.
91330 91340 9133XV 9134XV 9133V
12 INTERFACE INC.
12 BM10P
11, 20, 30(removable)
IMl5006, 5012, 5018
IMI 5006, 5012, 5018
Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate Seagate
Tandon TM502
NTDS, MIL-STD-1553
l/lf'f2DESI drMle may shal8 lhe same cantroner
tape backup, includes power supply
. . . . . Include& powar supply
- ~streaming tape backup
opt. floppy, streaming tape backup
_.,RAM. 28et<
power supply
256K cache RAM, power supply
2S8Kcect'8 RAM, power supply
cftSkette or tape backup
ruggedlzecl for use In hDlllle enWOnments
fully MIL-spec for use in military environments, available mid-1985
71CJK.bVte floppy backup
includes power supply, controller 270l(obyte floppy backup
includes controller, power supply
12 BM15P
15.9(fixed)
Tandon TM503
IBM PC/XT, Portable PC, Eagle, Columbia, Corona, Tava, Compaq
1,150(01)
opt. redundant Winchester backup
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MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/ November 19, 1984
DIRECTORY TO SELECTING
DISK/TAPE/COMM CONTROLLEllS
Q-BUS(LSl-11-11/23 PLUS AND MICRO PDP-11)
DISK CDNT,ROLLER, 8" and 14" SMD 1/0 compatible.
Model D0202A
Emulate¢ RP02/RP03 Universal Formatting, RT-11 , RSX-11 and
RSTS compatible. Quad board.
DISK CONTROLLER, 8" and 14" SMD 1/0 compatible.
Model D0214
Emulates RL01 /RL02 . Universal Formatting. 56-bit ECC. 22-bit
addressing. RT-11 , RSX-11 and RSTS. Quad board.
DISK CONTROLLER, 8" and 14" SMD 1/0 compatible.
Model D0215
Emulates RK06/RK07 . Universal Formatting. 56-bit ECC. 22-bit
addressing. RT-11, RSX-11 and RSTS. Quad board.
DISK CONTROLLER, 8" and 14" SMD 1/0.compatible.
Model D0228
Emulates RM02/RM05/RM80. Universal Formatting 56-bit
ECC. 22-bit addressing. RT-11 , RSX-11 and RSTS. Quad board.
DISK CONTROLLER, 8" and 14" Disk Drive Controller.
Model D0413
Emulates RP02/RP03 . Priam 1/0 compatible. RT-11 . RSX-11 and
RSTS compatible. Quad board.
DISK CONTROLLER, 51/4" Disk Drive Controller.
Model D0614
Emulates RL01 /RL02 . Universal Formatting ST506/412 1/0.
32-bit ECC. 22-bit addressing. RT-11 , RSX-11 , RSTS. Dual Ht.
DISK CONTROLLER, 51/4'' Disk Drive Controller.
Model D0615
Emulates RK06/RK07 . Universal Formatting. ST506/412 1/0.
32-bit ECC. 22-bit addressing. RT-11 , RSX-11 , RSTS. Dual Ht.
DISK CONTROLLER, 51/4 Disk Drive Controller.
Model D0634
Emulates RL01 . OMA Systems Micro Magnum compatible.
32-bit ECC. 22-bit addressing. RT-11 , RSX-11 and RSTS. Dual
Height.
TAPE CONTROLLER, Y2'' Tape Drive
Model D0120
Emulates TM -11 . Industry Standard 1/0. Pertee compatible.
Quad board.
TAPE COUPLER, 1/2" Tape Drive
Model D0130
Emulates TM -11 . Formatted Industry Standard 1/0. (Pertee
formatted 1/0) and 1/2" streamer tape drive. Quad board
TAPE COUPLER, 1/2" Tape Drive
Model D0132
Emulates TSV05/TS-11 /TU-80 (22-bit) . Formatted Industry
Standard 1/0 (Pertee formatted 1/0) and 1/2" streamer and
CacheTape drive compatible. Quad board.
TAPE CONTROLLER, 1/4'' Cartridge
Model D0330
Emulates TM-11/TS03. Interfaces Kenned y 6455. Quad board.
TAPE COUPLER, 1/4'' Cartridge
Model D0342
Emulates TS-11/TU80/TSV05. Interfaces CDC Sentinel. 22-bit
addressing. Quad board.
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONTROLLER 8"
Model D0419
Emulates RX02. Interfaces Shugart SA850 Floppy 1/0. 22-bit
addressing Dual Height.
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE CONTROLLER 51!.''
Model D0619
Emulates RX02 . Interfaces Industry Standard 1/0. 22-bit
addressing. Dual Height.
NEW
ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION CONTROLLER
OPTIMUX/BDZ
8 lines. DZ11 compatible. Selectable Baud rates and character
formats. One bus load. 2 am p s @ + 5 volts. DEC H3006 plug com patible.
NEW
ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION CONTROLLER
OPTIMUX/64DH
16 to 64 lines. DH11 compatible. Selectable Baud rates and character formats. One bus load. 2 amps @ + 5 volts. DEC H3006 compatible.
UNIBUS (PDP AND VAX)
DISK CONTROLLER, 14" Cartridge (2315 or 5440).
Model DU100
Emulates RK05. Interfaces Diablo, Pertee and RK05J
compatible 1/0. Quad board.
DISK CONTROLLER, 8" and 14" SMD 1/0 Compatible.
Model D1J202A
Emulates RP02/RP03 . Universal Formatting. Interfaces SMD
1/0 . Quad board.
DISK CONTROLLER, 8" and 14" SMD 1/0 Compatible.
Model DU215
Emulates RK06/RK07 . Universal Formatting. 56-bit ECC.
Interfaces SMD 1/0. VAX. Quad board.
DISK CONTROLLER, 8" and 14" SMD 1/0 Compatible.
Model DU218
Emulates RM02/RM05. 56-bit ECC. Interfaces SMO 1/0. Hex
board.
TAPE CONTROLLER, 1/z" Tape Drive
Model DU120
Emulates TM-11 . Interfaces Industry Standard 1/0 (Pertee
Compatibility). Quad board.
TAPE COUPLER, 1/2" Tape Drive
Model DU130
Emulates TM-11. Formatted Industry Standard 1/0 (Pertee
formatted 1/0) and 112" streamer tape drive. Quad board.
TAPE COUPLER, 1/z" Tape Drive
Model DU132
Emulates TS -11 /TU80 . Interfaces Formatted Industry Standard
1/0 (Pertee formatted. 1/0) and V2 " streamer and CacheTape
drive compatible. VAX. Quad board.
TAPE COUPLER, 1/4'' Cartridge
Model DU342
Emulates TS-11/TU80. Interfaces CDC Sentinel. 22-bit
addressing. Quad board.
NEW
ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION CONTROLLER
OPTIMUX/16DMF +
16 lines. Selectable DMF32 or DH11/DM11 . Multi word OMA
burst mode. Bi-directional flow control. 38.4 K Baud and
modem control all lines.
NEW
32 CHANNEL COMMUNICATION CHASSIS
OPTIMUX/DMF 32+
Incorporates 2 OPTIMUX/16DMF + . Adds 4 slots and 20 amps
to host computer. Units may be daisy-chained to 128 lines or
more.
DISK & TAPE CONTROLLERS
COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS-
with FCC compl1anl d1stribut1on panels
DISTRIBUTED LOGIC CORPORATION
1555 South Sinclair· P.O. Box 6270 ·Anaheim, CA 92806 · (714) 937-5700 · TLX 6836051 · Red Bank, NJ · (201) 530-0044 · San Jose, CA · (408) 248-3355
EUROPE· Surrey, England· (04862) 70262/7 · TLX 859231 DILOGI G
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
CIRCLE NO. 40 ON INQUIRY CARD
73
Tandon Disk Drives at Hall-Mark.
When you need a reliable, low-cost Winchester drive or Winchester subsystem, we're the source you can rely on.
~.MLl:NMK) Hall-Mark Electronic Corp. · Dallas, Texas· Subsidiary of Tyler Corp. """'
Northeast Boston 6171935-9777 Cherry Hill 609/424-730-0
Fairfield 201/575-4415 New York 516/737-060-0 Philadelphia 215/355-7300
Southeast Atlanta 404/447-8000 Baltimore 301/988-9800 Ft. Lauderdale 305/971 -9280
Huntsville 205/837-8700 Orlando 305/855-4020 Raleigh 919/872-0712 Tampa Bay 813/530-4543
North Central Chicago 312/860-3800 Cincinnati 513/563-5980 Cleveland 216/349-4632 Columbus 614 /891-4555 Milwaukee 414/761-3000 Minneapolis 612/854-3223
South Central Austin 512/258-8848 Dallas 214/553-4300 Houston 7131781-610-0 Kansas City 913/888-4747
St. Louis 314/291-5350 Tulsa 918/665-3200
Northwest Bay Area 408/946-090-0
Denver 303/790-1662 Sacramento 9161722-860-0
Southwest Orange County 714/669-470-0 Phoenix 602/437-120-0 San Diego 619/268-1201 San Fernando Valley 818/716-730-0 West Los Angeles 213/643-9101
C 1984 Hall-Mark Electronics Corp.JS(i61
74
CIRCLE NO. 41 ON INQUIRY CARD
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
I
II
5%-INCH RIGID DISK DRIVE SUBSYSTEMS
12 BM21P 12BM33P
IOMEGA CORP. Macintosh Cartridge Diak Subsystem MICRO-DESIGN
SQ-5
S0-55
SQ-510
S0-520
S0-530
DATA5
DATA5 + 5
Rodime203E
IBM PC/ XT, PC Portable, Eagle, Columbia, Corona, Tava, Compaq
1,495(01) 1,895(01)
opt. redundant Winchester backup
SyQuest SyOuest SyQuest, Cogito SyOuest, Tulin SyQuest, Tulin DMASystems DMASystems
1,795(01) ; 1,166(0100)
2 , 6 9 5 ( 0 1) ; 1,751(0100)
2,995(01); 1,946(0100)
3,495(01); 2,271(0100)
3,895(01) ; 2,531(0100)
2,995(01) ; 1,946(0100)
DATA 10
DMASystems
DATA 10 + 10 DATA 10+20
DMASystems DMASystems
3,495(01) ; 2,271(0100)
DATA 10 + 30
DMASystems
4,195(01); 2,726(0100)
DATA11
DMASystems
DATA11 + 11
DMASystems
PRO· lO PR0-20
Cogito Rodi me
IBM PC/XT; Apple II, lie, II+ ; TRS-80, Ill, IV; Corona Portable, Desktop; Compaq; Sperry PC;
Leading Edge PC
l:1M PCIXT;Apple II, lie, II+; TRs-80. Ill, IV; Corona Pclftable, Desktop; Compaq; Sperry PC;
Leading Edge PC
1,499(01) ; 1,124(0100)
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
75
PR0-30
MYARCINC.
!II
ti WOS/100
j... NEWBURY DATA RECORDING LTD.
i 1j! NOR5+5
~ .~ PH-ASSOCIATES INC.
c "C OSS-5
1~
Ll'l "C OSS-10 DSS-15
Mark-20 Mark-33 Mark-46
110 112 113 114 210 212 213 214 215 216 217 218
H0/18
HD/ 18+
HD/40
QUALITY COMPUTER SERVICES (QUCES)
DSK62
DSK63
16(fixed)
DSK65
Control Data
2,395(01); 1,556(0100)
1/1
lndudes controller
Tandon 501, 502 NOR 505
2,099(01); 1ncllidetllOMr supply, file manage-
1,799(0100)
ment,
to diskette
upgrades IBM PC to XT
Seagate ST406 ST412 ST419
Atasi 3020
TRS-80, Apple II, S-100, IBM PC, NEC8800
1,995(01); 1,505(0100) 2 ,2 9 5 ( 0 1 ) ; 1,721(050)
2,695(01); 2,021(050)
3,213(01)
Atasi3033 Atasi 3046
3,450(91) 3,916(01)
includes eoftware, controller, power supply
includes controller, power supply and software
include8 controller. p<Mer supply, and software
includes controller, power supply, cables, chassis, software
Rodi me Rodi me Rodi me Rodi me Rodime Rodi me Rodime Rodi me Rodi me
Rodi me Rodi me
Seagate ST519 Seagate ST519, SyOuest 306R
Vertex V150
Miniscribe 2012 Miniscribe 4020
Ampex
S-100
~---·
IBM, Apple, DEC Rainbow,
Tl PC, Wang
4,815(01); 3,419(0100)
5,985(01) ; 4,249(0100)
6,730(01); 4,778(0100)
7,065(01); 5,016(0100)
6,350(01); 4,508(0100
7,650(01) ; 5,431(0100)
8,475(01); 6,017 0100)
8,850(01) ; 6,283(0100)
8,750(01); 6,212(0100)
10,050(01 ); 7,135(0100)
10,875(01); 7,721 0100)
11 ,250(01) ; 7,987J0100)
lncluda9 oontroller, p<Mer supply
includes one 8-inch floppy drive
......two 8.ft:h lloppy drives
includes '/·-inch tape drive backup
. . . .oonlroller
includes one 8-inch floppy drive
lndudes two 8-inch floppy disk drives
V·-inch cartridge tape drive backup
lncludea oontroller. p<Mer supply
includes one 8-inch floppy backup
Includes two 8-lnc:h floppy drives
includes one V··inch cartridge tape drive backup
2,995(01); 1,797 0100)
4,995(01) ; 2,997(0100)
3,995(01); 2,397(0100)
lndude8 softwanl, controller, power supply, ROM
includes software, controller, power supply; removable drive is 3.9 inches
Includes software, controller,
2,499(01) 2,799(01) 2,999(01)
76
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
No claims. No boasts. Just straight
facts and commitments from
Jeffrey Liu, president of Micro-
science, on our growing family
of half-height Winchester disk
drives.
"By introducing the new
HH-725 20 MB 5.25" and HH-312
10 MB 3.5" half-height Winchester
disk drives to our product line,
we now offer the proven quality
and performance most OEMs
need in volume today.
"Combined with our HH-612 10
MB 5.25" half-height disk drive,
Microscience now provides a
product family of
superior
quality
and better
perfor-
mance than
any other drives
available.
"Time after time, we have
proven that Microscience has the
performance, quality, and price
personal and portable computer
manufacturers demand.
" The secret is the way we design
and manufacture drives for you .
"Microscience disk drives have
extremely low
voltage require-
HH-612 TYPICAL STARTING CURRENTS
ments
S >-+-+-+--+---+-+-1--1
21~"k"'~tS~~i~ because
small
i-J7 ·~
4 3
Mic: ~·~
i:orlti><ititlpn
abnudsinpeosrstable ·"'
and provide greater drive durability.
"A buffered seek mode and highly accurate proprietary microprocessor-con trolled closed-loop
servo positioning system keeps the head precisely on track. This maintains data integrity through a wide range of operating conditions regardless of thermal expansion, system hysteresis, or long-term wear.
"Microscience drives are not limited to functioning horizontally. Because of the growing use of portable computers and increasingly compact packaging, we designed our Winchester drives so you can use them in almost any position.
"While volume production is important, what you're really concerned about is the quality of product you use in your system or application. We have made a major commitment to
manufacturing and quality programs. "Microscience test equipment
and tooling have been carefully
~~~~~:r~:.o meet o7 ur eixalct~ ing
//.!::::. '.'This.ensures ~ ~
M1crosc1ence ships only zero defect half-height Winchester product that does not eat away at your profits ... and your reputation.
"There's a lot more I could say about the Microscience halfheight Winchester disk drive family. But what will convince you is using a Microscience drive in your application.
"For more straightalk regarding your half-height Winchester needs, cal I or write us today."
President, Microscience International Corporation
computers
2 4 s a 10 12 14
don 't have TIME AFTER TURN-ON (Seconds)
the luxury
of excess power or cooling
capacity.
"We've used procedures and
components that will be power
misers, yet they still provide longterm performance and reliability.
"Our drives feature a thermally
isolated stepper motor for precise
head alignment and optimum
seek performance, A proprietary
· · · Microscience linear actuator assembly was em-
ployed to ensure data reliability
· · · International 575 E. Middlefield Road
e ·
Corporation Mountain View, CA 94043 (415) 961-2212
·
Area Sales Offices: Orlando, FL (305) 339-8283 · Boston, MA (617) 229-5823 · Mo~n~ain View, CA (415) 961-2212 International Sales Office: Munich, West Germany, Tel. 0894315669, TTX 5213442 Distributors: U.S. - Gulf Stream, Weatherford, North East Peripherals, Orion · International - Multilek, Canada · Pericomp, Australia · Dataguild,
U.K. · Wide Trade Foundation Ltd ., Hong Kong
CIRCLE NO. 42 ON INQUIRY CARD
In the highly competitive disk drive/ rotating memory marketplace, the future belongs to those manufacturers who best integrate their system electronics with IC's. System integration not only reduces manufacturing costs but it dramatically improves performance and reliability as well. Silicon Systems is the company that can provide you with the "ApplicationSpecific IC's· (ASIC's) that will give you the jump on the competition today.
Just check the record : no other company has produced more disk-drive read / write
circuits and associated ASIC's. Whether you're producing rigid disk-drive systems, the micro-floppies, or tapes and streamers Silicon Systems can provide you with a selection of standard read/ write IC's along with a line of data path, support logic, and motor control circuits.
And when you 're ready for your own cus tom IC's, Silicon Systems has the analog and digital design capability, the Bipolar and CMOS process technology, and the experience to produce the optimum chip design for your system solution. Custom
C's we've produced have included everything from read/ write electronics to spindle motor control, analog data processing, digital bus interface, servo control functions, and more.
For complete product information, send for our Rotating Memory brochure .
Silicon Systems, 14351 Myfor CA 92680. (714) 731 -7110.
Circle 170 for production Information
IJJiliamJl rJfrmJ'· . . ( INNOVATO'!!§:NTEGRATION
Circle 171 for career information
I
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5%-INCH RIGID DISK DijJ'lE_SUBSYSIEMS
bl
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II~
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,.,,
/11'#
DSK67
42(1ixecl)
Rodi me
DSK8X
5(fixed) / 5 !Bmo,xable)
Western Dynex Corp.
QUALOGY INC. (FORMERLY DATA SYSTEMS DESIGN)
D904
35.6(1ixed)
Quantum 0540
0910
87.9(fixed)
Maxtor XT1105
0914
199.9(1i:Xed)
Maxtor XT 1140
SUNOL SYSTEMS
SSD-8/ 16/25
8, 16, 25(1ixed)
Miniscribe
SSD-40/ 65/92
40, 65, 92(fixed)
Vertex
IBM, Apple, DEC Rainbow, Tl PC, Wang
IBM , Apple, DEC Rainbow, Tl PC, Wan~
0-bus
0-bus
0-bus
Apple II, Ill, Macintosh, Lisa; IBM PC/ XT and compatibles
Apple II, Ill, Macintosh, Lisa ; IBM PC/XT and compatibles
4,999(01)
off-, on-line mass storage
8,995(01) ; 6,117(01 00)
11 ,295(01); 7,681(0100)
12,295(01) ; 8 ,3 6 1 ( 0 1 0 0 )
1,9 9 5 ( 0 1 ) / 2,495(01) / 2,995(01)
4,594(01) / 5,295(01) / 6,695(0.1)
Q. U1
!4-inch tape backup, DSA compatible,
i==- sf· racJ(mount
"'ao· 1/·-inch tape backup, DSA compatible, rackmount
... l'l ::· ::T ID ..,
v.-inch tape backup, DSA compatible, rackmount
cc:r -Q·.
-"~<'
3 streaming or file-by-file tape backup ID
"'
streaming or file-by-file tape backup
SYSGENINC.
ll-G-10
10(flxed)
Fujitsu
IBM PC, PC/XT and compatibles
3,295(01) includes 20M-byte streaming cartridge backup, power supply, host adSJlter
11-G-20
10(fixed)
Fujitsu
IBM PC, PC/ XT and compatibles
3,995(01) includes 20M-byte streaming cartridge backup, power supply, host adapter
11-10
10(fi:xed)
Fujitsu
IBM PC, PCI XT and compatibles
2,995(01) includes 1OM-byte streaming cassette b&ckl.!f>. software, controller
11-20
10(fixed)
Fujitsu
IBM PC, PC/XT and compatibles
3,795(01) includes 1OM-by1e streaming cassette backup'° software·. controller
SYSTEMS PERIPHERALS CONSULTANTS
DISKIT jr.
10.6, 22.2, 34.4(fixecl) Miniscribe 3012
IBM PC and compatibles, PC jr.; S-100
1,495(01) ; 995(0100)
field -upgradable
DISKIT COMBO
10.6, 22.2, 34.4(fixed) / 5.3(removable
Miniscribe 3012 , SyOuest 306R
IBM PC and compatibles, S-100
2 ,9 9 5 ( 0 1 ) ; 1,995(0100)
DISKIT 108
10.6, 22.2. 34.4(fbced)
Miniscribe 3012
Sanyo 1/00 or550
1,845(01) ; 1,195(0100)
field-upgradable
DISKIT ULTRASTORE
Miniscribe 3012 , Maxtor 1140
IBM PC and compatibles
6,995(01)
field-upgradable
TANDON CORP.
TM5112
10(fixedj
Tandon TM502
IBMPC
1,995(01)
TM5113
HOUGHtS WORKS INC.
Tandon TM503
IBMPC
2,295(01)
DF-110
10(frxed)
Rodime R0202
IBM PC; Sanyo550/ 555, 1100/ 1150, 2.295(01) ;
1200/ 1250, 1000/3000;
1,560(0100)
Zenith Z-1000
includes software: opt. tape backup
DF- 120
20(fixed)
Rodime R0204
IBM PC; Sanyo 550/ 555, 1100/ 1150, 3,195(01);
1200/ 1250, 1000/3000;
2,160(01 00)
Zenith Z-1000
includes software; opt. tape backup
DF-140
40(flxed)
TRAK MICROCOMPUTER CORP.
Rodime R0207E IB~ PC ; Sanyo 550/ 555, 1100/ 1150, 4,395(01) ;
120011250, 1000/3000;
3,060(0100)
Zenith Z-1000
T5-10
10(1ixed)
Cogito
IBMPC
995(01); 745(0100)
T5-20
20(fixed)
Cogito
IBMPC
1,395(01) ; 975(0100)
Commander 1O
10(fixed)
CMI
IBM PC, Apple
2,195(01); 1,537(0100)
Commander 15
15(fixed)
CMI
IBM PC , Apple
2,495(01) ; 1, 747(0100)
Commander 30
30(fixecl)
CM!
IBM PC, Apple
3,395(01) ; 2,377 (0 1 0 0 )
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
79
5%-INCH RIGID DISK DRIVE SUBSYSTEMS
I
~,,
clJJl
Al
U.S. DESIGN CORP. VIP
119(flxed)
VIP/X
<II
~E PC800
>-
11 "·C-::;, CSS-800
"°"i:: <GIII
..c .::
;:1.,,~~ WINCHESTER SYSTEMS INC.
..,., DataSafe-8 + SR
DataSafe-8
620(fixed) 60(fixed) 60(fixed)
5.4(fixed)/ 5.4(removable
5(fixed)
DataSafe-16
10(fixlld)
DataSafe-24
15(fixed)
DataSafe-17R DataSate-34R 2xR L01 2xRL02 4xRL01 4xRL02 MB-515R MB-5/ 5Rx2 MB-10/ 10R MB 10/ 10
10.6(iemovable)
21.2(removable)
5.4(fixed)/ 5.4(removable)
10.8(fixed)/ 10.S(removable)
10.8(fixed)/ 10.S(remowble)
21 .6(fixed) I 21.6(removable)
5.4(fixed)/ 5.4(removable)
10.S(fixed)/ 10.S(removable)
10.8(fixed)/
10.~19movable) 21 .6(fixed)/
21.6(removable)
I
~"".'l'"s
Cf~'~~
I
~
lf8'
1tl
Maxtor XT2140 Maxtor XT2190
Priam 7050 Priam 7050
DEC Q-bus, Unibus; Multibus, IBM PC.SCSI
DEC 0-bus, Unibus; Multibus, IBM PC, SCSI IBMPC
DEC 0-bus, Unibus
12,495(01) ; 100 MB cartridge tape drive for backu~
8,749(0500)
or interchange
23 ,995(01 ); opt. 100 MB cartridge tape drive for
16,799(0500)
backup or interchange
9,995(01) ; 22 MB cartridge tape drive for backup
6,999(0500)
and interchange
9,995(01) ; 22 MB cartridge tape drive for backup 6,995(0500) and interchange, emulates DEC RKOi
and TU10
OMA Systems
Lynx OP-100 Lynx DP-100 OMA Systems
OMA OMA DMA OMA OMA OMA OMA
ISIS-11, lntellec series, MDS-800 ISIS-11, Multibus ISIS-11, Multibus ISIS-11, Multibus
ISIS· ll. lntellec series, MDS-800
ISIS-11 , lntellec series, MDS·BOO DEC RL01, Q-bus DEC RL02 , 0-bus DEC Rl01 , 0-bus DEC RL02 , 0-bus Multibus Multibus Multibus Multibus
8,995(01) ' 4 ,9 9 5 ( 0 1 ) 6,500(01) 7,995(01) 9,500(01) 11,995(01) 7,000(01)
includes enclosure, controller, power supply, cables, host adapter
includes controller, enclosure, power supply, cables, host adapter
includes enclosure, controller, power supply, cables, host adapter
includes enclosure, controller, power supply, cables, host adapter
includes enclosure, controller, power supply, cables, host adapter
includes enclosure , controller, power supply, cables, host adapter
emulates two DEC RL01s
9,000(01)
emulates two RL02s
10,000(01) 14,000(01) 7,000(01)
emulate& four AL01s, Includes two flxedlremoll8ble drives
emulates four RL01 s, includes two fixed / removable drives
10,000(01)
includes fixed /removable drives
80
MINI-M ICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
"With the lnterphase Storager; lean make a 5 1/4' hard disk perfonn like an 8" disk?'
,frank Emser Manager Hardware Development Paradyne Corporation
The Interphase Storager Multibus@ controller can give a 5 1/411
Winchester disk capabilities never before possible. Storager
not only gets more performance from existing ST506
drives, but also supports the new ESDI and ST412HP interfaces for
more power and capacity than ever before. And
since Storager can con-
trol two Winchester disks, four 114' tapes (QIC-02),
and two 3%", 51'4" or 8"
floppies, the same contro1Ier can be used for
every storage need. Storager features 1: 1
interleave, with concurrent disk and tape transfers and simultaneous disk and bus transfers for speed and high performance. And Storager's unique "virtual buffer" architecture with UNIX@-optimized
intelligent caching can reduce or eliminate disk rotational latency and overcome data overrun/underrun problems of FIFO-based controllers. Plus,
for the very first time on a controller, Storager has an on-board 68000 CPU.
The Storager controller is the latest product in Interphase's
line of highperformance Multibus controllers. Interphase also offers Multibus controllers
for SMD disks, local area networks and video monitors. Plus powerful disk controllers for the IBM® PC. They're all backed by
a great customer surport team that works ful time with Interphase cµstomers to assure that our products work the way they should - in the system.
Find out how Storager can make a 5 1/4 11 disk perform like an 8" disk. Call Interphase today at (214) 350-9000.
Storager is a trademark of lnterphase Corporation
Multibus is a trademark of Intel Corporation UNIX is a trademark of Bell Laboratories
IBM is a registered trademark of International
Business Machines
(+~~~~HASE
2925 Merrell Rd.· Dallas,TX 75229
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
CIRCLE NO. 44 ON INQUIRY CARD
81
\WPiOrhul·anttethrd'l·tsOtO'3-eifs5t0tiOCr PS ~YYA~~on
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When you see what the CI-3500 Serial Printer can do. you might not believe it's priced under $2.ooo.
Besides giving you data processing printing at
350 CPS, the Cl-3500 delivers letter quality printing at a rapid 87 CPS-more than twice the speed of most daisy wheel printers.
And you also get the capability for high resolution graphics, up to 240 X 144 DPI. The office friendly CI-3500 is as flexible as it is versatile,
Under $~ 000e
especially for a table top, workstation printer. For example, a convenient interface cartridge system allows you to change your printer interface simply by changing cartndges.
A DEC-LAlOO®compatible cartridge is standard, but additional
cartridges are avai lable for interfacing with other systems, such as the IBM PC.
' A similar font cartridge system accommodates multiple fonts and character
sets, so you can avoid costly PROM installations.
The CI-3500 Serial Printer for under $2,000. Whatever you need in a printer, you
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MINI-MICRO SYSTE MS/Novem ber 19, 1984
Portable printers invade the office
Quiet operation, small footprints and 'stowability' make portable printers more attractive for office workers
Rick Dalrymple, Senior Editor
Office workers never have been interested in adapting their work routines to office machines. But with the introduction of copiers, those workers have been forced to share a printing resource. The frustrations experienced with copying machines are now being repeated with shared computer printers. Although it is unlikely that office workers will get individual copiers, it is now practical for some office workers to have their own designated computer printer. Several analysts see the opportunity to supply office workers with portable printers as a fast-growing market.
Today's portable printer is quieter than a typewriter, smaller than a legal note pad and lighter than an office telephone, and now, one printer manufacturer has put all these features together in a product that will retail for less then $160. The manufacturer is Ergo Systems Inc., Menlo Park, Calif; the printer is the Hush 80. Another recently introduced portable printer combining the same features is the $495 Thinkjet from Hewlett-Packard Co.'s, (HP) Personal Computer Group in Sunnyvale, Calif. While obviously designed for use with portable computers, these two products differ from previous portable printers because of their ability to print on paper 81h inches wide. Because these printers can produce letter- and legal-size documents, they have become the first portable printers that may seriously be ·considered for office applications.
According to Peter Steiner, director of the Electronic Printer Industry Service at Dataquest Inc., a market research concern based in San Jose, Calif., several companies will be entering the market with printers that exhibit the aforementioned characteristics. They include Alps Electric Co. Ltd., Tokyo; Brother International Corp., Piscataway, N.J .; Okidata Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J. and Yokogawa Corp. of America, Shenandoah, Ga. Steiner points out that new introductions over the next few years will use a thermal-transfer
Standard Interfaces promote add-on portables
Because both the Ergo Systems Inc. Hush 80 and the Hewlett-Packard Co. Thinkjet are available with industry-standard interfaces, system integrators may interface them to existing terminals and computers. The HP Thinkjet is available with either a Centronics parallel port, HP-IB interface or the HP-IL interface. The Hush 80 is available with either a Centronics interface, RS232C serial interface or an interface to Commodore microcomputers.
Obviously, these printers are well-suited to portable applications. The following table compares the Hush 80 and Thinkjet portability specifications :
Hush 80
2.8 by 11 .63 by 5.5
less than 5
Th inkjet
3.5 by 11.5 by 8.1
less than 51h
Battery power
Battery option price
rechargeable battery pack
nickel-cadmium battery only on HP-IL version
$30
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price
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printing technique as opposed to the thermal matrix used by the Ergo Hush 80 and the ink-jet cartridge employed by the HP Thinkjet.
In an office environment, portable printers offer some desirable features. Foremost is quiet operation, made possible by non-impact printing techniques; another is a small footprint, which conserves desk space, and yet another is low price, diminishing the motive for
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
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PRINTERS
sharing printers. Office users, however, will not find these portable printers suitable replacements for either their shared multifunction-matrix character printer or daisywheel printer. So, before examining the personal printer concept, system integrators and end users need to know what these printers can and cannot do.
First, notable print-quality differences exist between portable printers and their larger cousins. The Hush 80, a thermal-matrix character printer, uses a 6-dotby-7-dot matrix, a matrix-character size typically termed "draft" quality by the computer-printer industry. The Thinkjet, an ink-jet character printer, employs
a unique process to print an ll-dot-by-12-dot matrix. Thi;:; matrix character size is denser than "draft" quality but not dense enough to be called "near-letter quality", a term usually applied to printers using a 12-dot-by-18-dot matrix or denser.
Second, besides print quality, these portable printers are less versatile than other matrix printers. For example, paper width is limited to 81/z inches; larger widths cannot be accommodated. Paper-handling accessories, such as double-bin single-sheet and cut-sheet feeders, are not available. Extensive character sets are not offered, and because these printers use non-impact
Daisywheel-printer demand declines
According to Datek Information Services, a Waltham, Mass., printer- market-research concern, daisywheelprinter manufacturers are experiencing a a decline in growth rate. The decline, of course, does not signal a decline in daisywheel-printer shipments per se; what it means is that, relative to matrix-printer shipments, the daisywheel portion of the character-printer market is declining. That is due to performance pressure on the high end coming from both multi-function matrix character printers, and from laser and ink-jet page printers. On the low end, the pressure is a price squeeze from thermal and thermaltransfer printers.
The growth of thermal and thermaltransfer printers along with ink-jet-matrix printers is cutting into the market
share of impact dot-matrix printers. Datek's 1986 forecast of characterprinter shipments shows that impact dot-matrix printers, which held a 70.5 percent share of the character printer market in 1982, will decline to 55.9 percent. The decline for impact dotmatrix printers is also due to performance pressure on the high end from laser and ink-jet page printers. Datek's forecast also shows that one non-impact technology will decline in market share: Electrosensitive printers, say Datek market analysts, will almost disappear in 1986.
According to Jonathan Dower, a Datek vice president, "The heyday of the daisywheel printer is nearly over." Dower gives the high-end daisywheelprinter market about two more years of healthy growth. "Competitive laser
printers have emerged a lot sooner than expected," says Dower, "and we can expect to see more introductions based on the Canon LBP-CX engine."
Datek's Printout newsletter named Canon USA lnc.'s LBP-CX print engine as the "Printer of the Year." The Canon print engine's most recent use is in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s 8-pageper-minute LaserJet printer. Priced at $3,495, the HP LaserJet falls in the range of high-end daisywheels.
Printout newsletter editor Edward Webster praises the Canon product. "The LBP-CX is one of those rare great leaps forward in terms of concept and price/performance. It has survived the scrutiny of some of the industry's major OEMs and it has forced the OEMs and most of the printer companies to react."
1982 ACTUAL
U.S. CHARACTER PRINTER SHIPMENTS
1984 ESTIMATE
1986 FORECAST
OAISYWHEEL
~.5~
IMPAC1 DOT MATRIX
55.9~
MARKET SIZE: 1,602,900 UNITS
84
MARKET SIZE: 4,455,600 UNITS
MARKET SIZE: 8,226,000 UNITS
SOURCE: DATEK INFORMATION SERVICES INC.
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PRINTERS
printing techniques, they cannot produce multiple copies in a single printing. Multi-part forms such as invoices and purchase orders must be printed with an impact printer.
Third is the issue of a non-impact printer's special supplies. For example, the Ergo Hush 80 requires coated thermal paper. Although the Thinkjet can print on plain paper, for best results the HP printer needs a short-fiber uncoated paper that absorbs water-based ink rapidly and yet prevents the wicking action characteristic of absorbent papers. The Thinkjet also requires an ink-jet cartridge manufactured exclusively by Hewlett-Packard. The use of these supplies raises questions about cost and availability.
'Ribbon distribution, too, must improve before thermal-transfer printers can effectively compete with thermal printers.'
According to Rhine Meyering, Ergo's vice president of marketing and sales, "Thermal rolls are now available in most office stationery outlets in the United States and the cost works out to about 3 to 6 cents per copy." For the Thinkjet, paper and ink-jet cartridges are available from HP dealers; paper prices are $62.50 for 2,500 8¥2-by-11-inch fanfold sheets, $41 for 2,000 single sheets, and a single ink-jet cartridge (which HP estimates will print about 500 sheets) costs $7.95.
Portability leads to other benefits
The fact that the Ergo and HP printers are portable is an attractive feature, but other characteristics fuel the imagination of office computer users and office system integrators. Market analyst Neil Kleinman, general manager of International Data Corp. 's (IDC) Pacific Technology Center, Santa Monica, Calif., views these portable units as ideal printers for the office workstation. "There is a segment of the office market that likes the integrated approach," observes Kleinman. "This segment," he adds, "prefers to have all the pieces of hardware and software delivered in an easyto-use, packaged system." Kleinman sees four benefits: "What portable computers, equipped with portable printers, now allow is a system that doesn't cover a desk top when in use, prints quietly so that it doesn't contribute to office noise or interrupt a phone conversation, isn't difficult to move, and may be stowed away in closet or credenza when not in use."
Such a system, suggests Kleinman, is affordable, and, thanks to the printer, offers its user a quick, hard copy for activities such as reading printed electronic
mail, seeing a large spread sheet all at once and reviewing a multipage document. "Notice," Kleinman says, "I haven't yet mentioned the fact that the user can take the system, or maybe just the printer, home."
Ergo's Meyering expects the Hush 80 to be considered as an add-on printer for existing office workstations, terminals and personal computers. "There are office computer users who are frustrated with the logistics of sharing a printer," he says, illustrating his point with a word processing example: "Suppose that I share a daisywheel printer with ten other co-workers who frequently write multipage reports. Like my coworkers, I find it necessary to print three or four draft copies in the process of writing and proofing my docu-
- - -· ments. This means that our shared printer is engaged
in printing draft copy about 75 percent of the time. To
I me, my draft copy is needed immediately so that I ca
continue my work. The top priority for the printer,
however, is finished documents due today." Meyering sees his product as a solution to this ·
common bottleneck. By providing each individual with a draft printer, 75 percent of the printing burden is removed from the shared printer. Besides the obvious possibility of allowing more people to share the daisywheel printer, an important organizational benefit is_ _ __ gained by switching to the draft printers with shared printer arrangement. "Now," says Meyering, "instead of scheduling my time around the shared printer, I can get an immediate hard copy from my draft printer. When my document is ready for final printing, I submit it to the shared printer as a batch job for the next day. When it gets printed is a decision made by the sharedprinter operator. My only concern is that it's printed by the end of the next day. Thus, I and the shared-printer operator have the freedom to better schedule our time."
Non-impact technologies suit low-priced printers
Dataquest's Steiner also sees these portable printers as part of a trend toward computer printing configurations incorporating draft printers and print servers. "Quiet, compact and inexpensive, are certainly the characteristics of an attractive office printer," says Steiner. He adds that these non-impact portable printers will be joined in the market by other quiet, compact and inexpensive computer printers using a different non-impact technology-thermal-transfer.
Steiner believes that thermal and thermal-transfer will be the printing techriologies chosen for low-priced printers. In response to objections raised by the requirement for special supplies, Steiner points out, "In an office setting, I think the benefits of a draft printer more than offset the problems encountered with the supplies. Thermal paper has been improved and has
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become more available in the last couple of years, and HP is manufacturing a reliable ink-jet cartridge. "In a few years we should be seeing thermal-transfer ribbons that will print on a much wider variety of papers and look toward Japan for developments in dye-based thermal papers that may remove many of the drawbacks in today's carbon-based thermal papers."
One ...· manufacturer has put all these features together ... for less than $160.
Ergo's Meyering is also a proponent of thermal
transfer. "The present situation," explains Meyering,
"is that thermal-transfer ribbons are too expensive.
The present cost per copy with a thermal-transfer
printer is in the range of 20 to 30 cents. Ribbon
distribution, too, must improve before thermal-transfer
printers can effectively compete with thermal printers.
I expect thermal transfer ribbon prices to drop and
distribution to improve. When they do, it will be
possible to build a thermal-transfer Hush 80 that will
offer near-letter-quality printing and perhaps color
graphics. "
Dataquest 's Steiner expects to see more low-cost
printer introductions that will follow the pattern set by
the Ergo Hush 80 and the HP Thinkjet. Says Steiner,
"Quiet non-impact technologies are going to allow com-
puter printers to proliferate in the office."
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LOOJCl?lG AHEAD I:N MKS
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The Interpreter section of Mini-Micro Systems ' December issue focuses on office-automation systems.
OA systems have the potential to move mountains of paperwork and boost worker productivity. Yet, year after year, the promise is not quite realized. Buyer perceptions of machines as not user-friendly could be one reason. This article examines what' s being done to 1.n'lprove OA's image.
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
THAT'S WHAT KEEPS ALL THE POINTS ON YOUR SIDE.
All about defense. And winning. Designing information systems to compete for different business needs is a lot like putting together a winning sports team.
Each component has to offer you the maximum number of offensive and defensive advantages to assure success. Take computer printers.
The key advantage for the defense is reliability. Will the printers that have all the offensive capability going for them be able to hang tough inside your system?
How Okidata stacks up for you. Defensively. Okidata keeps piling up
the points on your side of the board. Their tank tough bodies can take the most punishing hits.
Their MTBF stats score up to 4.000 hours. Their printheads always go the distance, up to 200.000.000 characters. Their MTTR's are down to an impressive I 5 minutes. There are no duty cycle limitations.
And their warranty claim rate record book says 99 1/2 out of every 100 Okidata printers are always in the game for you.
We'll help you win. In OEM system building. just like in Super Bowls. reliability is the name of the game.
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249(0100)
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ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS
thermal
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ALPHACOM INC. Alphacom 42
thermal (5x7)
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Alphacom 81
thermal
50
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ALPS ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
impact
105
(9x9)
ASP1200
impact
140
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impact
160
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AMERICAN COMPUTER HARDWARE CORP.
impact
165
132
RS232C, Centronics,
Dataproducts
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20
telephone direct connect
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RS232C, Centronics. Atari, Commodore
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80
RS232C, Centronics
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RS232C , Centronics
(9.6K bps , X-on / X-off, DTR ,
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136
RS232C, Centronics
(9 .6K bps , X-on X-off, DTR ,
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136, 163, 225
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6 ,100(01 ) 495(0 1) 120(01 ) 169(01)
1,295(01 )
125 color shades, bit-mapped graphics
bit-mapped graphics bit-mapped graphics
bit-mapped graphics bit-mapped graphics
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ANADEX INC. DP-90008
180, 216, 240
Centronics; opt. AS232C (9.6K bps, X-onl X-off, STX / ETX / ACK)
OP-90018
150, 188, 225, 250
Centronics ; opt. RS232C (9.6K bps, X-on/ X-off, STX/ ETX/ACK)
DP-95008
180, 216, 240
Centronics; opt. AS232C (9.6K bps, X-on / X-off, STX / ETX / ACK)
OP-95016
150, 218 ,
132
225, 250
Centronics; opt. AS232C (9.6K bps, X-on / X-off, STX/ ETX/ACK)
DP-96208
i
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d-
120, 144, 180, 197,
240 60 -240
60-240
Centronics; opt. AS232C (9.6K bps, X-on / X-off, STX / ETX / ACK)
Centronics; opt. AS232C (9.6K bps , X-on / X-off, STX/ ETX/ACK)
Centronics; opt. AS232C (9.6K bps, X-on/X-off, STX/ETX/ ACK)
OP-6500
impact
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M92
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BLUE CHIP ELECTRONICS INC. M120/10
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. M1009
100-540
132
125-285
200
160 40, 48, 68, 80, 96, 136
120, 180
120, 160 38-136, proportional
50,80
50
Centronics , AS232C (19.2K bps, X-on/ X-off,
STX/ ETX/ ACK)
Centronics, AS232C (19.2K bps, X-on/X-off,
STX / ETX / ACK)
Ironies; opt. cunent loop, AS232C
(9.6K bps, X-on/X-off) . AS232C, Centronics,
current loop (19.2K bps, X-on/ X-off)
AS232C, Centronics (2.4K bps, X-on/ X-off,
ETX / ACK)
AS232C (300-9.61< bps, X-on/ X-off,
OTA) AS232C (300-9.6K bps, OTA , X-on / X-off) AS232C (1 .2K, 9.6K bps)
Centronics; opt. AS232C, IEEE-488, Commodore 64 (75-9.6K bps, X-on/ X-off,
OTA, ETX/ACK)
Centronics
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opt. 2.6K-byte buffer
1,200(01)
dot-addressable graphics, compatible with all word processi ng packages as backspac-
ing printer, noise level less than 55 d6a; opt. 2.6K-byte buffer
dot-addressable graphics, compatible with II word processing packages as backspacing printer, noise level less than 55 d6a;
opt. 2.6K-byte buffer
1,280(01)
dot-addressable graphics, compatible with all word processing packages as backspac-
ing printer, noise level less than 55 d6a; opt. 2.6K-byte buffer
dot-addressable graphics, compatible with II word processing packages as backspacing printer, noise level less than 55 d6a;
opt. 2.6K-byte buffer
1,500(01)
dot-addressable graphics, compatible with all word processing packages as backspac-
ing printer, noise level less than 55 d6a; letter quality
4-color ribbon, dot-addressable graphics, compatible with all word processing pack-
ges as backspacing printer, noise level les~
than 55 dBa; letter quality
2,995(01)
dot-addressable graphics , compatible with all word processing packages as backspacing printer, letter quality; opt. 20.5K-byte buffer
dot-addressable graphics, compatible with all word processing packages as backspacing printer, letter quality, Diablo 630 emulation
699(01)
bit-mapped graphics, word processing and graphic software offered, 2K-byte buffer, forms control bit-mapped graphics, graphics software offered, 2K-byte buffer, forms control
2K-byte buffer, emulates ANSI
bit-mapped graphics, compatible with all Apple computers
bit-mapped graph ics, compatible with Apple II and Ill
color printing, compatible with Apple lie, lie, bit-mapped graphics
bit-mapped graphics, word processing and graphics software, emulates Epson UX80,
bidirectional tractor and platen
2024L
80, 96, 160
Centronics
letter quality
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(1.MLl:t+MK)
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Northeast Boston 617/935-9777 Cherry Hill 6091424-7300 Fairfield 201/575-4415
New York 516/737 ·0600 Philadelphia 215/355-7300
Southeast Atlanta 404/447-8000 Baltimore 301/988-9800
Ft. Lauderdale 305/971-9280 Huntsville 205/837-8700 Orlando 305/855-4020 Raleigh 919/872-0712 Tampa Bay 813/530-4543
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
North Central Chicago 312/860-3800 Cincinnati 513/563-5980 Cleveland 216/349-4632 Columbus 614/891-4555 Milwaukee 414/761 -3000 Minneapolis 612/854-3223
South Central Austin 512/258-8848 Dallas 214/553-4300 Houston 713/781-6100 Kansas City 913/888-4747 St. Louis 314/291-5350 Tulsa 918/665-3200
CIRCLE NO. 51 ON INQUIRY CARD
Northwest Bay Area 408/946-0900 Denver 303/790-1662 Sacramento 916/722-8600
Southwest Orange County 714/669-4700 Phoenix 602/437-1200 San Diego 619/268-1201 San Fernando Valley 818/716-7300 West Los Angeles 213/643-9101
Cl 1984 Hall-Mark El«tronics Cor)'l.15760
93
MATRIX CHARACTER PRINTERS
'C. ITOH DIGITAL PRODUCTS INC.
8600 C. ITOH ELECTRONICS
15508
impact (7x9)
15505 7500E 8 5 105
85108
impact (7x9)
impact (9x9)
I
II
~"17
130, 180
13e
120
136
120, 180
136
120, 180
136
105
80
120, 180
80
·
RS232C, Centronics
prints red and black, bit-mapped graphics, tractor feed
AS232C, Centronics (X-on /X-off, ETXi ACK)
RS232C, Centronics (110-9 .6K bps, X-on / X-off,
ETX/ ACK)
AS232C, Centronics (1 10· 9.6K bps, X-on1X-o1t,
ETX/ ACK)
RS232C, Centronics (110-9 .6K bps, X-on / X-off,
ETX/ ACK)
AS232C, Centronics (X·oni X-off, ETXi ACK)
RS232C, Centronics (110-9 .6K bps, X-on / X-off,
ETX / ACK)
830(01)
1,125(01) 795(01)
495(0 1)
boilt-in tractor, 16 languages, bidirectional dot-addressable graphics
dot-addressable graphics, built-in tractor, 51anguages
dot-addressable graphics, built-in tractor, 13 languages, 7-color printing
dot-addressable graphics, built-in tractor, 13 languages
dot-addressable graphics, built-in tractor, 51anguages
dot-addressable graphics, built-in tractor, 13 languages
dot-addressable graphics, built-in tractor, Slanguages
85 10SC
impact
120, 180
CENTRONICS DATA COMPUTER CORP. 250
40, 160
351
impact
65, 200
352
353
impact
50 , 200
354
220, 50
357
impact
400
(7x8)
358
240 GLP
im p act
80, 160 12, 50
80
RS232C , Centronics
895(0 1)
(110-9 .6K bps , X-on/ X-off,
ETX ACK
to. 136
132, 217
132, 217
132, 217
132, 217
132
AS232C, Centronics, Oiablo630
X-on / X-off, OTA)
RS232C , Centronics , current loop, RS422 (50-9 .2K bps, X-on / X-off,
DTR)
AS232C, Centronics, AS422, current loop
(50-19.2K bps, X-on/ X-off, OTA
RS232C, Centronics, RS422, current loop
(50-19 .2K bps, X-on / X-off, DTR)
Centronics, Oiablo (50-19.2K bps, X-on i X-off,
OTA)
RS232C, Centronics, current loop
(50-19K bps, X-on / X-off, DTR)
AS232C, Centronics, current loop
(50-19.2K bps, X-on /X-off, OTA)
RS232C, Centronics (up to 9.6K bps, X-on /X-off,
DTR)
AS232C, Centronics (up to 9 .6K bps, X-on/X-off,
OTA)
2 ,195(0 1) ; 1,370(0100)
2,495(01); 1,730(0 100)
2,750(0 1); 1, 7 7 5 ( 0 1 0 0 )
3 ,2911(0 1); 2.075(01 IJO)
1,495(01); 1,200(0 100)
279(01 );
236(01001
7-color printing, dot-addressable graphics, built-in tractor, 13 languages
4- or 7-color, bit-mapped graphics, IBM PC , Diablo 630 compatible
pin-addressable graphics
pin-addressable graphics
pin-addressable graphics; opt. auto sheet feeder
pin-addressable graphics, Oiablo 630 compatible; opt. auto sheet feeder pin-addressable graphics
pin-addressable graphics : opt. auto sheet feeder
bit-mapped graphics, contains daisywheel and dot matrix control codes
bit-mapped graphics, compatible with IBM PC software
912 9 12GO
electrosensitive (32x1)
RS232C, Centronics, IEEE-488
595(Q1) 995(01)
opt. 2K-byte buffer opt. 2K-byte buffer
94
MINI-MICRO SYSTE MS/ November 19, 1984
MATRIX CHARACTER PRINTERS
;/
1200Series
CRADEN PERIPHERALS CORP.
DP4
DATAPOINT CORP.
9621
..ilTJP,llCl
(1Jl9, flV} (
9628
9629
DATAPRODUCTS CORP.
8010
8070
impact (18x9)
P Series
impact (24x9)
140
32, 37, 125, 150
AS232C, Centronics compatible, IBM compatible
(110-9.6K bps, X-on/ X-off, OTA)
dot-addressable graphics, Epsoncompatible software; opt. integral
212/ 103 compatible modem
bit-mapped graphics, prints on passbook
160
136
160
138
AS232C (9.6Kbps)
RS232C (9.6K bps)
AS232C (9.6Kbps)
995(01)
Datapoint word processing software offeted Datapoint word processing software offered
75 , 200 , 400
132, 159, 175, 225
parallel
180 340
150, 110, 100, 200
8-bit parallel, Centronics compatible
8-bit parallel or Centronics ; opt. RS232C, current loop
;S-blt parallel, Centronics compatible; opt. AS232C, current
loop
RS232C , Centronics · (300-9.6K bps, X-on / X-off,
DTR)
2,650(01)
raow~""--·-- ll ing and graphics software, self-test,
M
bidirectional l99ic-seeklng
~
multicolor printing, high resolution graphics, ~
a word processing, business graphics, self- · test, bidirectional , logic-seeking
raster graphics, bar code, bidirectional,
!
logic-seeking
self-test, status display, bidirectional , logic-seeking
int'I character set; opt. 4-color graphics, Greek, math
OS180
08220
TX-5180
DATEL
APP-20 APP-48
impact (9x7)
thermal (5x7)
40 , 100, 220
132, 217
AS232C, Centronics (110-9.6K bps, X-on /X-off,
OTA)
RS232C , Centronics (110-9.6K bps , X-on / X-off,
DTR)
RS232C, Centronics (110-9.6K bps, X-on/X-off,
OTA
1,695(01)
33
RS232C, parallel, IEEE-488
(300bps)
58
28
RS232C , parallel , IEEE-48
995(01)
(300 bps)
bit-mapped graphics, programmable key pad, Anadex 9501 graphics compatible
bit-mapped graphics, tractor/ friction feed stand, Epson MX-80, Anadex 9501 graphics compatible
bit-mapped graphics, IBM S/34, S/36, S/38 compatible
LA100 120
DIGITAL MATRIX CORP.
impact
50, 100
30 , 80 , 240 180
80.132
132, 217
~
75, 150
MINI -MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
RS232C, RS423 (110-4.SK bps, X-on/X-off)
RS232C (50-9.6K bps, X-on/X-off)
RS232C, RS423 (50-9.6K bps, X-on/X-off)
RS232C, current loop, Centronics
(up to 9.6K bps)
1,595(01)
1.050(00:
840(Q10I))
Regis bit-mapped graphics Regis bit-mapped graphics
alternate character set 95
9/80 Formwriter
9/132 Durawrltar
9/ 132 Durawriter Plus
DYNAXINC. FortlaDM5
RX-80
RX-11l0
FX 80 FX 100 LQ-1500 CTM Series Printer Huah80
FACIT INC.
4510 4511 4512 4528T 4528V
96
MATRIX CHARACTER PRINTERS
1,295(01); 1,035(0100)
RS232C, current loop, Centronics
(300-9 .6K bps , X-on/ X-off, DTR)
1,395(0 1); 1,090(0 100)
demand document printer alternate character sets
bidirectional printing, NLO
bit-mapped graphics, 15 downloadable fonts, tractor, sheet feeder
emulates Epson emulates Epson
emulates Epson, Diablo 630
RS232C , Centronics, IEEE-488
(X-on/ X-off)
RS232C, Centronlcs,
IEEE..ce8 (X-on/X~
RS232C , Centronics, IEEE-488
(X-on/ X-off)
RS232C, Centronlcs,
IEEE-488
bit-mapped graphics, bidirectional printing, graphics aoltw8le 1M1ilabte, noise level less
lhan58dBa
RS232C, Centronica; opt. cumint loop
(110-!UK bpi, X-on/X-off, DTR)
RS232C, Centronics; opt. current loop
(110-9.6K bps , X-on / X-off, DTR , ETX/ACK)
RS232C, Centronlca; opt. currant loop
(11<>-9.61< bps, X-on/X-off, DTR, ETXIACK)
RS232C, Centronics (110-9.6K bps , ready/ busy,
X-on / X-off)
RS232C,Centronlca (1CJ0-9.8K bpe, OTA, X-on/X-off, cultom)
block and pin graphics, 3-way paper handling, 2K-byte buffer
1,395(01)
block and pin graphics, compatible with word processors and graphic software , IBM PC , Epson printer emulation , 3-way paper handling, tractors, 2K-byte buffer
block and pin graphics, compatible with word p10C8S801'S and graphic software, IBM PC,
Epson printer emulation, 3-way paper handling, tractors, 2K-byte buffer
bit-mapped graphics
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/ November 19, 1984
MATRIX CHARACTER PRINTERS
red /black color printing, bit-mapped graphics, plotter emulation, block graphics
multl-cotor printing, bit-mapped graphics, plotter emulation, block graphics
RS232C, Centronics (110-9.6K bps , ready/busy,
X-on /X-off)
RS232C,Centronics
(11o-9.6K bps, ready/busy, X-on/ X-off)
DPMG9
impact
25 , 180
80,96, 132
{up to 19.2K bps, Epaon, IBM PC Printer)
RS232C,Centronics. current loop
(15o-9.6K bps, X-on/X-olf, DTR, ETXIACK
Centronics; opt. RS232C (110-9.6K bps , X-on / X-off,
DTR)
IBM 5134, S/36, S/38
· ~
~~~
·.r ~"9\ll''\
~"~li~f4:~~
£;C:~ ··· ~:~~
clBa.
compatible With Wordstar, buift.tn sheet feeder, built-in tractor
cut
........_....;
I dot-addressable graphics. Diablo 630 PIO- Q.
695-795(01)
If! ... -to_col.l_mo_pbeerda_dtoe..rdi;c.r;;he_aa.rn..gf.e.e.e.a.db..tl.er-a.lc- otonrt-,cde-uirat_rlt.c_.tg_ee·_
...
int9rface
~----do_w_n-lo_a_da_b_l-e fo-nt_s i dot-addressable graphics, IBM PC,
EPSON FX80 compatible software,
~
_ _ ____,
5203MP
impact (7x9)
200
up to 198
IBM S/34, S/ 36, S/38
IBM S/34, S/36, S/38 IBM S/34 , S/36, S/38 IBM S/34, S/36, St38
letter quality
IBM S/34 , S/36, S/38
2,995(01)
IBM S/34, S/36, S/38
IBM S/34 , S/36, S/38
~ >·
'
-
' ·
'
.c:,- ~
'
,
,~' '1)-. _,
400
IBM 5 134, S/36, S/38
6600XP
.......GENICOM CORP.
12
up to 185
200
IBM S/34 , S/36, S/38
Centronk:s, RS232C (9.6Kbps)
22,500(01)
3000-Series
impact
100, 300,
136
400
RS232C, Centronics (9.6K bps, X-on / X-off,
ANSI X3 .64)
2,490(01)
7-color, graphic software
40, 200
RS232C, Centronics
(9.6Kbps)
graphic software
GULTON INDUSTRIES, GRAPHIC INSTR..u...M,_E..N._T.s....D...1..v..1~s1~0~N-.~--------"!"'i.-:-...--~--
Cfl8oC
Microplot 80
impact
45
120
12
Centronics, RS170 RS232C , IEEE-488
- --- 2,095(01)
bit-mapped graphics, plotter emulation, 7color printing on paper or acetate film
plotter emulation, word processing and
graphics software available
.· '. ,
~?"1:7c:
120
.' .. .~ ~ .~~~;2i~t
RS232C , IEEE-488
plotter emulation, software avallable, plotter provides hard copy from CRT, CPU or video monitor
HARRIS CORP., COMPUTER SYSTEMS DIVISION
Hlfdt. .1
· - r ' l l i ( v - ; - ' ~~~M~-
.-
-
j ).:Jfo';
165
~;;. ~-:~ J~~i.~;,~, ..,
RS232C
sell-test, MUSE software offered
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/ November 19, 1984
97
NEC Printers at Hall-Mark.
~.WLl:t+MK) Hall-Mark Electronic Corp. · Dallas, Texas· Subsidiary of Tyler Corp. i;;9
Northeast Boston 617/935-9777 Cherry Hill 609/424-7300 Fairfield 2011575-4415 New York 5161737-0600 Philadelphia 215/355-7300
Southeast Atlanta 404/447-8000 Baltimore 3011988-9800 Ft. Lauderdale 305/971-9280 Huntsville 205/837-8700 Orlando 305/855-4020 Raleigh 919/872-0712 Tampa Bay 813/530-4543
North Central Chicago 312/860-3800 Cincinnati 513/563-5980 Cleveland 216/349-4632 Columbus 614/891-4555 Milwaukee 4141761-3000 Minneapolis 612/854-3223
South Central Austin 512/258-8848 Dallas 214/553-4300 Houston 713/781-6100 Kansas City 913/888-4747
St. Louis 314/291-5350 Tulsa 918/665-3200
Northwest Bay Area 408/946-0900 Denver 303/790-1662 Sacramento 916/722-8600
Southwest Orange County 714/669-4700 Phoenix 602 /437-1200 San Diego 619/268-1201 San Fernando Valley 8181716-7300 West Los Angeles 213/643-9101
C 1984 Hall-Mark Electronics Corp.15663
98
CIRCLE NO. 52 ON INQUIRY CARD
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
MATRIX CHARACTER PRINTERS
HP2225B ThinkJet
inkjet (11x12)
150
HP-IL Centronics, parallel
200
200
40, 67, 200
68, 136, 223
RS232C , RS422 ,
Centron ics, IEEE-488
............... (ENO/ACK, X-on/X-off) ~--.RS232C, RS422,
Centronics, IEEE-488
(ENO/ACK, X-on/X-o!f)
68, 136, 223
RS232C , RS422 , Centronics, IEEE-488 ENO/ACK, X-on/X-off
HONEYWELL INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. MODEL 10, PRU7070, 7071, 7'072
Model 30 , PRU 7075 , 7076, 7077
Model32, PRU7170, 7171, 7172
Model 34 , PRU 7175, 71 76, 7177
RS232C, RS422 (up to 9.61< bps, Honeywell ASPI)
RS232C , RS422 (up to 9.6K bps, Honeywell ASPI )
RS232C, RS422 (up to 9.6K bps, Honeywell ASPI)
RS232C , RS422 (up to 9.6K bps, Honeywell ASPI )
RS232C, RS422 (up to 9.6K bps, Honeywell ASPI)
495(0 1)
491(Qt)
2,495(0 1)
2,895(01 )
bidirectional, dot-addressable graphics, compatible with Epson America dot-matrix rinters
bidirectional, dot-addressable graph ics, compatible with Epson America dot-matrix prin ters
bidirectional, dot-addressable graphics, compatible with Epson America dot-matrix rinters raster graphics
raster graphics, bar codes
bar codes
line graphics
1,495(0 1)
line graphics
line, bit and mosaic graphics
2,450(0 1)
line, dot and mosaic graphics, supported by Honeywell OAS software; opt. dual-bin cut
sheet feeder
Riteman Blue Plus
Rlleman II, Riteman 1
LEXICON CORP. LEX-21
impact
60, 120 70, 140
40, 48, 66, 80, 96, 132
Centronics; opt. serial, parallel
(X-on/ X-off, ETX/ACK, ready / busy)
Centron ics; opt. serial , parallel
(110-9.6K bps, X-on/ X-off, ETX/ ACK , ready/busy)
Centronics; opt. serial, parallel
(150·9.6K bps, X-on/X-off, ETXi ACK, ready/busy)
30
(300 bps, TIY)
30
(300 bps, TTY)
30
MEMOREX CORP./COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
2088
(9x7, 18x20)
2087
impact (7x8)
180
132
MICRO PERIPHERALS INC.
Print Male 99
:-:, t,..~~rp "~:- '"'"t. '.. <";~ ~ct
.~·' '\.·~- -~.; ~:;·.~:
RS232C (300 bps, TTY)
IBM 3287 Model 2
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
MX-Graftrax compatible
MX-80 Graftrax 3, RX-80 and IBM Graph ics Printer compati ble
word processing and graphics software offered, FX-80/ 100 compatible
395(Q1); 3!57(0t00)
395(0 1) ; 357(01 00)
396(01); 357(Q100)
KSR teleprinter, modem included KS R teleprinter, modem and Dow Jones key
KSR teleprinter
IBM 3270 plug-compatible; opt. sheet feeder bid irec tional
bit-mapped and dot-addressable graphics vertical and horizontal resolution, MPI 1Yl111icat!Qn software
99
MATRIX CHARACTER PRINTERS
Print Mate 150 Sprinter
NCR CORP.
1,045(01); 732(0100)
bit-mapped and dot-addressable graphics, vertical and horizontal resolution, MPI application software
r
~
' ·
'!.
~
. ',
J!i'.·;: ...
·mapped and dot-addressable graphics,
vertical and horizontal resolution, MPI appllcallon software, portable
RS232C, Centronics (9.6K bps, X-on/X-off, DTR ,
ETX/ACK)
RS23aC, Centronics, NCR (t.eK bps, DTR)
business graphics
impact
P3
NEWBURY DATA RECORDING LTD.
8905
8910
impact
8926 OKI DATA
30, 90 , 180
parallel parallel
80, 136
perallet
RS232C, Centronics (9.6K bps , X-on / X-off,
ETX/ACK, IBM
- - -graphics printer)
499(01)
bit-mapped graphics, small footprint (15x5), paper bin , teletype installation
:': ' ' ~~ ~ r-· ., :
;-1~1~,'
. .,. ~ bit-mapped graphics, teletype installation, tractor feed Included
875(01)
compatible with most word processing and graphics software, cut sheet feeder
available, selectable fonts
compatible with most word processing and graphics software, cut sheet feeder
llVBilable, selectable fonts
80, 180
160, 240 220, programmable
120,240 -
-
RS232C.Cenlronlcs
(uplDUKbpl, X-on/X-off, DTR. ETXIENQIACK, buffer full)
RS232C, Centronics, current loop
(up to 9.6K bps, X-on /X-off, ETX/ ENO/ACK, buffer full)
· .n-~·· ,: !.,, ;['J;· "',
--r
~ '
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..~.
·
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·
'
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·
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~
1,550(0EM)
noise lewl less lhan 60 dBa; opt. character sets
red /black printing
red/black printing, noise level 45 dBa; opt. character se1s
120
Microline B3A Mlcrollne 84 Printer
impact (9x9)
120
136,224
Microline 92 Printer Mlcrollne 93 Printer
'l: " .i:,_ :·:,,~ °"·
impact
(9x9)
-
r" · o
· :;-~
'
J \}' , r
· i..
Pacemark 2350 Printer
impact (9x9)
Pacemar1c 2410
160, 80, 40
180,80, 40
350
136, 80 , 40 136, 233
RS232C , Centronics; opt. current loop
(X-on /X-off, Printer busy)
RS232C, Cenllonics. Cll'19l'd loop
(X-onJX-olf, Prir4llr busy)
RS232C , Centronics; opt. IEEE-488 , RS422
RS23aC.~
Centronics, RS232C (X-on /X-off, Printer busy)
block graphics , Okigraph 1 software
dot-addre888ble graphics
599(01)
-· -~
: .' -~.
. }v.~ ~
~~l
JL
dot-addressable graph ics
Okigl'aph dot-addressable graphics
dot-addressable graphics, line printer graph ics
100
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
MATRIX CHARACTER PRINTERS
'
KXP1090 KXP1091 KXP1092 KXP1093
impact impact
/
/II
22 , 75, 120
40, 48, 66, 80, 96, 132, programmable
33, 112, 180
Centronics; opt. RS232C (75-19.21< bps, X-on/X-olf,
ETXIACK, DTR)
Centronics: opt. AS232C (75-19 .2K bps, X-on / X-off,
ETX/ACK, DTR)
Centronics; opt. RS232C (75-19.2K bps, X-on/ X-off,
ETXIACK, DTR)
25, 30 , 160
66, 79, 110, 132, 158, 220,
programmable
AS232C , Centronics (110-9 .6K bps, X-on / X-off,
DTA, ETX/ACK)
499(01) 899(01)
graphics capabilities, friction and tractor
IHd, bk:lll8Ctional printing, logic seeking
graphics capabilities, operator switchable print mode, friction and tractor feeds, bidirec-
tional printing, logic seeking
graphics capabilities, operator switchable print modes, friction and tractor feed , auto
....... paper feed, push tractor feed, bidirectional printing, logic seeking
graphics capabilities, tractor and friction feeds , bidirectional printing, logic seeking,
operator switchable print modes
2042
impact
150
RS232C, RS422
(110·9.6K bps, X-on/ X-olf,
ATS)
150
40
AS232C, AS422
1,175(01);
(110-9.6K bps, X-on / X-off,
975(0100)
ATS)
receipt printer; opt. cash drawer slip printer : opt. cash drawer
DMP-85
120
Centronics
PRINTER PRODUCTS (DIVISION OF CAPITOL CIRCUITS CORP.)
$100
65
fJfi
S100T $270
impact (5x7)
~
65
27
65
S400G
impact
150
40
RS232C, cunent loop.
Centronics
AS232C, current loop, Centronics
RS232C, cunent loop,
Centronics
AS232C, current loop, Centronics
PRINTER SYSTEMS CORP.
MT1600
200
MT 1800
impact (9x7)
200, 50
MT160L, MT180L
40, 160
M-100
impact
140
M-200
QANTEX/ NORTH ATLANTIC INDUSTRIES
7020
75, 150, 180
7030
impact
37 .5, 75 ,
(4x5, 9x12, 24x18) 150, 180
up to 256, program-
mable
RS232C, Centronics;
opt. IEEE-488 (up to 9.61< bps, X-on/ X-olf,
DTR)
AS232C , Centronics: opt. IEEE-488
(up to 9.6K bps, X-on/ X-off, DTA)
RS232C, Centronics
(up to 9.61< bps, X-on/X-olf,
DTR)
AS232C, Centronics (up to 9.6K bps, OTA ,
X-on/X-off)
RS232C, Centronlcs (up to 9.8K bps, DTR,
X-on/X-oft)
RS232C, Centronics, cunent loop
(300-19.2K bps, X-on/X-olf, STX/ACK, DTR, busy)
AS232C , Centronics, current loop
(300-19 .2K bps, X-on / X-off, STX/ACK, DTA, busy)
bit-mapped graphics, graphics character set, 1.3K print buffer, tractor and friction feed station
word processing and graphics software, automatic front feed inserts, 6 selectable
character sets
graphics capability, word processing and graphics software offered, 6 character sets
graphics capability, word processing and
graphics aoftwanl, automatic front feed, folelgn character sets
bidirectional
dot-addl8888ble graphics, bar code emulation, Epson, Anadex emulation, letter quality
1,695(01)
dot-addressable graphics, letter quality, character amplification
102
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
MATRIX CHARACTER PRINTERS
J
/II
7035
impact
7040
7065
impact
QWINT SYSTEMS INC. R0-743
R0-743-6
impact
R0-744
37 .5, 75 , 150, 180
up to 256, program-
mable
.....-~ 37.5, 75,
150, 180
RS232C, Centronics , current loop
(300-19.2K bps, X-on / X-off, STX/ACK, DTR, busy)
AS232C, Centronics, current loop
(300-19.2K bps, X-on/ X-off, STX/ACK, OTA, busy)
65 , 150, 300
256, programmable
RS232C , Centronics , current loop
(300-19 .2K bps , X-on / X-off, STX/ACK, DTR , busy)
60
AS232C, currentloop
(1 .2K bps, X-on/ X-off,
DC41DC2)
60
80-137, pro-
RS232C , current loop
grammable
(1 .2K bps , X-on / X-off,
OC4/ 0C2)
RACAL-MILGO 200
RICOH CORP. RD2200Q RP15000 RP16000 SAMLECO LTD. OT80
DX 80
DX132
SANTEC CORP. 8700
impact
impact (9x7)
22 40.5 50.5
30
100
SIEMENS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS INC.
2712
270
PT88
inkjet
150
PT89
150
SMITH-CORONA 0 100
0200
impact
120 25 , 120
136, 163, 204
18 If 204
ao
40, 80, 96, 132, 136
Wllo237
80 132
80
RS232C, Centronics
Centronics, AS232C (75-4.8K bps, X-on/X-off,
OTA, ETX/ACK) Centronics, RS232C (150-9.6K bps, X-on / X-off,
DTR , ETX/ACK) Centronics, AS232C (150-9.61< bps, X-on/ X-off,
OTA, ETX/ACK)
AS232C, Centronics (110-9.6K bps, X-on/ X-off,
ETX/ ACK, OTA, Oiablo 630 ECS)
AS232C, current loop , Centronics
(110-9.6K bps, X-on/ X-off, OTA, ETX/ACK)
RS232C , current loop, Centronics
(110-9.6K bps, X-on / X-off, DTR , ETX/ACK)
RS232C , Centronics, current loop
(110-9.6K bps, X-ont X-off, pTR, ETX/ACK)
Centronics; opt RS232C (110-9.6K bps, X-on / X-off,
OTR, ETX/ACK) Centron ics, RS232C (1 10-9.6K bps, X-on/ X-oll,
DTR , ETX/ ACK)
t ,796(01) 1,995(01)
dot-addressable graphics, letter quality, character amplification
dot-addressable graphics, letter quality,
Oiablo 630 emulation; opt. bar codes
dot-addressable graphics, letter quality, bar codes
~Qt) ;
'l71«»tirl)
915(01) ; 777(0100)
627(0100)
bit-mapped graphics
bit-mapped graph ics, 6K-byte input buffer
built-in auto-answer modem bidirectional, seH-test diagnostics
araf·
,~,
:::!.
I
1'8(01); 1$9CQ1..,)
275(01); 165(0100)
:~
bit-mapped graphics, Epson graphics software, 8 languages, switch selectable
bit-mapped graphics, Epson graphics software, 8 languages, switch selectable
.,..3.CIOQ(Q1};
2.4~
dot-addressable, mosaic, and Epson compatible graphics
.
~
bit-mapped and raster graphics, graphic software offered, noise level less than 50 d88
895(01) ; 555(0100)
1,145(01); 710(0100)
bit-mapped graphics, graphics software offered , printer compatible, noise level less
than 45 dBa
bit-mapped graphics, graphic software offered, noise level less than 45 dBa,
adjustable tractor, IBM compatible
395(01) 595(01)
bit-mapped graphics bit-mapped graphics
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
103
MATRIX CHARACTER PRINTERS
0300
STAR MICRONICS INC.
Delta 10, 15 - - - -
. . ' I
I -;::~ ~
~
' '
l 1'
' ·,
180
Gemini 10X, 15X
STX-80
Radix 10, 15
-
TELETYPE CORP.
Model43
5310
- - - ·im·p·a.ct_ __.._
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impact
....... ' ' . . .
,· · ~
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,;::~·: ':. ·(.: . J:
_20.0 _ 200 200
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up to 132, p rogram-
mable
RS232C (up to 9.6K bps, ANSI X3.64,
X-on/ X-off, Model 43)
bit-mapped graphics, mosaic graphics for Videotex portable; opt. built-in 212A modem-
dialer, friction , pin or tractor paper feed, 15 resident char. sets
TELEX TC281B
TC287D TC387
-..
<
· 1~,' "'
,.
'
I
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·
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150 400
132
RS232C , IBM 3274, 3776
5,000(01)
A82312C. . . 3214, ~
(18M3270)
127 llnes form feed
int'I character set
Silent 700, Model 707 8 10
thermal
45 45 20, 150
80-132
R&232C. CUl'Mnl
RS232C
595(01)
silent printing ; opt. int'I character set
820 RO 850 855
P1340
impact
150
~
;' .
: .:.;' "~~~...:i]:·
impact (9x9)
35, 150
132
80, 96, 120, 134, 160
RS232C, current loop (200-9 .6K bps, DC1 IDC3)
54, 144
935(01)
raster graphics, adjustable tractor feed raster graphics, mosaic graphics
P1351
TRENDCOM /3M
1912 1914
impact
100, 192
136
1"·)>~ ·' -~' \(~ ~ ,:;~?'~ .~ ~,'.
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165
(~., r ~1~1i',"'~'.:i-:
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thermal
40
(8x10)
80, 136
RS232C , Centronics (11 0-9.6K bps, X-on / X-off,
DTR ETX/ACK
Centronics {ETX)
1,895(01); 1,400(0 100)
289(01)
bit-image graphics, normal and compressed print
104
MINI-M ICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
MATRIX CHARACTER PRINTERS
TRENDCOM/3M
t902
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·,
40
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1904
thermal
40
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50
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WANG LABORATORIES, INC.
8SJ'1
·. ? 't:. '-· ~ ..
t~ ' ,
' '.
\..
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, ·., 130, 800
. '·
. ' ~
impact
80, 150
RS232C (30CHUK bps, OTA,
X-on/X-off)
Centronics (TTL, X-on/X-off)
249(01)
graphics software offered , normal and com pressed printing, bit-image graph ics
scan graphics, dot plot graphics, ~
colors, up to 30 shades on asingle
of . head
;v ,. .,,..,,...~"":"W,~r~ .: .
j;~~·/~~_tl-jit:J~:a.
·mapped graphic&, Weng word DIOcelllinal and graphics soflWal9 offelad
850 Series
impact
150
51
RS232C, Centronics,
260(01);
current loop
228(0100)
(300·9 .6K bps, CTS, TTY)
RS232C, Centronica,
cumtnt loop (300-9.61< bpi, CTS, TTY)
" ... ~' , i*-, ,.. 17f'..-....
'
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,- ~·
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~~r ~ ---~· ~r2·
RS232C, cunent loop (up to 9.61< bps)
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
105
SOLID FONT CHARACTER PRINTERS
In addition to its reliability and superb print resolution, the SPRINT 11 PLUS family provides compatibility with most business computers through user-interchangeable Qume Connection Interface Modules (IBM-PC 8-bit parallel, Centronics 8-bit par a 11e1, 1 3- bit par a 11 e 1, and RS - 2 3 2 C s er i a 1) , a 11 ow i ng for more handshaking connections than the newly hired CEO's son. The inexpensive plug-in module concept was derived with the distribution sales channel and end-user in mind, as the distributor supplants a stock of expensive printers with i ne x p ens iv e mod u 1 es , whi 1 e the end - us e r ha s the op ti o n t o up g rad e or expand his/her PC system without having to change printers.
The SPRINT 11 PLUS family performs printing featur~s ~uch as boldfacing, as seen above, and underlining. Superscripting and subscripting are also easily accomPlished.~
n
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ANDERSON JACOBSON INC.
Ad831
·~ I ' 17°'' ""~·"'\'~: ".;
"~. ·»:_~/ -~:..: :, :: : . ':. ' '( : ~
AJ833
Qume daisywheels
APPLE COMPUTER
Dllllywheel Printer ~-~·.s..~t-·~ "'1· .... ~~ ··-~i\i'_ -::.t~::~):,·
~ ~ ~ :~ ~ ~I > · - '
' ·
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BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. HR·15
HA-25
daisywheel
'l 'i'f.:"l.'.;"..[ ':.i:}V"' "''· ,, ' -
:;;: .!·;.·~~~~'~' ~ (- ~-~'· ~ ~ ~
BLUE CHIP ELECTRONICS INC.
BCD-2015
BCD-4015
C. ITOH DIGITAL PRODUCTS INC. A-10-20 C. ITOH ELECTRONICS A-10/30
F- 10/ 40
10, 15, 30
45 132, 158
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
RS232C (X-on /X-off)
3,650(01)
plotting, noise level less than 70 dBa plotting, noise level less than 70 dBa
AS232C (1.2K-9.8K bps, ACK,
X-on/X-off)
special graphics mode, compatible with Apple end other software; opt. tractor end single
sheet feeders
13 23 132, 158 32
RS232C,Centronics
(X-on/X-off)
AS232C , Centronics (X-on/ X-off)
RS232C,Centronics
(X-on/X-ofl)
895(01) ; 550(0100)
prints red
prints red prints red
20
40 10, 12, 15 cpi ,
programmable
Centronics; opt. RS232C, IEEE-488, CCITT V.24
(4.8K bps, X-on/X-off, DTR,
ETXIACK)
Centronics ; opt. AS232C , IEEE-488, CCITT V.24
(4.BK bps, X-on/ X-off, OTA, ETX / ACK)
1,895(01)
emulates Commodore, Diablo 630, tractor end friction feed, 161<-byte buffer, noise 181181 46 dBa
emulates Commodore, Diablo 630, tractor and friction feed , 1K-byte buffer, noise level 59 dBa
20
RS232C, Centronics
noise 191191 less than 62 dBa, IBM PC compatible
30
RS232C,Centronics
(300-2.41< bps, X-on/X-off,
ETX/ACK)
40 136, 163, variable
AS232C, Centronics (1.2K bps, X-on/ X-off,
ETX / ACK)
1,750(01)
noise 191191 65 dBa noise level 65 dBa
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
107
SOLID FONT CHARACTER PRINTERS
;/I
F-10/ 55
Diablo or any 96-char. daisywheel
COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL INC. Daisywriter 2000A
55 136, 163, variable
RS232C, Centronics (9.6K bps, X-on/ X-off,
ETX/ ACK)
RS232C, Cenlronic8 ~-on/X-dl, ETXIACtg
1,895(01)
noise level 65 dBa
RS232C, cumint loop, Can· tronica, ""parallel, IEEE-488
(50-19.31< bpi, ETXIACK.
X-on/X-off)
built-In dalsyplol grephics (Olablo-compalible),
CCJmS*1b1e wllh moat olher WP software
COMREX INTERNATIONAL INC.
ComRlter CR-II
RS232C, Cenlronics (110·8.eK bpi, X-on/X-off,
DTR, ETX/ACK)
ComRiter CR, 111
132, 158,
RS232C, Centronics
........................ ......... ~--.
198
(110-9.6K bps, X-on/X-off,
,...
...... -...- DTR, ETX/ACK) ~
995(01)
nol8e llMll lela than 65 dBa. prints red and black, compallble with WP. bidll9Clional, logic-seeking,
trloC1or and sheet feeder, keyboard
prints black and red, compatible with WP, bidirectional, logic-seeking, tractor and
sheet feeder
opt. tractor feed assembly
LQP02
DYNAXINC.
- - - FACITINC.
~,fV1,.~y~.,, <
~
~
4565
~~~i:~·.;~.·L_ .." ., . :
4560
daisywheel
22
FUJITSU AMERICA INC. SP320
SP830
daisywheel, Diablo/Oume 80 compatible
130
10, 12, 18 cpl
RS232C,Cenbonk:a (110-9.61< bpi, Diablo 630)
RS232C; apt cunant loop
(300-2.41< bpi, X-on/X-dl, DTR, ETXIAC_K.)____.
noile 1911111 lela than 65 dBa, word processing softwent, tractor and sheet feeder
RS232C ; opt. current loop (300-9.6K bps, X-on/ X-off,
895(01)
noise level less than 60 dBa, word processing software, tractor and sheet feeder
DTR,ETX /ACK.l ....................__
RS232C, cumin! loop, Cenbonicl
(150-9.81< bpi, X-on/X-off, ETX/ACK, DTR)
RS232C, current loop. Centronics
(150-9.6K bps, X-on/X-off, ETX/ACK, DTR)
noiH llMll 60 dBa, WCIDr plotting, Diablo 630 compdllllty, cut sheet Ind tractor feed
2,950(01); 1,840 (0100)
noise level 60 dBa, vector plotting , unidirectional and bidirectional, cut sheet and tractor feeder, Diablo 630 protocol compatibility
HONEYWELL
Model25PRU 7200/720117202
Model23 PRU 7007/ 7009 / 7017
NEC thimble
RS232C, IEEE-488 (110-1.2K bps, X-on/X-off,
DTR, ETX/ACK)
emulates Dlablo printers, compatible with most word-proceaslng software
1,545(01)
emulates Diablo printers, compatible with most word-processing software
35
136
RS232C,RS422 Honeywell
RS232C, RS422
2,4501 2,700(01)
supported on Honeywell office artomation systems
supported on Honeywell office automation systems
108
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
Olddata Printers at Hall-Mark.
~MLl:r+MK) Hall-Mark Electronics Corp. ·Dallas, Texas· Subsidiary of Tyler Corp. ~
Northeast Boston 617/935-9777 Cherry Hill 609/424-7300 Fairfield 201/575-4415 New York 5161737-0600 Philadelphia 215/355-7300
Southeast Atlanta 404 /447-8000 Baltimore 301/988-9800 Ft. Lauderdale 305/971-9280 Huntsville 205/837-8700 Orlando 305/855-4020 Raleigh 919/872-0712 Tampa Bay 813/530-4543
110
North Central Chicago 312/860-3800 Cincinnati 513/563-5980 Cleveland 216/349-4632 Columbus 614/891-4555 Milwaukee 414/761-3000 Minneapolis 612/854-3223
South Central Austin 5121258-8848 Dallas 214/553-4300 Houston 713/781-6100 Kansas City 913/888-4747 St. Louis 314/291-5350 Tulsa 918/665-3200
Northwest Bay Area 408/946-0900 Denver 303/790-1662 Sacramento 916/722-8600
Southwest Orange County 714/669-4700 Phoenix 602/437-1200 San Diego 619/268-1201 San Fernando Valley 818/716-7300 West Los Angeles 213/643-9101
C 1964 Mall-Mark Electronics Corp.15664
CIRCLE NO. 56 ON INQUIRY CARD
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
SOLID FONT CHARACTER PRINTERS
JUKI INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA INC.
8100
18
RS232C. current loop,
Centronics
(300-2.4K bps, OTA, X-on/
X-off, OC1 /0C3, ETX/ACK)
6300
daisywheel
40
197
RS232C. Centronics
(up to 9.6K bps. X-on / X-off,
DTR , DC1 /DC3, printer ready,
ETX / ACK)
MECHATRON SYSTEMS INC.
Series 50
... . :~ . . , . , . v~ > ·
/.~~ ": . .
t~ ·~ .1
. "' : - -
. ' ..... ~.
.- ...
42, 50
RS232C, current loop, Centronics, Dlablo, Oume (110-9.6K bps, X-on/X-off)
Series 70
Silver Reed or Mechatron 62, 70
RS232C, current loop,
printwheels
Centronics, Diablo, Oume
- - - - - - - - ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _...r;;;;;.:;;-.;;;..._.1..1.0,.- .9.;·,;6;;;K,; b s. X-on / X-off
- NEC HOME ELECTRONICS --~... ·' .: . "
Authentic 15 LQ
,: ·"'
, .'
14
iJ:)i.t~;~~ 4:~.;;~s)4~§:
parallel
NCR CORP. 6455
x: ;;1.):<7,~<;!~ ,~'"'" :" ~
~ ~ ~'
'--,~: t~~:~~"~4:. ~r~;.~.:.~~;"~
33
PANASONIC INDUSTRIAL CO./COMPUTER PRODUCTS DIV.
.
- ' ..., -,.....,-.;- "
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;_ "'
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.)to:., _.}·~·
21,22
;~ ·..... : .
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PERSONAL MICRO COMPUTERS INC.
ETF-80
10, 12
RS232C 9.6Kbps)
Centronics; opt. RS232C (110-9.8K bps, X-on/X-off,
OTA, ETX/ACK)
Centronics
PRIMAGES INC. Prtmage 1
. :.~ -;·~ .'~ . ..._" ~~~~~' ;. '; 45
~~~<~·i '' 1't~f~~~..~~-'·1 ·'.;:i:
RS232C, Centronics (110-9.8K bps, X-on/X-off, OTA, ETX/ACK, Diablo 630)
PRINTER SYSTEMS CORP.
OP-35
Centronics, Dataproducts, IBM System 34/36/38 X-on/X-of!)
DP-55
daisywheel
50
132
IBM Systems S/34, S/36 ,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.__ _...,._ _ __ _ (SX/-3o8n,/ X3-2o7ff0)
noise level less than 62 dBa, emulates Oiablo 830; opt. serial interface
1,000(01)
noise level less than 60 dBa; opt. tractor feed
1,995(01)
noise IEM!l less than 80 dBa
noise level less than 60 dBa
noise level less than 65 dBa, tractor feed
---~--"E~' [a[:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __.i noise IEM!I 60 dBa, WOrdwise WordStar,
'D
2-color ribbon
iii
7K-byte butter, compatible with most
iJ
software, noise level 63 dBa; opt. tractor and
cut sheet feeder
noise less than 50 dBa, converts IBM selectric/eleclronic typewriter into _ _ _,ie..1-1.e..r._quallty printers
noise level less than 62 dBi, compatible witti most
word processing packages, sheet feeder, multilingual (without changing printwheels)
noise level less than 60 dBa, automatic sheet feeder, bidirectional, word processing
noise level 60 dBa, IBM compatible , 3K input buffer
SAMLECO OiNldOr OY-40
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SANYO BUSINESS SYSTEMS
PR&OOO
~
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daisywheel
1516
SILVER REED AMERICA EXP<400 EXP550
EXP500
'
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MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
Diablo 630 compatible, prints red, compatible with most word processing packages, noise l9Y8I under
60 dBa, auto load of single sheets
995(01)
word processing software word processing software
RS232C ; Centronics (300-9.6K bps, X-on / X-off,
ETX/ACK, ready/ busy)
RS232C, Centronics (900-9.8K bps, X-on/X-off,
ETX/ACK. ready/busy)
699(01)
111
SOLID FONT CHARACTER PRINTERS
EXP770 SMITH-CORONA
SWINTEC CORP. Compumate 2100
TELEX
RSate,Cenllonlcs (110-9.flK bpi, X-on/X-olf,
OTR)
- then 85 d8a nolae lftel, color rtbban . . . . . . . . box/Chart graphics. letter quality,
nctor feed, bidirectional nting
ETRENDATA CORP.
-l 8300
AS232C (SOD bps. X-on/X-olf, DTR,
1j 8600
Diablo/Oume daisywheel 40 132, 158
ETXIACK) RS232C
.. ' ~II
15 c1i VIVITAR TRANSTAR
120
.. '- "
,. > ·.:.. '~ · ,· ' ~· ~
" ' :
-' ,
. .· · ( '
·11 '
~-1 '
(150 - 9.6K bps, X-on/X-off,
.
ETX/ACK, DTR)
130
daisywheel
18 150, 180,
RS232C , Centronics
program- (300- 9.6K bps, X-on/X-off,
mable
DTR, ETX/ ACK)
140
RS232~ C' ---
2.4K.. . X-ort/X-olf.
0111. ETXtACI<)
WANG LABS INC.
- - - - - - DW/0555
PC-PM014
daisywheel
50 -
55
RC-PM012
699(01) 2,995(01)
proportional spacing
uses Diablo 1610/ 1620 routines, auto load, proportional spacing, noise level less than 65 dBa
Weng word processing aoftwale, dual sheet feeder
Wang word processing software, diagnostics
112
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
World's largest
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with 50 locations
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untsvllle
(205) 837-7210
ARIZONA
·oenix
(602) 231-5100
CALIFORNIA
vnet, L.A.
(213) 558-2345
vnet. S.F.V. (818) 700-2600
vnet, O.C.
(714) 754-6111
amilton, L.A. (213) 558-2121
~milton, S.F.V. (818) 700-6500
·milton, O.C. (714) 641-4100
tcramento
(916} 925-2216
in Diego
(619) 571-7510
m Francisco (408) 743-3355
in Gabriel
(714) 989-4602
COLORADO
onver
(303) 779-9998
CONNECTICUT
·nbury
(203) 797-2800
FLORIDA . Petersbu rg (813) 578-3930
iami rlando elbourne
(305) 971-2900 (305) 628-3888 (305) 725-2700
GEORGIA
lante
(404) 447-7507
ILLINOIS
iampaign/
Urbana
(800) 625-8654
iicego
(312) 860-7700
INDIANA
dianapolis
(317) 844-9333
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KANSAS
tnsas City
(913) 888-8900
ichita
(800) 532-6720
KENTUCKY
1uisville
(800} 428-6012
ixi ngton
(800) 543-4783
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1ttimore
{301) 995-3500
MASSACHUSETTS
>ston
(617) 273-7500
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1troit
(313) 522-4700
·and Rapids (616) 243-8805
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nneapplis
(612) 932-0600
MISSOURI
Louis
(314) 344-1200
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irfield
(201) 575-3390
terry Hill
(609) 424-0100
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NEW YORK
ng Island
(516) 231-9800
racuse
(315) 437-2641
·Chester
(716) 475-9130
NORTH CAROLINA
.leigh
(919) 878-0810
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OHIO (216) 831-3500
(614) 882-7004 (513) 433-0610
OREGON
rtland
(503) 635-8831
PENNSYLVANIA
iladelphia
(215) 831-1300
tsburgh
(800) 321-6890
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1l u m bi a
(800) 334-1597
1llas 1uston lstin
TEXAS (214) 659-4111 (713) 780-1771 (512) 837-8911
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attle
(206) 453-5844
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1arleston
(800) 543-4783
mtington
(800) 543-4783
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lwaukee
(414) 784-4510
ITERNATIONAL EXPORT
s Angeles
(213) 558-2441
·w York
(5 16) 997-6868
lex
66-4329
CANADA
1ronto
(416) 677-7432
>ntreat
(514) 335-1000
tawa
(613) 228-1700
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Quarter-inch cartridges command tape drive market
Led by streamers, %-inch tape cartridge drives fulfill 10M- to 130M-byte backup requirements
David Simpson, Associate Editor
Driven by sharp demand for inexpensive Winchester disk backup, some segments of the tape drive industry are experiencing unparalleled growth. For example, shipments of ~-inch streaming-tape cartridge drives are expected to grow at an 84 percent annual rate over the next three years, according to Freeman Associates, a Santa Barbara, Calif., management consulting and research company. Nevertheless, manufacturers of start/stop drives are holding their own, despite the strong competition from their streaming counterparts, and cassette-drive manufacturers are carving niches in the low-end backup market.
However, competition is not entirely confined to the tape drive industry. The system integrator in search of secondary storage must consider alternative technologies, including floppy disk drives and removable disk cartridges. Determining the appropriate trade offs between performance, cost and capacity is the first step in purchasing backup storage devices.
Recent introductions highlight trends
Quarter-inch tape drives address lOM- to 130M-byte backup requirements. A major trend in this market segment is a move away from start/stop drives toward streamers and dual-mode drives. Also, most drive manufacturers are introducing products with higher capacities, faster transfer rates and smaller form factors.
Start/stop drives are preferred for applications such as selective file backup because of their search and record capability. Streamers, on the other hand, are optimized for continous recording and are typically used to record the entire contents of a disk drive in a single session. Streamers write data using a micro-
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$MILLION AT
91
OEM IF-SOLD LEVEL
1983 (272)
1985 (466)
1987 (657)
174
278
378
SOURCE: FREEMAN ASSOCIATES
processor-controlled servo system, thus avoiding costly start/stop mechanisms.
Aside from faster throughput, streamers usually offer higher capacities because of better tape utilization. Streamers use as much as 97 percent of a tape whereas start/stop drives typically use a maximum of 70 percent of a tape.
A recently introduced example of the trend toward high-capacity streamers is North Atlantic Industries' Qantex Division's JetStream 16, a ~-inch streamer that packs 99M bytes (formatted) on a 555-foot 3M DC300XL-type cartridge. It has a burst transfer rate
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
117
TAPE DRIVES
of 400K bytes per second with an average streaming rate of72K bytes per second. The drive records at 8,000 bits per inch (bpi).
The JetStream 16 is the first drive to read and write on 9 or 16 tracks, which facilitates conversion from 9- to 16-track systems. According to Heinz Findeisen, director of mass storage at Qantex's Hopkinton, Mass., facility, the JetStream 16 can more than halve the amount of tape usually required by 9-track systems, while retaining complete compatibility. "If the customer has to send tapes out in a 9-track format, he can command the JetStream 16 to write in 9-track mode via a software switch."
Another high-capacity 114-inch streamer is Northern Telecom Inc.'s 6112, which holds lOOM bytes on 12 tracks with 10,000-bpi recording. High throughput enables the 6112 to dump lOOM bytes in 19 minutes.
Combining the advantages of start/stop and streaming tape drives, some manufacturers are offering dualmode units. Other companies argue that because of the complex and costly microcode required by dual-mode drives, these units are too expensive for many applications. In fact, the higher price is relatively low considering the added performance advantages. For example, Data Electronics Inc. (DEI)'s start/stop-only EL5/SL5 drives cost $1,125 in single units and $775 in OEM quantities; the dual-mode EL6/SL6 drives cost $1,180 in single units and $830 in OEM quantities. Both series store 21.3M bytes (unformatted) and transfer data at 24K bytes per second.
The leaders in shipments of 1/4-inch start/stop drives are DEI, Kennedy Co. and 3M. Leaders in the 114-inch streamer market include Archive Corp. with a 50 percent share, 3M with 16 percent, DEI with 13 percent and Cipher Data Products Inc. with 12 percent, according to Freeman Associates' figures for 1983.
Manufacturers switch to smaller form factors
Reacting to similar developments in the Winchester market, manufacturers are moving from 8-inch to 5114inch form factors. About 60 percent of all %-inch tape cartridge drives are in the 5114-inch form factor; 30 percent are in the 8-inch form factor. Two years ago, the split was about even.
To enable two drives to fit in the space formerly occupied by one, manufacturers are also turning to half-height versions. Half-height, 5-114-inch drives include Archive's 20M-byte and 45M-byt,e Scorpion drives, DEI's 60M-byte Mini-QIC Stream III, Kennedy's 60M-byte 6500, Tandberg Data Inc.'s 20M- to 60M-byte QIC-STOR Mark II and Wangtek Inc.'s 60Mbyte PC-36 and SCSI-36.
Smaller form factors are also available via minicartridges, which use 0.15-inch tape. The performance leaders are Irwin Magnetics Inc.'s 110 and 210 drives. Operating at 40 inches per second, the drives hold lOM bytes on 8-track, 6,400-bpi tape. The 210 occupies a 1.625-inch-by-4-inch-by-4.96-inch space, which fits the full-height 3112-inch form factor; the 110 is a half-height, 5114-inch drive. Both models use 3M's recently <level-
Comparing low-end removable media product classes
Drive type
Cassette tape mini standard high performance
Certrldge tepe mini Irwin mini Y· -inch start/stop Y·-inch streaming
Flexible disk SY·-inch 8-inch
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Performance criteria
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Quarter-Inch cartridges rank high among low-end removable-media product classes. The table was prepared by taking the most efficient configuration in each product category and analyzing performance
and price data . The ranking does not take into account form factors or other specific criteria that might eliminate an otherwise suitable candidate because of unique application requirements.
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TAPE DRIVES
oped DClOOO minicartridge, which boasts 550-oersted media in contrast to the 320-oersted tape used in-the standard DClOO and DC300 cartridges.
Freeman Associates expects shipments of %-inch tape drives to grow from 158,000 units in 1983 to over 547,000 in 1987. If 0.15-inch minicartridges are included, the market share of %-inch streamers will jump from 7 percent in 1981to57 percent in 1987. Considered separately, the minicartridge share will drop from 62 percent to 29 percent. Quarter-inch start/stop drives are expected to maintain a 26 percent to 30 percent share.
Comparing cost/performance/capacity criteria
Quarter-inch tape cartridge drives command the middle range of the tape drive market, but competition is coming from both the high and low ends. At the high end, %-inch tape cartridge drives from companies such as IBM Corp., MegaTape Corp., Rosscomp Corp. and Tandon Corp. are targeting the 200M- to 500M-byte range. Scaled-down %-inch reel-to-reel units such as Cipher's Microstreamer and CacheTape are targeting the 50M- to lOOM-byte range.
Although they are comparatively low in capacity, two facto~s favor %-inch drives: they're typically smaller, which facilitates integration into desktop systems, and they're not plagued by a lack of standards, as are %-inch drives. Half-inch and %-inch drives probably won't compete directly until the %-inch units reach the capacities of %-inch units. (MMS will cover %-inch cartridge tape drives in detail in the Spring Peripherals Digest.)
Another competitor to %-inch tape drives is the removable disk cartridge. These units offer integrators an attractive alternative, should the application call for
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54
1983
1985
1987
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(321)
(433)
56
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86
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very high performance at the expense of higher cost.
Disk cartridges exhibit higher transfer rates, but fall
short in price comparisons. However, manufacturers ~
are reducing disk cartridges from 8-inch to 5%-inch and
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smaller packages, and may provide stiff competition for §: %-inch tape units, if they can lower drive and media ~<
costs.
At the low end (e.g., under lOM bytes), integrators
can choose from %-inch cartridges, minicartridges,
Tape industry adopts Small Computer System Interface
Some manufacturers in the 1/4-inch tape cartridge market are offering drives with the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), which is an industry standard for 51/4-inch Winchesters . SCSI is a specification for a peripheral bus and command set. The SCSI interface allows host-independent data distribution among a variety of peripheral devices.
"We consider the SCSI.standard for 1/4-inch tape drives to be the new direction of the industry," says Larry Hemmerich, vice president and general manager of Cipher Data Products lnc. 's OEM marketing division. Cipher cites the benefits of the SCSI inter-
face as lower system cost because of a shared controller; increased perfor-
mance because it frees the host computer for other tasks by supporting off-line drive-to-tape or tape-to-drive copying; and reduced bus congestion by queuing simultaneously received commands . These capabilities are a result of built-in intelligence in the SCSI interface. Cipher added the SCSI interface to its line of 540 tape drives in July.
Other manufacturers offering the SCSI interface on 1/4-inch-tape cartridge drives include Data Electronics Inc., Moya Corp., North Atlantic Industries' Qantex Division, Wangtek
Inc. and 3M. Qantex's director of mass storage,
Heinz Findeisen, says that "the leverage of SCSI is the architectural advantage of having a highly structured and layered protocol to couple a host operating system to a device. The connection is totally transparent and device-independent." With Winchester disks the primary advantage is the ability to hook tape drives and disk ·drives to the same controller, but SCSI also enables software-transparent connection of virtually any peripheral device. (For a detailed discussion of the SCSI bus/interface, see MMS, May, Page 241 .)
MINI -MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
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cassettes and floppies. The drawback to low-end lh-inch cartridges is cost. Minicassettes, high-performance
Store 67 megabytes of formatted data on a single 3M 114 inch data cartridge. Up to 512 byte error correction and precision track allignment give the SILO Family unsurpassed reliability and media lnterchangeabllty,
standard cassettes and floppies typically offer better cost/performance ratios. As a result, lh-inch drive manufacturers are forsaking the low end and are concentrating on raising capacities.
Minicartridges provide another low-end alternative,
but analysts predict tough times for this product class
because of stiff competition from high-performance
cassettes and floppies. Minicartridges typically have
low transfer rates and capacities. Irwin's 110 and 210
are exceptions, with their lOM bytes and data-transfer
rate of 31.2K bytes per second. Freeman Associates
sees 1984 as the peak year for minicartridges, with
127,000 units shipped. Shipments are expected to de-
cline to 110,000 units in 1987.
If price and size are the major considerations--even
at the expense of some capacity--cassettes provide an
attractive low-end solution. Most cassettes hold less
than lM byte, but a notable exception is Memtec
Corp.'s line of 12.4M- to 43.9M-byte streaming cassette
drives. The high-end model 440 boasts 43.9M bytes
using 0.15-inch tape with a data-transfer rate of 112.5K
bytes per second. Bolstering market acceptance of
_ _ _ _ _C_IR_C_L_E_N_O_._61_ 0 _N_l_N_C_U_IR_Y_ C_A_R_D_ _ _ _---4 high-performance cassettes, Memtec created a second
source for its drives in Raymond Engineering Inc.
Analysts expect unit shipments of cassettes that
transfer data at less than 3K bytes per second to
decrease because of competition from minicassettes,
floppies and high-performance (e.g., more than 3K
bytes per second) cassettes. For example, Freeman
Associates forecasts a 14 percent negative compound
annual growth rate, pegging 1984 shipments at 54,000
and 1987 shipments at 38,000.
On the other hand, Freeman Associates expects
shipments of over-3K-bytes-per-second cassette drives
to go from 53,000 units in 1984 to 140,000 units in 1987,
representing a 42 percent annual growth rate. The
major application area for these units is 51h-inch and
31h-inch Winchester disk.
Floppy disk drives are generally considered impracti-
cal for applications requiring over lOM bytes because
these capacities require so many disks. However, they
compete with cartridges and cassettes in the under-
lOM-byte range because of their low cost, low error
rates, and random access capability. In addition, flop-
pies are the most common media for transporting
software.
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This is a success story. Starring the industry's #1 half-height 5Y4 " streaming tape drive. And you.
The right time for backup. The systems you're designing today need backup more than ever. That's because they're being used in more important applications than ever. For accounting and word processing. As engineering workstations. And multi-user, multi-station systems. With more complex software. Growing data bases. Winchesters that have 10MB to over 100MB capac-
ity. And customers who demand dependability and the simplicity of tape backup.
The right time for Archive.
The time's right for Archive. We've got the right product for you. At the right price. With the right support.
Put our half-height W' streamer into your system and you've got 20 to 60MB of fast (four to nine minutes), convenient backup with a single cartridge.
We build the most dependable 5Y4'' drive in the
industry. With a more reliable motor - brushless DC. A better loading mechanism -fewer moving parts. Proprietary LSI. And the dependability that comes from devoting over three years to building W' streaming tape
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Wfive got you covered. We've got the right approach to system integration, too. We build a half-height drive with the industry-standard QIC-36 Basic Interface. Use our SCSI, IBM PC or QIC-02
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controllers/formatter boards for simple, quick system integration.
No matter how successful you are we've got the manufacturing capacity to meet your volume needs, including a new off-shore plant to support you worldwide. Nobody's shipped more half-height SW' tape drives than Archive. No one ever will.
Write your own success ~ We'll put you out front in tape
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Digi-Data's Model 70 PC cartridge tape system lets you back-up your PC's Winchester drive without getting buried in floppies. One cartridge holds 16.5 Mbytes of data, more than you can put on 51 floppy disks! And you can back-up your 10 Mbyte PC XT® drive in less than 15 minutes of unattended operation. That is a small fraction of the time it would take with the PC's floppy, with you standing there changing
disks. Our file-oriented structure makes it possible for you to back-up
only what has to be changed on your disk. That saves still more time and storage capacity.
70 PC comes ready to run on your IBM PC XT and most compatibles like Compaq, Columbia Data Products and Eagle. Complete with controller board, driver software and cables.
Digi-Data's products also include 112 inch and 1/4 inch start/stop and streaming drives and systems.
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FEEDBACK DATA LTD.
24 SA100, ST506, Priam 4.15x7x13.25 1,452(01); (standalone) 1,090(0500)
6
RS422
4x2x12
1,340(01);
(standalone) 1
a
350
cnldge .25 start/stop
4.31
4 1600 30, 90 6
(unformatted)
RS232C
180x419 x453mm (standalone)
dual drive system, max. 4 drives per formatter, DC or mains versions, remote control , rackmount
351 34011
cartridge .25 start/stop
4.31
4 1600 30,90
6
(unformatted)
cartrtdge .25 atartlstop
4 .31
4 1600 30, 90 6
(unformatted)
AS232C RS232C
180x219 x453mm (standalone)
180x219 x453mm (standalone)
DC or mains versions, remote control
DC or mains versions, local control
354 340/2
cartridge .25 start/stop
17.25
4 6400 30, 90 24
(unformatted)
cartridge .25 start/stop
4.3 )
4 1600 30,90 6
(unformatted)
AS232C. HDLC RS232C
180x419 x453mm (standalone)
180x219 x453mm (standalone)
DC or mains versions, remote control , rackmount
DC or mains versions, remote control
344/1
cartridge .25 start/stop
17.25
4 6400 30,90 24
(unformatted)
344/2
~ .25 start/stop
17.25
4 6400 30, 90 24
(unformatted)
IRWIN MAGNETICS
110
cartridge .15 S11981Tling
10.3
8 6400 39
31 .2
(formatted)
210
cartridge .15 streaming
10.3
8 6400 39
31 .2
(formatted)
KENNED 6500
.25 streaming
60
(formatted)
9 8000
AS232C RS232C
SA450 SA450
180x219 x453mm (standalone)
DC or mains versions, local control
180x219 x453mm (standalone)
1.688x5.75x8 (internal )
4x6.04x2 (i nternal)
DC or mains versions, remote control
500(01); 320(0500)
500(01); 320(0500)
... n
DI DI
ie"-~' start/stop and random access modes
available with software
IJ start/stop and random
access modes
s...: available with software
<-·I;l:l;;D::sI .
QQ
Ill
half-height
6455, 6470 cartridge
.25 start/stop
23 , 63
4, 10 6400 30, 37.5 24, 30
(formatted)
Pico Bus, Pertee
4.5x8 .5x14
emulates .5-inch tape drives without software changes
MILTOPE CO"RP.
CA300
cartridge. .25 subsystem
start/stop
8
4 1600, 30
(unformatted)
3200
48
TIL, RS232C, MIL· 4.875x7.625 9,900(01)
STD-188/422, Norden x12.625
PDP 11 M Series, Rolm (standalone)
MIL, IBM, NTOS
MIL-E-16400/ 5400/4158 specs.
CA400
cartridge, .25 start/stop
3
4 1600, 30
subsystem
(unformatted)
3200
12
TIL, AS232C, Mil- 1x4.2x5 .4
STD-188 and 422,
(i nternal)
Norden PDP 11 M
series, Aolm, Mil, IBM,
NTDS
8,750(01)
Mll-E-16400/ 5400/4158 specs.
MOYA CORP.
120-XXX cartridge .15 atartlstop
.67
2 1600 30,90 48
(unformatted)
RS232C, SCSI 3x3 .625x2.625 327(01); (internal) 238(0500)
121-XXX cartridge, .15 subsystem
start/stop
.52
(formatted)
2 1600 30,90 48
AS232C, SCSI, STD bus
3x3 .625x2 .625 434(01); (internal) 316(0500)
NORTH ATLANTIC QANTEX
Ramtape cartridge, .25 start/stop
18.5
4 6400 30
24
IBM PC/XT and 6.5x11.4x16 1,995(01)
software driver
PC
IUb8y9tem
(formatted)
compatibles
(standalone)
included
450
cartridge, .25 start/stop
18.5
4 6400 30
24 AS232C, 8-bit parallel, 4.25x7x5.75 1,450(01) interfaces available
subsystem
(formatted)
S-100, Multibus
(i nternal)
with Model 150 tape
subsystem
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
127
Y4-INCH AND SMALLER CASSETTE/CARTRIDGE TAPE DRIVES AND SUBSYSTEMS
,- I
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I 11 h n I
J1IJ'
4~'~'~ #
f
I
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§,~... I
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~
./~
fa.'J
Jetstream cartridge 16
.25 streaming
99
9, 16 8000
(formatted)
90 90- 400
OIC-02, SCSI
4 .64x8.6x14.06 1,450(01); OIC-24 tape format (internal) 942(0500)
451
cartridge, .25 slartlatop
18.5
4 6400 30
sub8yslem
(formatted)
NORTHERN TELECOM INC.
24 R8232C, 8-blt parallel, 4.25x7x5.75 1,480(Q1) interfaces available
S-100, Multibus
(internal)
with Model 150 tape
subsystem, serpentine
recording
6109
cartridge .25 8ll9amlng 45, 75
9 8000, 30,90 30 Arc:l1iYtHlompa, 5.75x7.75x3.16 1,167(01); OIC-24 or OIC-11
(formatted)
10000
QIC-02
545(Q500) recording format, on-
board power supply;
opt. controller,
command set
611 2
cartridge
.25 st.reaming 60, 100 (formatted)
12 8000, 90 10000
PEREX LTD.
90 Archi11e-compatible, 5.75x7.75x3.16 1,345(01); OIC-11 or OIC-24
OIC-02
625(0500) recording format, on-
board power supply;
opt. controller,
command set
Peristream cartridge
.25 Blnllmlng
60
. (formatted)
80
90
3.25x5.75x8 (internal)
1,286(01); 964(Q500)
supports DC 600 foot cartridges, supports
parity Oller the OIC-02 1/F
HD 6400 cartridge, .25 subsystem
start/stop
15
(formatted)
4 6400 30
24
DEi Funnel, 5100, 4 .25x6.75x5.75 1,026(01) ; available as OEM drive
Multibus, 8-bit parallel, (internal) 770(0500) mechanism, or desktop
Apple Ill, IBM PC
packaged with 11 OV
PSU, software
available for CP/M ,
MS-DOS, PC-DOS
9000
cartridge .25 atart/9top
40
4 6400 30
2.4
(unformatted)
PRIME COMPUTER INC_
V241RS232C
5.75x8.25 x16 .50
(standalone)
4,064(01); intelligent BK buffered 3,048(0500) unit, local or remote
control, cartridge copy facility
4651
cartridge, .25
sub8yslem
15
4 6400 30
24
(formatted)
(standalone) 4,500(01)
backup unit for Prime 2250
4580
cartridge, .25 subsystem
15
4 6400 30
24
(formatted)
QUALOGY {FORMERLY DATA SYSTEMS DESIGN)
(internal)
backup unit for Prime 2250
DS-201 cartridge .25 start/atop
17.3
4 6400 30
192
(unformatted)
Q.bus
5.23x14x16.25 3,495(01) (standalone)
emulates TSV05/ TS- 11
RAYMOND ENGINEERING INC.
6449
cartridge .25 stmVafOp
4
4 1600 30,90
6
RS232C, IEEE-488 4.5x7.25
995(01);
(unformatted)
x10.875 745(0500)
(internal)
6409 WR -100 WR-200
cassette C8888tle cassette
.15 start/stop
.12
2 800 3, 20
.3
(unformatted)
.15 8lnlamng
13
4 6400 30. 90 57.6
(unformatted)
.15 streaming
21 .6
4 10000 30, 90 72
(unformatted)
QIC-02, SCSI
r OIC-02, SCSI
3x3x1 .8 (internal)
3.375x5.875 x7 .6 2 5 (internal)
3.375x5.875 x7 .625 (internal)
455(01); 365(0500) n5(01); 485(0500)
875(01); 535(0500)
6440
cassette
.15 atart/stop
2
2
(unformatted)
SAYLOR ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL
4000
C8888tl8 .15 . . . .atop
1.0
2
(formatted)
1600 30,eo, 6 90
so. 2200
75, 8.25
120
RS232C, IEEE-488
4.5x5.5x5 575(01); (internal) 485(Q500)
12x12x17 3,885(01)
4000-500 cassette
.15 start/stop
5.0
(formatted)
400011RN cassette .15 ltl88mlng (formatted)
4 3200 30, 75, 1.2 RS232C, B·bit parallel, 12x12x17 6,450(01) self contained tape
120
DEC PDP-11 ,
system
Centronics
2
30, 120 3.0K
RS232C
17x16x9 6,450(01) self contained tape
system
128
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
1/4-INCH AND SMALLER CASSETTE/CARTRIDGE TAPE DRIVES AND SUBSYSTEMS
I I ~lI1 /'/I
I
SECONDARY COMPUTER STORAGE
6110
cartridge, .25 start'stop
67
16 10000 30, 60, 35
subsystem
(formatted)
90
SCSI
5.25x19x20 (standalone)
3,000- random addressable, 4,500(01) transparent transfer to
and from disk drives
6121
cartridge, .25 start/stop
67
16 10000 30, 60, 35 16-bit, PDP-11 , 0 -Bus 5.25x19x20 5,000-
RT11 orRSX-11M
subsystem
(formatted)
90
(standalone) 6,500(01) streaming or directory
file access, random
addressable
6132
cartridge, .25 start/stop
67
16 10000 30, 60, 35 PDP-11, VAX; Unibus 5.25x19x20 5,300-
RT11 or RSX-11M
subsystem
(formatted)
90
(standalone) 6,800(01) streaming or directory
file access, random
...--- SYSGENINC ·
Image
cassette, .15 start/stop,
1 0
4 6400 90
IBM bus
addressable (standalone) 995(01) includes controller,
subsystem
streaming (formatted)
software and one 1OM
byte tape ; backs up
10M bytes in 4
minutes, backs up
IBM PC-XT and
compatibles
OIC.FILE cartridge, .25 start/stop,
20
subsystem
streaming (formatted)
4 10000 90
IBM bus
(standalone)
1,495(01)
includes controller and software, backs up 20M
bytes in five minutes, backs up IBM PC-XT
and compatibles
TANDBERG DATA INC.
OIC-STOR cartridge .25 Mark II
20/27, 45/60 4, 9 8000 45, 90 BB, 44 (formatted)
OIC--02
1.67x5.BxB.5 1,750(01); 1,525(0500)
half-height
TECHTRAN INDUSTRIES INC.
Series 800 cassette .25 start/stop
.145
2 BOO 20 .11-9.6 RS232C, CCITT 5x7.25x11
(formatted)
(standalone)
opt. rackmount, battery power, current loop interface, custom designs
9600 PAL cassette
.25 start/stop
.220
(formatted)
2 BOO
20 .11 - 9.6 RS232C, CCITT
6.50x12xB
carry case mount, manual and remote control, auto answer
822
casaette .25 start/stop
.44
2 BOO 20 .11-9.6 RS232C, CCITT 6.25x11.25
(formatted)
x12 .25
tape editor, partial rewind, parity
TR-4
cassette .25 start/stop
.145
2 BOO 20 up to 1.2 RS232C , CCITT
(formatted )
5x7x11
compatible with 103 and 212A modems
U.A.B. PERIPHERAL TECHNOLOGY
UAB301 cartridge .25 start/stop
7 .5
- - - - - (formatted)
- - - - UPLAND TECHNOLOGIES INC.
UT-2320 cartridge, .25 start/stop
67
subsystem
(formatted)
4 1600 251, 901 16 10000 60, 90 35
RS232C
1,010(01); 0500
5x9x15
2,990(01) sequential and block
(standalone)
addressable protocols
UT-9000 cartridge, .25 subsystem
start/stop,
67
streaming (formatted)
16 10000 60, 90
35
B-bit parallel , any
5x9x15
2,990(01)
.5-inch 9 track Pertee (standalone)
host adapter
emulates .5-inch computer tape software, includes Pertee formatter
SILO-PCX cartridge, .25 start/stop,
67
16 10000 60, 90 35 8-bit parallel, IBM PC 5x9x1 5
2,990(01) software provided to
subsystem
streaming (formatted)
(standalone)
make SILO look like a disk drive using
existing PC DOS, back-
up or archival storage
up to 1M byte
per minute
WANGTEK INC.
SOOOE
cartridge .25 streaming
60
4, 9 BOOO 90
90
(formatted)
OIC-02
3.25x5.75x8.5 1,520(01); (internal) B7B(0500)
PC-36
cartridge .25 streaming
60
9 8000 90
90
(formatted)
IBM PC
1.62x5.75xB.5 1,540(01) ; (internal) 947(0500)
SCSl-36 cartridge .25 streaming
60
9 8000 90
90
(formatted)
SCSI
1.62x5.75xB.5 1,625(01); (internal) 967(0500)
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/ November 19, 19B4
129
Featu~
Cipher Microstreamer compatible CacheTapeTM interface
395-790 KBS average transfer rate (450-904 KBS burst)
Error-free interface with 4-track error correction
Compact 14 "height
Autoload/autothread and 8-character operator display
True 03" inter-record gaps
Benefit Ease of integration start/
stop performance
High data throughput
Improved read/write data reh'ability
Saves rack space
Ease of operation
Higher formatted capacity per reel than long gap machines
~:;;:=~--:Lear Siegler
Proven Quality and Reliability.
NOw Moreversatile Than Ever.
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Lear Siegler's popular ADM 11 conversational and ADM 12 block mode terminals are available with more design flexibility and system compatibility.
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·~ LEAR SIEGLER, INC.
, . .DATA PRODUCTS DIVISION
901 E. Ball Road, Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 778-3500
© 1984 Lear Siegler, Inc.
Viewpoint and Regent are registered Tradema rks of Applied Digital Data Systems, Inc., VT52 is a registered Trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.
CIRCLE NO. 67 ON INQUIRY CARD
Personal computers collide with high-performance terminals
Manufacturers of desktop computers are offering terminal functions in a bid to exploit
additional market segments
Jerry Borrell, Senior Western Editor
Despite increased functionality in alphanumeric terminals costing less than $1,500, there are still large market segments that these products do not serve. To address this need, manufacturers are offering products at more than $1,500 that are essentially desktop computers but which also function as terminals.
Recent announcements from manufacturers of both desktop computers and terminals indicate growing competition in the field. Nonetheless, there is as yet no clear definition of this market because the products incorporate functions found in a variety of categories, such as alphanumeric terminals, graphics terminals and desktop computers.
IBM sets market trends
IBM spurred the high-end terminal market with the IBM 3270 PC/GX terminal. The PC/GX can be used in an IBM terminal environment, as a graphics workstation and/or as an IBM PC. Analysts point out, however, that the PC/GX's $12,000 price tag will prevent it from affecting sales of low-cost editing terminals. Still, the PC/GX may define the type of functionality expected from manufacturers hoping to compete in the high-end terminal market.
Among the disparate announcements about desktop computers that also function as terminals, one common factor emerges: manufacturers tend to downplay IBM compatibility. The ability to run MS-DOS is usually listed merely as a feature. Despite this approach, it is clear that IBM is helping to shape the type of products that manufacturers are offering.
Since the recent introduction of the IBM PC-AT, system integrators can expect a trend toward increased
IBM, DEC SHARE A THIRD OF THE DATA-ENTRY TERMINAL MARKET
J I - - - - - - IBM 26.7%
OTHERS 40.4%
SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL DATA CORP.
f communications functions among PC-compatible prod-
i ucts. Another effect of IBM's recent moves is the effort
by new companies in the PC-compatible market to exploit niches that are defined by function rather than ....__....._ by price competition with IBM. These functions include extended emulation and communications capabilities, integral modems or handsets, local area networking and bit-mapped graphics. Terminal functions provide micro/mainframe link
Jim West, product manager for terminals at Ampex Corp., Cupertino, Calif. ; sees "an explosion of demand for terminal devices, especially where personnel want
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
133
ALPHANUMERIC TERMINALS
access to central databases." At Ampex, the key characteristic of high-performance terminals, which are referred to as workstations, is the function of host-toterminal file transfers. The result is the company's recent announcement of the 6500 workstation series. Based on 8088 and Z80 processors, the workstations offer seven concurrent protocols including IBM 3270 SNA and bisynchronous, Honeywell 7700, 7801, and 7804, Burroughs TD-830 and 983, and DEC VTlOO. The protocols are supported on a single card. The workstations start at $3,500 and include dual diskette drives, lM byte of RAM, MS-DOS and an IBM PCcompatible backplane.
Ampex provides a "V6 control program" that supports seven priority windows (six passive, one active) and allows users to transfer data in a window to a host or to another PC. Ampex's West believes that the product is ideally suited to the business environment because "40 percent of all corporations have more than one type of mainframe. While overall the cost of our 6500 products is higher than other terminals, the only alternative until now was to buy several types of terminals."
Datapoint Corp., San Antonio, Texas, an originator of local area networks, has been developing microprocessor-based terminals on networks since the announcement of ARCNET in 1977. Datapoint's recent introductions demonstrate a continued effort to develop enhanced terminals for ARCNET. Like many other manufacturers, the company provides the user with desktop-computer functions in its terminals.
Datapoint offers the 8220 series terminals to fulfill the requirements of the $500 to $1,400 price range. The high-end 8230 series terminals, priced at $2,295 and based on Intel's 80186 microprocessor, address the needs of users who demand greater performance and functionality than those available in dumb or editing, terminals. Datapoint's director of systems products, Jim Rutledge, observes that "even within the environment addressed by our low-cost terminals-for example, secretarial or clerical workers-there is a demand for programmability to make the terminal more useful and to minimize keystrokes for common operations. At a certain point, user demands take the desktop terminal beyond the range of functionality traditionally defined as terminal functions, and closer to the operations of a
SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH FORECAST FOR EDITING DATA-ENTRY TERMINALS .--
5 (MILLION UNITS SHIPPED IN U.S.)
5 (VALUE OF SHIPMENTS IN U.S./$ BILLIONS)
4
OrnmNG
4
D CONVERSATIONAL (DUMB)
r--i
3
3
2
2
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
1983
1964
1985 1986 1987 1988
SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL DA TA CORP.
Editing data-entry terminals, such as TeleVideo 's 910, 925 and 950, will set the pace for the market, with an annual growth rate in shipments of 27 percent between 1983 and 1988. Over the same period, the dollar value of shipments will
climb only 18 percent, indicating that unit prices will be
coming down. Shipments of conversational terminals will
climb at a 9 percent annual rate between 1983 and 1988,
while the dollar value of shipments drops 0. 7 percent.
134
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
LSI Terminals at Hall-Mark. ~.MLl:t+MK)
Hall-Mark Electronic Corp. · Dallas, Texas· Subsidiary of Tyler Corp. ~
Northeast Boston 617/935-9777 Cherry Hill 609/424-7300
Fairfield 201 /575-4415 New York 5161737-0600 Philadelphia 2151355-7300
Southeast Atlanta 404/447-8000 Baltimore 301/988-9800
Ft. Lauderdale 305/971-9280 Huntsville 205/837-8700 Orlando 3051855-4020 Raleigh 919/872-0712 Tampa Bay 813/530-4543
North Central Chicago 312/860-3800 Cincinnati 513/563-5980 Cleveland 216/349-4632 Columbus 614/891-4555 Milwaukee 4141761-3000 Minneapolis 612 /854-3223
South Central Austin 512/258-8848 Dallas 214/553-4300 Houston 713/781-6100 Kansas City 913/888-4747 St. Louis 314/291-5350 Tulsa 918/665-3200
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
CIRCLE NO. 68 ON INQUIRY CARD
Northwest Bay Area 408/946-0900 Denver 303/790-1662 Sacramento 916/722-8600
Southwest Orange County 714/669-4700 Phoenix 602 /437-1200 San Diego 619/268-1201 San Fernando Valley 8181716-7300 West Los Angeles 213/643-9101
C 1984 Hall-Mark Electronks CorpJ5755
135
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The RCA APT (All-Purpose Terminal).
Professional quality RCA APT terminals are designed for remote data base timesharing and direct computerconnected applications. They feature a built-in 300 baud direct-connect modem, an RS232C interface for · high speed modem and other accessories, and a parallel printer port for hard copy. Menu controlled operation and a "programmable personality" can match specific requirements for each data base. VP4801 APT, $348* · Full 60-key typewriter-style keyboard with 16-key calculator keypad. Auto-dial (tone or pulse) of up to 26 stored numbers for voice or data base calls. Programmable sequences initiated automatically after log-on. Two user keys for selection of printer or other operating modes; four programmable function keys, shiftable for a total of eight functions . APT can be programmed to match the communications requirements and control commands of many other (and more expensive) terminals. Briefcase size (17"
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*OEM quantity prices, 25 units.
VP4801 APT with optional display monitor.
RCll
CIRCLE NO. 69 ON INQUIRY CARD
ALPHANUMERIC TERMINALS
personal computer." Recent Datapoint introductions, the 8400 and 8600
series of Applications Processors (APs), aim at more sophisticated applications. Priced between $5,000 and $8,500, the 8400 and 8600 incorporate Iii.tel 80286 microprocessors and can be configured via ARCNET with as many as 250 APs. The APs run their own operating system and applications packages, but have no disk storage. The AP retrieves the operating system and application software from a host computer and goes back to the host only for file serving. "This is a new market," says Rutledge, "and the basic element of systems in it continues to be communications, as it was in terminals. Here, however, the communications are between APs and a central file server, via a local area network."
Takes an all-in-one approach
Burroughs Corp., Detroit, Mich., in recent years has broken from its traditional mainframe orientation to provide minicomputers and supermicrocomputers via OEM products based on Convergent Technologies Inc.'s MegaFrame and N-Gen products. In keeping pace with its large computer systems, the company has developed a group of terminals that incorporate features of many traditionally distinct terminal types. The company has ensured a secure market by incorporating proprietary firmware in the terminals, which forces limited emulation on Burroughs-compatible terminal suppliers.
Burroughs' ET-2000 (Ergonomic Terminal) product line focuses on the micro-to-mainframe link, but interfaces only with the company's computer systems. The ET-2000 is a programmable, MS-DOS-based terminal that emulates any of the company's other terminals. It can be configured with an Intel 8086 processor; 256K bytes of RAM, 720K bytes of additional RAM and as many as three NEC 7220 graphics processors.
The terminals can use a host computer's hard disk for storage, and allow the mainframe to operate on those files. The ET-2000 can also exchange program functions with the host. According to George Sinnott, director for terminals at Burroughs, these abilities are creating a new market. "This personal computer/terminal market will hurt terminal sales, despite continued growth by the latter. In the near term they are distinct, but users will begin to expect greater functionality as the newer products are being introduced." System integrators will benefit by getting graphics, desktop computing and communications functions in products that are competing for a share of the terminal market.
Mike Gold, executive vice-president of Computek Inc., Burlington, Mass., sees the marketplace from the perspective of the OEM. "Terminals, workstations and personal computers are becoming synonymous. A
smaller company such as ourselves cannot compete in the terminal market, nor can we compete as just another personal-computer vendor. We see an opportunity in exploiting the vertical niches created by all of the technologies-integrating applications software, personal computers and local area networks-for purchasers in the law and publishing fields."
The PCIGX may define the type of functionality expected from manufacturers hoping to compete in the high-end terminal market.
A recently-introduced professional workstation series from Zaisan Inc., Houston, Texas, is a good example of the importance of desktop workstations for the knowledge-industry worker. The company positions itself in the office automation market with products ranging from the ES.1 integrated voice/data workstation to the ES.3, which adds IBM PC-compatible functions to the ES.1.
The ES.3 professional workstation, selling for $2,595, contains Z80, CMOS 6805 and 8088 microprocessors. The integrated office system approach is evident in the ES.3's telephone handset and several supporting telephonic features, such as auto-redial, calendar, electronic mail, speakerphone, personal phone directory and an integral 1200-baud modem.
Color and graphics become standard
Analysts agree that color in alphanumeric terminals
is a growing trend. "Industry experts estimate that the
use of color conveys 45 percent more content with the
same number of characters," says Ilene Goldman, a >
research analyst at International Data Corp., Framing- j
ham, Mass. "Users have noted a considerable drop in error rate after switching to color terminals. Manufac-
DI
c:3:::1
turers are finding that the market has not taken off like ;~::r
a gangbusters, but that it is important to be able to count
a color terminal in one's product line.'' Goldman stress-
i
es that over 25 terminal manufacturers presently offer :;·
a color modeL
!-
While manufacturers can add graphics capabilities to
terminals under $1,500, multiple-color capabilities
cause prices to rise above $2,000 very quickly. Howev-
er, cost is not the only impediment. David Deans,
president of Intecolor Corp., Norcross, Ga., maintains
that "one of the key problems inhibiting the introduc-
tion of color to the low-cost terminal marketplace has
been the lack of software capable of using it." To solve
this problem, Intecolor is introducing the Color Trend
series of terminals for the ASCII market. Priced at
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about $1,200, the product incorporates firmware that
converts monochrome information to color. "Attributes
such as lines, texture and reverse video," states Deans,
"will be converted by the terminal to color information
under the control of the user, or by default in the
terminal." Although the series is aimed at the alphanu-
meric market, it will also provide Tektronix 4010, 4014
and 4027 emulation.
The distinction between alphanumeric and graphics
terminals has begun to blur in the eyes of many users.
This blurring results from the increasing availability of
monochrome graphics in low-cost terminals. The indus-
try traditionally distinguished graphics terminals as
those having a "bit map" (e.g., memory locations for
each picture element-or pixel--0n the display). This
distinction has become outdated because price reduc-
tions for semiconductor memory have allowed terminal
manufacturers to add a bit map as a standard feature.
An example of this trend is Ramtek Corp.'s 6000
series of terminals. Dr. Bob Varga, director of market-
ing, describes the 6000 series as having multiple uses.
"The 6000 has a base functionality of the VTlOO with
color extensions... .it has an eight-color capacity, three
pages of memory, and a 160-by-48-character display. It
may also be configured with a bit map for the combina-
tion of color and graphics, or to overlay color text on
graphics displays."
Developments in the terminal market point toward a
dominant trend: Manufacturers are incorporating a
number of functions that, until recently, accounted for a
variety of product classes. Manufacturers are moving
toward machines that combine the functions of termi-
nals, desktop computers and graphics workstations.
The changes in the terminal market are perhaps best
summed up by Peter Durran, director of research at
ARTS Computer Products Inc., Cambridge, Mass.
Durran has been working for ARTS in the field of
technology for the blind and visually handicapped since
1971. Until recently, the company built its own termi-
nals, starting with a talking terminal in 1976, and the
first large-print t erminal in 1978. "Our realization that
PCs were here to stay meant that there was no need to
build our own hardware," says Durran. "We trans-
ferred our software to a PC-compatible disk. .. now it
will run on any applications program under MS-DOS in
user-selected formats." This illustrates a general trend
in the terminal marketplace: Users can now get special-
ized functionality with the computing power of a gener-
al-purpose microcomputer, often at prices that are
competitive with those of high-performance alphanu-
meric terminals.
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139
DIGITAL DISPLAYS THE TERMINALS BESTEllGlllEERED
FOR BUSINESS.
Before you make any investment in business graphics terminals, it really pays to investigate what you'll be using them for.
If you're like most businesses,your terminals will be used approximately 70% of the time for generating text and numbers.And only around 30% of the time for strictly graphics purposes.The October 1983 lnfosystems article, "How to Buy Graphics Displays,'' coauthored by Jim Warner, CEO of Precision Visuals, Inc .~ states, "While it may be true that one picture (chart, graph) is worth a thousand words, there will always be the need for words,thousands of words, in the day-to-day activity of the office.Special graphics-only devices can have limited value in a general office environment."
At Digital,the first step in engineering every product we make involves a thorough analysis of who will use it, what it will be used for and which features will help make people more productive in their jobs.
That's been true of every terminal we've designed and helps explain their widespread acceptance and popularity.
And you'll find it's equally true of Digital's latest entries, the VT240'" and VT241 '" terminals.
lllGlllll/llD BEST FOR WHAT YOU 11110 MOST.
As the newest members of Digital'sfamily of terminals, the VT240,aconversational
text and graphics terminal , and the VT241 ,with the added
dimension of color, continue the tradition of engineering excellence for performance. They offer full VT1 OQ '" compatibility to take advantage of a host of offerings already developed .And to meet the needs of the business environment, you 'll find aset of standard text features that are either unavailable on other terminals or may have to be purchased at an additional cost.
These features include bidirectional smooth scrolling , split screen ,achoice of 80 or 132 columns per line and a double width/double height format. Ahighly legible 8 by 1O dot matrix character font displays true ascenders and descenders for exceptional crispness and legibility.If cer-
tain information needs to be highlighted,you can select from a combination of bold print, blinking and underlining in either normal or reverse video.For your added convenience,there'seven abuilt-in printer port for printing hard copy.
Both the VT240 and VT241 terminals give you the option of erasing selected character positions on the screen for more efficient communications and increased productivity.For those applications that require data to be entered by filling in the blanks of aform,once the data has been accepted by the host,the filled-in information - and only that-can be erased by means of a single command .The form itself remains up on the screen and is ready to accept the next data entry sequence.
Beyond this remarkable range of text capabilities,the VT240 and VT241 clearly answer your graphics needs as well.
HIGH-IMPACT PlllSlllTAnONS IN GRAPHIC DETAIL
The inclusion of adiagram, chart or graph in any report or presentation can immediately transform complex data into easily understandable information.
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touchtype,and an editing keyboard and special function keys that reduce the number of keystrokes to complete an operation. Also,the set-up mode offers a menu in plain language (plain English,plain French and plain German) that leads you through each operation in step-by-step sequence.
All this effort has not gone unnoticed.Digital'svideo terminals received the International Design Award in 1984.The award is based on ergonomic suitability, safety, design quality,practical useability,technical excellence and practical visualization.
BEST ENGINEERED MEANS ENGINEERED TOA PIAN.
The VT240 and VT241, like every Digital hardware and software product, are engineered to conform to an overall
Both the VT240 and VT241 choose abox, circle,line,poly-
terminals generate bit map gon,triangle or arc.
graphics in a choice of two
The Tektronix 4010/4014
protocols - Digital 'sReGIS ·· protocol supports the full array
(Remote Graphics Instruction of exi sting 4010 compatible
Set) and Tektronix 4010/4014.'" graphics software.Besides,
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When you 're using third
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ReGIS lets you create and store business graphics as simply as producing ASCII text. With VAX-11 DECgraph '"
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ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY TERMINALS
1'I1-
Iiict~ "
ADACCORP. 2200CR1X
2200CR2X
lntlfUOent 7-inch, green 84x.24
graphics
7-inch, green 64x 24
RS232C, RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
RS23~C , RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
X5A
14-inch; 16-color, 8Dx26
RS232C
4096-color palette
(X-on/X-ofl, DTR)
XK-1
intelligent/ 14-inch, green BOX 25
RS232C
graphics
(X-on/X-off, DTR)
ANN ARBOR TERMINALS INC.
GURU XL
~
15-inch, white
170JC 16
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
AMBASSADOR GXL
editing/ graphics
15-inch, green BO x 60
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
AMBASSADOR XL. ~
15-inch, green 80xtit'I
GENIE Plus XL
editing
15-inch, amber BOx 30
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
PC ORATOR PC LENS
142
editing
10-, 13-, 19-iQch; B-color
10-, 13-, 19-inch; 8-color
80·25
80x 25
RS232C (X-on/X-off, bisync)
RS232C (X-on/X-off, bisync)
O&CVNCJO
DECVT100
1,545 (01); 1,235 (0100)
2,245 (01); 1,795 (0100)
vertical and horizontal bar graphs, bitmapped graphics, text overlay, RS170
video output; opt. sealed keyboard
'Rlle'Mlo~DEC
\lmGI). TeleVideo 925; DEC
VT52, VT100
DEC VT100, IBM 3278
3,745 (01); 2,B09 (0100)
3,445 ( 0 1) ; 2,584 (0100)
or 24 programmable func:llon keys, 2
pages memooi. non-vo1at11e aet-up
dr· ....... Pl.Or 1().oQmplllble. local pan, zoom
24 programmable function keys, 2 pages of memory, non-volatile set-up
modes, PLOT 10-compatible, local draw, an, zoom
-...-n. ~~15pagescl
_ . . _ . , prtntwountopnu-tw. zlodolme ;
opt l'8Ckmount
programmable keyboard, 2 pages of memory, non-volatile set-up modes, bit-mapped and Tektronix 4010, 4014
graphics, opt. rackmount
'*"' ,~.-.-...O..U..Jap,l\tu.dt~llg.-no*iWM':lkc*a "'
2 pages of memory, non-volatile set-up modes, split screen, zoom, printer
output, rack panel accessory diagnostics
fanclloft..,., 3,995 16
16 programmable
{01) .,.. 1 page of memory, epeech
3,995 16 function keys, 16 programmable (01) keys, 1 page of memory, 4 sizes of print
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY TERMINALS
APPLICON
4606-B CRT
editing
12-inch, b&w
80 x 24, 132 x 14
self-diagnostics
AUTOMATIC DIGITIZING AND RECOGNITION INC.
Audre System
intelligent/ 15-inch, 255-color 140 x 18 Ethernet, RS232C,
graphics
IEEE-488 (GPIB), OMA
up to 4M bytes RAM; opt. fill, zoom, pan, scale; CAD/CAE, UNIX. C software available
AYDIN CONTROLS
Aycon 15
Intelligent/ 13·, 19-inch; 16· graphies color (opt. monitor)
80X48
DEC PDP-11 , DR11· B(DMA) or DR11 · W(DMA);
Data General 4040 (bisync)
6,190 90 opt. programmable function keys, (Q1) dual or triple host CPU interface for
simultaneous multiplexing of CPU inputs'
Aycon 17
intelligenV 13·, 19-inch; 16- 80 x 48 graphics color (opt. monitor)
RS232C (bisync, TTY)
optional firmware allows emulation of lntecolor 8001 G
Display system
2,995 45 optional programmable function keys, (Q1) 4 pages of memory, character graphics,
rackmount unit available ; opt. floppy disk storage
BRAEGEN CORP.
8521 Display Station (ELAN System)
editing
15-inch, green 80x24
LAN (X-on/X-off, BSC, SNA/SDLC)
IBM 3278 Model 2
24 programmable function keys, multiple host connection via controller,
softkey security, removable monitor, sett-diagnostics
8522 Display Station (ELAN System)
editing
15-inch, green
80 x24 (X-on/X-off, BSC, SNA/ SDLC)
IBM 3278 Models 2 and 5
multiple screen format, softkey security, removable monitor, self-diagnostics
8523 Display Station(ELAN System)
:editing
15-inch, green 80x24
LAN (X-on/X-off, SNAISDLC, BSC)
IBM 3278 Models 2, 4, 8
multiple host connection, diagnostics, removable monitor
CIE SYSTEM'S DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM DIVISION
CIE-7800
imllligent 14-inch; green, 80x43 amber
RS232C (SDLC)
DEC VT100, IBM 3101 , 3275; 1,995 32 function keys, character graphics,
Hewlett Packard 2622
(Q1)
spilt-screen
CIFER PLC. Cifer3834 Cifer3842
Cifer T4
editing
editing/ graphics
edlllngl graphica
15-inch; green, amber
15-inch; green, amber
132 x 30 132 x 25
12-inch; green, amber
132 x 25
CiferT5
editing/ graphics
12-inch; green, amber
132 x 25
CODEX CORP. 266/1
editing
15-inch; green, amber
80x25
COLORGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
MVl-100
lmllllgenV 13-inch, 8-color 90x48 graphlca
MVl-100, Model 119
intelligenV 19-inch, 8-color 80 x 48 graphics
CONTROL CONCEPTS CORP.
EM-3276
edillng
12-inch, green
80 x 24
(2) RS232C (X·on/X-off, DTR/CTS)
(2) RS232C (X-on/X-off, DTR/CTS)
(2) RS232C (X-on/X-off, DTR/CTS)
DEC VT100, VT52 ; Tektronix 4010
DEC VT100, VT52; Tektronix 401 O
(2) RS232C (X-on/X-off, DTR/CTS)
DEC VT240, VT100, VT52 ; Tektronix 4014
10 programmable function keys, character graphics, 7 pages of memory
10 programmable function keys, bit· mapped graphics, 5 pages of display memory, dual-plane alpha/graphics
1Oprogrammable function keys, 97 software loadable keys, bit-mapped graphics, 5 pages of display memory,
dual-plane alpha/graphics
10 programmable function keys, 97 software loadable keys. five-page display memory, dual-plane alpha/
graphics, bit-mapped graphics
RS232C, RS422
1,475 (Q1); 1,280 (0100)
12 function keys. business-graphics characters, 32 foreign-language characters
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT100, VT52; Lear 2,750 24 programmable function keys. 8 pages
Siegler ADM 3; ADDS Regent (Q1 ); of memory, split screen, non-volatile
40; Hazeltine 151 O
2,200 set-up modes, mosaic plot software, Plot
(Q100) 10-compatible, arcs, circles, bars
DEC VT100, VT52; Lear 3,250 24 programmable function keys, 8 pages
Siegler ADM 3; ADDS Regent (Q1); of memory, split screen, non-volatile set-
40; Hazeltine 1510
2,600 up modes, mosaic plot software, PLOT
(Q100) 10-compatible, arcs, circles, bars,
rackmount, video output
RS232C (bisync)
IBM 3276 Model 2
2,195 (Q1)
opt. integrated 2,400,· 4,800-bps modems
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143
ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY TERMINALS
h
11l;;.
CC-3276
editing
CC-3278
CYBERNEX LTD. XLA-87H
XM3270
editing
SA830
12-inch, green 80x24 12-inch, green
RS232C (SDLC )
RS232C
t2-, t4-inch; green, amber
t2-, 14-inch ; green, amber
t4-lnch; green, amber
80 x 25
RS232C, current loop (CTS/RTS)
RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off, CTS)
RS232C, TOI (Burroughs poll/select)
opt. integrated 2,400, 4,800 bps modems
IBM 3274/3278
t,095 (Qt)
t ,295 (01)
t,895 (Qt)
~
24 fixed function sequences, 5 system attention keys; opt. touch screen
SA7800
intelligent/ graphics
XLA-B4E XLA-D200 XLA-84 XLA-87d
intelligent intelligent
XLA-87
XLA-100
intelligent
DATA GENERAL CORP.
0211
~
0460
intelligent/ graphics
DATAPOINT CORP. 8220 Workstation lntelllgant
Vista -Station -82
editing
DATASTREAM 178
t4-inch; green, amber
80x 26
t4-inch; green, amber
t 4-inch; green, amber
t4-lnch; green, amber
14-inch; green, amber
80x24 80 x 25
14-inch; green, amber
14-inch ; green, amber .
12-inch; green, amber
...80x 25
12-inch;
132 x 24
green, amber
12-inch, amber 80Xl4
12-inch, amber 80 x 24
12-inch; green, amber
RS232C , current loop (Honeywell VIP)
RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off, RTS/CTS) RS232C , current loop (X-on/X-off, RTS/CTS) RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off, RTS/CTS) RS232C , current loop (X-on/X-off, CTS/RTS)
RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off, RTS/CTS) RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off, CTS/RTS)
Honeywell 7801 , 7802, 7804, 7805, 78t4
1,995 1Oprogrammable function keys, 15 line(Qt) drawing characters, self-test, non-110latile
set-up modes, 7804 and 78t 4 printer buffer support, switch selectable sync.
or async. operation
t,095
Data General Dasher 200
1,095 (01)
895 (01)
985 26 function keys, 3 programmable keys, (01) non-110latile set-up modes, 31 block
graphics characters, bidirectional auxiliary port
985 (Q1l
~~·,-...,-.-C.ll.ar.le.:t.lt·
1,095 26 programmable function keys, line
(01)
drawing characters
RS232C, current loop, RS422
(X-on/X-off)
RS232C , current loop, RS422
(X-on/X-off)
1,195 (Qt); 992 (Q100)
1,985 (Qt) ; 1,648 (0100)
t 5 programmable function keys, windowing, character graphics
RS232C RS232C , RS422
Dlflpolnt.a.t
Datapoint, IBM
1,395 (01) ; 1,155 (Q100)
2,295 (01 ); 1,950 (0100)
1f0w~i-a-lb-l6.:pkroepp"t,lfl~llble
~-
21 function keys
975 (01)
878
intelligent
DATAVUE CORP.
DV132C
a
14-inch ; green, amber
132 x 44
RS232C
DEC VT100, VT52 ; IBM 3178 1,800
(X-on/X-off, DTR, BSC or
Models 2, 3, 4 and 5
(01 )
SNA with controller)
with controller
21 programmable function keys in VTtOO mode, 24 programmable function keys (with controller). RS232C
printer port, IBM Ideograms, VT100 business graphics
13-inch, green
RS232C,currentloop (X-on/X-off)
1,795 (Q1); 1,257 (0100)
iPllM ol mtmOJY, 1068x240 pbrel ~ l8ClancM1t
t44
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY TERMINALS
h " DIGITAL ENGINEERING INC.
~-$·'
~~~iI'
HiSCAN 4205
lnteHigent/ 12-inch; white,
graphics
green, amber
HiSCAN 4205 (color)
intelligent/ 14-inch; 16-color, graphics 64-color palette
n/J.,~. 'I;:
Jp~Ii"~i '-C;;f-.
-$.S
RS232C ; opt. current loop
RS232C ; opt. current loop
I
"I'
DEC VT220, Regis; Tektronix 4010, 4014,
4027,4105
DEC VT220, Regis; Tektronix 4010, 4014,
4027, 4105
1·
I~~
1I1
2,195 (01)
2,195 (01)
15 programmable function keys; bit· mapped graphics; English, German or
French menu; lightpen; non-wlatile
set-up modes
15 programmable function keys ; nonvolatile set-up modes; bit-mapped
graphics ; English , German or French menu; lightpen
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP.
VT220
intelligent
12-inch; green, white, amber
132 x 24
RS232C; RS423, current loop (X-on/X-off)
VT240
intelligent! graphics
12-inch; green, 132 x 24 white, amber
RS232C ; RS423, current loop (X-on/X-off)
VT241
intelligent/ 13-inch; 64-color 132 x 24
graphics
palette
RS232C; RS423, current loop (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT100, VT52
DEC VT100, VT52; Tektronix 4010/4014
DEC VT100, VT52; Tektronix 4010/4014
1,395 (01)
15 programmable function keys, non-volatile set-up modes, split screen, multiple language keyboards,
self-test diagnostics, video output for
auxiliary monitors
2,195 (01)
15 programmable function keys, nonvolatile set-up modes, split screen, bitmapped graphics, multiple language
keyboards, self-test diagnostics, integral modem
3,195 15 programmable function keys, non-
(01) volatile set-up modes, split 8C19811, self· test diagnostics; opt. autodial modem
DTllNC. 302
intelligent
12-inch; b&w, green, amber
80x24
RS232C current loop (X-on/X-off)
ENVISION TECHNOLOGY INC.
220
intelligent/ 13-inch ; 16-color
graphics from 4096-color
palette
132 x 24
RS232C (X-on/X-off, DTR/CTS)
230
intelligent/ 13-inch; 16-color, 132 x 24
RS232C
graphics 4096-color palette
(X-on/X-off, DTR/CTS)
DEC VT100, VT52; 00200, 8053; Hazeltine 1510; Lear
Siegler; Alpha-Micco
995 (01) ; 750 (0100)
16 programmable function keys, business graphics, portable
DEC VT100, Tektronix 9014 DEC VT100, Tektronix 9014
70 programmable function keys, bit· mapped graphics, polygon fill, ISSCO. PVI, SAS software support, printer port
standard; opt. RS170 output
70 programmable function keys, bitmapped graphics, polygon fill, ISSCO, PVI and SAS software support, printer
port standard ; opt. RS170 output
ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS INC.
Touch Information Display PIN 10-0001
dumb
12-inch, amber
80x24
RS232C
ERICSSON INFORMATION SYSTEMS AB
XXXS11
editing
15-inch, amber
80x26
IBM S/34, S/36, S/38
FALCO DATA PRODUCTS
Fame II
editing/ graphics
Fame Ill
editing
Fame 100
editing
14-inch, green 12-inch , green 12-inch, green
80or 132 x 25
80 x 25
132 x 24
RS232C ; opt. RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
RS232C (X ·on / X-off)
RS232C ; opt. RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
Lear Siegler ADM 3A
1,400 (01) ; 1,265 (0100)
infrared light beam touch
panel, rackmount
plug-compatible to IBM 5251-11, IBM 5291
DEC VT100, VT52
DEC VT52, Lear Siegler ADM3A
DEC VT100, VT52; opt. Tektronix 4010, 4014
2 ,0 0 0 (0100)
795 (01)
640 ( 0 1) 1,195 (01)
IBM S/3x software-compalble; opt. printer
50 programmable non-wlatile function keys, printer port, block and monitor modes, QPI. amber di&J!lllY 12 function keys; printer port, opt. amber display
18 programmable function keys, 16K display memory; opt. 14-inch
amber display
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Vue Point
dumb
10-inch, orange
40 x 12
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
VuePoint II
dumb
10-inch; orange, green
40 x 12
RS232C , RS422, RS423, RS449, RS485, TIL, current loop (X-on/ X-off)
3,500 (01); 2,500 (0100)
3 pages of memory (opt. to 48 pages), touch input, touch scanner enclosed
separately from microprocessor, portable, gas plasma
2,295 (0 1) ; 1,767 (0100)
2 user-selectable character sets, flat panel , gas plasma, 12 x 20 resolution
infrared touch scanner
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intelligent 12-inch, green
G0-140
intelligent/ graphics
12-inch, green
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AS232C (X-on/X-ott, OTA)
DEC VT52, VT100, VT102
132 x 24
RS232C (X-on/X-ott, DTR)
DEC VT52 , VT100, VT1 02 ; Tektronix 4010, 4012, 4013
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(01) ; {Unction' kf1V9, non-WJlallte set-up
895 modes, apllt ICIMf\, character graphics,
(0100)
bldil'ICfOnlll auxiliary port
1,995 4 function keys, 8 programmable function
(01) ; keys, 4 pages of memory, non-volatile
1,495 set-up modes, split screen, bit-mapped
(0100)
graphics. PLOT 10-compatible,
bidirectional auxiliary port
HMW DATA SYSTEMS
4001
editing/ graphics
14-, 19-inch; 27-color
80x48
AS232C, current loop, Centronics (OTA)
5001
editing/ 20-inch ; 16-color, BO x 4B graphics 4096 color palette
RS232C , current loop, Centronics
(X-on/X-off, bisync, SDLC , HDLC)
DECVT100
DEC VT100, IBM 3270, Teklronix 40xx
3,100 32 function keys. 4 pages of memory, (01); ISSCO and bit-mapped graphics, 2,700 polygon fill, 19-inch rackmount, built-in
(0100) diagnostics, RGB and TTL video output
5,100 (01); 4,100 (0100)
32 function keys, split screen, zoom, pan, PLOT 10-compatible, bit-
mapped graphics, rackmount, RGB and TTL video outputs , built-in diagnostics, printer butter
9081
intelligent
19-inch; 8 foreground/ 8 background
80x48 AS232C ; opt. current loop IFC 80001 F, DEC VT100, 5,000
(X-on/X-off)
ADDS980
(01)
bar cl1att8, plot and ll8CtOr modes, RS170 OUlpUt. 16 programmable funclion keys; opt printer ports
90B3-S 9203
intelligent editing
13-inch; B foreground/ B background
13-inch; 8 foreground/ 8 background
BO x4B RS232C ; opt. current loop IFC B0001G , DEC VT100 , 3,995
(X-on/X-off)
ADDS 9BO
(01)
80x48 AS232C; opt. current loop IFC 8001G, DEC Yf100, 5,500
(X-on/X-ott)
ADDS980
(01)
bar charts, plot and vector modes, RS 170 output, 16 programmable function keys; opt. printer ports
bar charts, plot and vector modes, membrane keyboard, ruggedized
HARRIS CORP., COMPUTER SYSTEMS DIV.
8685
intelligent 12-inch, green 80x24
AS232C, RS242 (X-on/X-off)
20 programmable function keys, clock, self.diagnostic, status Hne
86B6
intelligent 12-inch, green BO x 24
RS232C, RS242 (X-on/X-off)
20 programmable function keys, clock, self-diagnostics, status line
HEWLETI·PACKARD CO.
2392A
intelligent
12-inch, green
80x27
RS232C, RS422, Centronics
(X-on/X-ott, ENO/ACK)
DECVT100
1,295 8 programmable function keys, 4 pages (01) of memory (opt 8 pages), printer port
(RS232C or Centronics~ 17 languages
2623A 2625A 2627A
intelligent/ 12-inch; green,
graphics
b&w, amber
intelligent/ graphics
12-inch; b&w, green, amber
intelligent/ 12-inch, 8-colo1 graphics
BO x 26 80x27 BO x 26
RS232C , RS422 (X-on/X-ott, ENO/ACK)
AS232C, AS422, current loop (X-on/X-off,
ENO/ACK, bisync) RS232C , RS422,
current loop (X-on/X-off, ENO/ACK)
Tektronix 4010, DEC VT100 TektronlX 4014, IBM 3276
Tektronix 4010, DEC VT100
3,250 (01)
B programmable function keys, 2 pages of memory, bit-mapped vector graphics ,
PLOT 10-compatible, built-in graphics printer, video output, tablet output, 61anguages
3,495 8 programmable function keya, 6 pages (01) of~ bit-mapped Y8Ctor graphics.
Pt.Of 1Ckompallbie, polylill. built-in
prl~ 11 languages
5,975 (01)
8 programmable function keys, 2 pages of memory, bit-mapped vector graphics,
PLOT 10-compatible, polyfill, built-in printer, RGB video output, tablet input,
61anguages
HONEYWELL INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC.
VIP7201
editing/ Q!8PhiCS
12-inch, green 80x24
AS232C, AS422A (TTY compatible)
VIP7305
editing
12-inch, green
BO x 25 RS232C , RS422A, current loop, MIL STD 188C (TTY compatible)
Honeywell VIP7200 Honeywell VIP 7300
895 (01)
1,900 (01)
7 function keys, moealc graphics, auxiliary RS232C, RS422A ports
12 function keys, 24 code sequences
HUMAN DESIGNED SYSTEMS INC.
Concept GVT +
inteHigent/ 12-inch; amber,
graphics
green, b&w
132x24
AS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off, CTSIATS)
DEC VT100, VT52; Tektronix 401 O
1,895 (01)
46 programmable function keys, up to 8 pages of memory, non-wlatlle set-up modes, vector graphics, block fill, self-
test. printer port, video output; opt.
foreign language/math char. sets
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graphics
green, b&w
Concept AVT +
Intelligent 12-inch; amber, green, b&w
Concept AVT·APL +
intelligent
12-i nch ; amber, green, b&w
ID SYSTEMS CORP.
10-200
intelrigent/ graphics
12-inch; b&w, green, amber
ID-200/color
intelligent/ 14-inch, 8-color graphics
IMSINT'L ULTIMA 11
intelligent/ 12-inch; green,
graphics
amber
INTECOLOR CORP.
2405
Intelligent/ graphics
13-inch, 8 foreground/ 8 background
F8001
editing
19-inch, 8 foreground/ 8 background
Color Trend 21 O intelligent 14-inch, 8-color
INTEGRATED AUTOMATION
VDT·2
editing/ graphics
15-inch, b&w
VDT·3
editing/ graphics
15-inch, b&w
JNTERGRAPH CORP.
ANT009
editing
12-inch, b&w
ANT 016
editing
12-inch, b&w
KELINC.
J1014
inteUigenl/ graphics
14-inch, green
J1014C
intelligent/ 14-inch, 8-color graphics
J1019
intelligent/ graphics
19-inch, green
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modes, 4 user-definable windows, vector graphics, block fill , self-test, printer port
132 x 24 RS232C, current loop
(X·on/X·off, CTS/RTS)
DEC VT100, VT52
1,295 (01)
46 programmable function keys, up to 8 pages of memory, non-volatile set-up modes, 4 user-definable windows, selftest, printer port; opt. foreign language
132 x 24 RS232C , current loop (X-on/X-off, CTS/RTS)
DEC VT100 , VT52
1,495 (01)
46 programmable function keys, up to 8 pages of memory, non-volatile set-up
modes , 4 user-definable windows, self· test, printer port; opt. foreign language
and math char. sets
132 x 24
132 x 24
RS232C, current loop (X-on/X·off, EIA, DTR , SNA/SDLC)
RS232C , current loop (X·on/X-off, EIA, DTR ,
SNA/SDLC)
DEC VT100, VT132
DEC VT100, VT132
2,750 (01)
4 pages of memory
4 pages of memory
80x25
RS232C , RS422 (X-on/X-off, CTS)
TeleVideo 950, 920, 925; DEC VT52
585 72 programmable function keys, bit-
(01) ; milpped graphics, PLOT 10-compatlble,
495
keyboard diagnostics, 6 lol91gn
(0100)
I age sets
80x24 RS232C ; opt. current loop (X·on/X·off)
80 x 48 RS232C ; opt. current loop (X-on/X·off)
80x24 hardware handshaking
DEC VT100 DEC VT100, VT52
1,295 12 programmable function keys, 2 pages
(01) ; of memory, split screen, non-volatile set-
995 up modes, PLOT 1D-compalible, vector
(0100)
graphics, printer port, light pen
2,395 (01) ; 1,795 (0100)
12 function keys, printer port; opt. color-graphics package
12 programmable function keys, vector graphics
108 )( 70 104 x 51
RS232C, RS449 (X-on/X-off)
RS232C, RS449 (X-on/X-off)
132 x 24 132 x 24
RS232C, current loop (X-on/X·off, RTS/CTS)
RS232C (X·on/X-off)
146x 64 RS232C, current loop (X·on/X·off, DTR)
146 x 64 RS232C , current loop (X-on/X-oll, DTR)
146 x 64 RS232C , current loop (X·on/X·off, DTR)
DECVnoo DEC VT100
Tektronix 4010, 4014; DEC VT100
Tektronix 4010, 4014; DEC VT100
Tektronix 4010, 4014; DEC VT100
bit-mapped graphics, compatible with Group 3 Facsimile and 200-ppi
laser printers
bit-mapped graphics, compatible with Group 4 Facsimile and 300-ppi
laser printers
1,600 (01) 2,470 (01)
3,450 (01)
85 function keys, portable,
sell-diagnostics
83 function keys, portable
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programmable function keys, PLOT 10- iii
compatible, rectangle fill, circle
generator, built-in diagnostics; opt. dual
planes. digitizer tablet
5,950 (0 1)
non-volatile set-up modes, 8 programmable function keys, built-in
diagnostics, 4 planes, circle generator, bit-mapped memory, PLOT
10-compatible
4 ,6 0 0 (01)
non-YOlalile set-up modes, 8 programmable function keys, built-in
diagnostics; bit-mapped memory, rectangle fill, PLOT ID-compatible;
opt. dual plane, digitizer
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Vision
lntelltgent/ graphics
12-inch; green, amber
Vision 2200 +
editing/ graphics
12-inch; green, amber
LEAR SIEGLER INC./DATAPRODUCTS DIV.
ADM5
dumb
12-inch; green, b&w
ADM11
intelligent
12, 14-inch ; green, amber
AOM12
lnlelligenl
12-, 14-inch; green, amber
ADM22
editing
12-inch, green
AOM220
intelligent
12-, 14-inch; green, amber
ADM 1178
intelligent
12-, 14-inch ; green, amber
ADM3A
dumb
LEENSHIRE LTD.
VCT 6910
Intelligent
12-inch; green, b&w
14-inch, 64-color
VCT 6928
intelligenV 14-inch, 64-color graphics
LIBERTY ELECTRONICS
Freedom 110
intelligent
12-inch; green, amber
Freedom 200
intelligent
12-inch; green, amber
Freedom 212 Freedom 220 Freedom222
infillllglnt
12-inch; green, amber
intelligent
12-inch; green, amber
Intelligent
12-inch; green, amber
132x25 132 x 25
AS232C (X-on/X-off)
AS232C (X-on/X-off)
DECVT100 DEC VT220
995 4 programmable function keys, split (01) saeen, non-w>lallle set-up model,
lilktronlx 4010, 4014, PLOT 10compatible; opt. bit-mapped graphics
1,195 non-volatile set-up modes, split screen,
(01)
Tektronix 4010, 4014, PLOT 10-
compatible; opt. bit-mapped graphics
80x24 RS232C; opt. current loop
745 (01)
BOx 25 80x25
AS232C ; opt. RS422 , current loop
(X-on/X-off, OTA)
AS232C ; opt. RS422, current loop
(X-on/X-off, OTA)
Lear Siegler ADM 3A, ADM 5; ADDS Viewpoint and Regent
25; Hazeltine 1400, 1420, 1500; DEC VT52
695 (01)
8 programmable function keys, nonvolatile set-up modes, mosaic graphics
Lear Siegler ADM 3A, ADM 5, 805 16 programmable funcllon lwfs, 2 pages
ADM 31, ADM 32
(01) of memory, split ICl'Mn, non·wlatile set·
up modes, moulc graphlce;
opt. 8 lnt'I char. 1818
80 x 25
RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off)
Lear Siegler ADM 3A, ADM 5, 695 ADM 31; Hazeltine 1500; (01) ADDS Regent 25
7 function keys, non-volatile set-up modes, mosaic graphics
132 x 25
AS232C; opt. RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT220, VT100, VT52
1,165 30 programmable funcllon keys; 1 page (01) of memory; epllt ICl8en; l'IOIHOlllllle eet·
up menus in Englilh, Ft9nch, Gennan;
line graphlce
80 x 25
AS232C ; opt. RS422 , current loop
(X-on/X-off, OTA)
IBM 3278 with protocol converter
995 24 programmable function keys, non(01) volatile set-up modes; opt. lnt'I char. sets
80x24 RS232C; opt. current loop
695 (01)
132x 27 80 x 48
RS232C, RS422, current loop
(X-on/X-off, ATS)
AS232C, RS422, current loop
(X-on/X-off, ATS)
DEC VT100, VT50; Tektronix 2,625
4010, 4105
(01);
1,970
(0100)
20 programmable function keys, nonwlallle 181-up modes; opt. graphics
DEC VT100, VT52; Tek1ronix 4,600
4010, 4105
(01) ;
3,450
(0100)
20 programmable function keys, nonvolatile set-up modes, circle, square, polygon fill , zoom , pan , rackmount,
RS 170 composite output
80x25
80 x 25
80x25 132 x 25 132 x 25
AS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off, OTA)
AS232C (X-on/X-off, OTA)
AS232C, Bell 212A modem, AJ11 /RJ13
(X-on/X-off, OTA)
RS232C (X-on/X-off, OTA)
RS232C, Bell 212A modem, AJ11 /RJ13
(X-on/X-off, OTA)
TeleVldeo 910, Lear Siegler
ADM 3A, ADDS Regent 25,
HazeltinJ 1420
595 (01);
506 (0100)
1o programmable function keys, nonwiatile set-up model, 15 line-drawing
graphics characters, buffered bidil9Clional printer port, 8 folelgn
character sets
TeleVideo 950 , Lear Siegler ADM 31
695 47 programmable function keys, 10
(01); function keys, non-volatile set-up modes,
591
split screen 86 ex1ended graphics
(0100) characters, buffered bidirectional printer
port, 8 foreign character sets
litleVldeo 950, Lear Siegler ADM31
10 programmable function keys, nonWllatlle 181-up modes, 86 extended graphlce charact81S, YOiceldata terminal, integral Bell 212A-compatible modem
DEC VT220, VT100, VT52
795 split screen, 10 programmable function
(01) ; keys, DEC VT220 special graphics
676
character set
(0100)
DEC VT52, VT100. VT220
1,395 split screen, 10 programmable function (01); keys, voice/data terminal, integral Bell 1,186 212-compatible modem, auto-dial (0100)
148
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Alphagraphic-
editing/
Mono
grephics
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IBM 3274/79; Ho~ll 7851/54, 7300, 7700, 7874;
DEC VT100
2 ,000
1Oscreen windows, 1Ointerfece
(01) partitions, non-wlatile set-up modes, 1O
pages of memory, bit-mapped graphics,
PLOT 10-C0mpatible, diagnostics,
auxiliary printer
Alphagraphic-Color editing/ graphics
14-inch, 8-color
100 x 30 RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off, OTA , bisync)
IBM 3274/79; Honeywell 7851 /54 , 7300, 7700 , 7874 ;
DEC VT100
3 ,0 0 0 (0 1)
1Oscreen windows, 1O interface partitions, non-volatile set-up modes, 10 pages of memory, bit-mapped graphics,
PLOT 10-compatible diagnostics, auxiliary printer
MATROX ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS LTD.
CTM-300
Intelligent/ graphics
12-inch, 8 foreground/ 8 background
132 x 25
AS232C, Centronics (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT100
3 ,3 4 0 (01)
18 programmable function keys, split screen. user RAM, mosaic graphics,
rackmount, RS170 video output
MEGADATA CORP.
8188-1
editing
15-inch; b&w, 80x 25 green, amber, red
RS232C, AS422
custom emulations, 100 function keys. 100 pages of memory, split screen, line
drawing graphics, custom programming
and character sets
8188-2
intelligent 15-i nch ; b&w, 132 x 29 gre en , amber, red
(2) AS232C
custom emulations, 32 programmable function keys, 32K-byte text memory, line drawing graphics, slave monitor output;
opt. touch screen
8188-3
editing
15-inch; b&w, eox 25 (3) AS232C, (2) parallel
green, amber, red
(bisync, SDLC)
UNIVAC UTS40; IBM 3271m/87; 1BM3275;
ADDS Regent 40
90 function keys, 2 pages of memory, line drawing graphics, diagnostics, selectlble
emulation modes; opt. 1.4M-byte dual floppy disk
8188-4
editing
15-i nch ; b&w, 132 x 24 AS232C, AS423, parallel
green, amber, red
(V 21, X.24, X.21, SDLC)
84 function keys , horizontal and vertical split screen, 128K-byte text buffer, line
drawing graphics, diagnostics; opt. 1.4M-byte dual floppy disk
8188-5
editing
15-inch; b&w, 80x25 green, amber, red
AS232C, AS422
100 function keys, 100 pages of memory.
split screen, line drawing graphics, diagnostics, battery backup, custom emulations
8188-6
intelligent 15-inch ; b&w, 135 x 26 green, amber, red
AS232C , AS422
DG410, 460
32 programmable function keys, split screen, line drawing graphics, diagnostics; opt. touch screen
8188-7
intelligent
15-inch; green, 132 x 29 (3) AS232C, Centronics
amber, red
(bisync, SDLC)
UNIVAC UTS40; IBM 3271/77/87, 3275; ADDS
Regent40
90 function keys, 2 pages of memory, line drawing graphics, 256 user-specified
characters, selectable emulation modes; opt. dual floppy disks
MEMOREX CORP./COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
2051 Model 11
15-inch, monochrome
80x25
MEMOREX CORP.
2079 Color Display Stations
14-inch, 7-color 80x32
2078 Display Station
15-inch ; green, amber
80 - 132/ 24 - 43
2178 Display Station
12-inch, green 80 x 24
(SNNSDLC, BSC) (SNN SLDX, bisync) (bisync, SNNSDLC)
MICRO DISPLAY SYSTEMS INC.
202
editing
15-inch ; b&w,
green, amber
212
dumb
15-inch ; b&w,
green, amber
MICRO PRODUCTS CO. (MPC DIV. C3 INC.)
1100/ 1200
intelligent
14-inch; b&w, green, amber
80x 57 80 x 57
AS232C AS232C
132 x 25 RS232C, AS422, current loop, Centronics, AS170 (HDX/FDX, X-on/X-off)
IBM 5251 Model 11 IBM 3279 IBM 3178
DECVT52, VT100, VT101 , VT131/132, VT220; Perkin
Elmer 1251
,e,:,>, low power, automatic dimming, alarm Cll -
opt. light pen, graphics
automatic dimming , alarm
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automatic dimming, self-test diagnostics,
printer port, lnt'I char. sets
1,695 (01)
1,695 (01 )
10 keys
1,295 13 programmable function keys, 6 pages (01) of memory, soft set-up in NVR, split
screen, protected fields, 7 video
attributes, line drawing graphics, 5 foreign languages
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149
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intelligent/ 14-inch ; 16-color, 80 x 48 graphics 4096-color palette
RS232C , RS423, current loop, Ce ntronics, RS 170 (HDX/FDX, X-on/X-off)
MICRO-TERM INC.
lntecolor 8301 G/R
2,595 16 programmable function keys, 6 pages (01 ); of memory, 7 video attributes, bit3,995 mapped graphics, region/polygon fi ll , (01 ) ISSCO, SAS, DVI , PLOT 10-compatible,
parallel port
ACT5AIMIME-2A editing
12-inch; b&w, green
80x24
RS232C, current loop DEC VT52, Lear Siegler ADM 995
(X-on/X-off, DTR)
3A, SOROC IQ 120
(01)
8 function kaVs. split ICl9en
ERG0-20 1
intelligent/ graphics
12- inch ; green, amber
80 x 25
RS232C , current loop (X-on/X-off)
TeleVideo 925, Lear Siegler ADM 3A, ADDS, Hazeltine,
DEC VT52, ACT-5A
795 (0 1)
24 programmable function keys, 2 pages of memory, split screen, non-volatile setup modes, Tektronix 4010-compatible,
custom emulations
ERG0-301
intelligent! graphics
12-inch; green, amber
132x25 RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT52, VT100
895 4 programmable function keys, 2 pages (01) of memoty, $pllt 11C1Mn, non-volatile set-
up modes, "Rtktronix 4010- and REGIS-
compatible graphics, video output
E R G 0 -3 0 1 F K
intelligent/ graphics
12-inch; green, amber
132 x 25
RS232C , current loop (X -o n/ X-off )
995 (01 )
20 programmable function keys , split screen , non-volatile set-up modes, PLOT
10- and REGIS-compatible graphics, video output, 2 pages of memory
ERG0-4000
inlelligent
15-inch, green
80x66
RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT52, VT100; Lear 1,195
Siegler ADM 3A
(01)
30 progr8fll'Nble function keys, non-YOl.allle eet-up modes,
custom emulation$
TWIST
intelligent
MICROMATION INC.
15-inch ; b&w, amber
80 x 72
RS232C , current loop (X -on/ X-off )
DEC VT52 , VT100 ; Lear 1,595 22 programmable function keys, 3 pages
Siegler ADM 3A ; TeleVideo; (01 ) of memory, non-volatile set-up modes,
ADDS; Hazeltine
custom modes
MNiew
lldltlr9'
graphics
15-inch, green 132 x 72 (2) RS232C, Centronics (X-on/X-off, DTR, RTS)
MILTOPE CORP.
DEC VT100, Tllktronilc
4010/4014
2,990 non-W>latile set-up model, bit-mapped
(01); graphics, PLOT 1Q.cornpatlble, OEM
2,392
custom flmlwal9 deYelopment
(0100)
MIL-TERM-280
editing/ graphics
4.1 inches high x 8.3 inches wide, orange plasma
80x25
RS232C, RS422 (X-on/X-off)
DECVT100
15,800 mllltarlzed, split~. non-w>lalile set(01) up modlll, dOt-addll1allble graphics,
MIL-Slt>·188C, parallel printer port
TER-100
editing/ graphics
4.1 inches high x 8.3 inches wide, orange plasma
80 x 25
RS232C, RS422 (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT100
27,000 militarized , non-volatile set-up modes ,
(01 )
line-addressable graphics , MIL-
STD-188C, parallel printer port, MT-1 029
VRC vehicular mount
MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS
M68SXD10155A
editing
MSI DATA CORP.
12-inch, b&w 80x24
RS232C
MotolOla Exormaca Development System
2,590 12 function keys, audible alarm, switch-
(01)
selectable modem oontrols
85
intelligent 5 x 7 dot matrix 2Unes RS232C , DADM, serial or
characters, LCD
parallel modem
clock, tmemal ~ programmable keys
885
intelligent 5 x 7 dot matrix 2 lines RS232C, DADM , serial or
characters, LCD
parallel modem
programmable keys, clock, program-load modules, laser scanner
NCR CORP.
7900-111
dumb
12-inch, amber 80x25
RS232C
ADDS
2,150 (01); 1,500 (0100)
se1Me8t eflllQr10lliCa. opt. aerial or
parallel prtnllr
7910
intelligent
15-inch , amber 132 x 25
RS232C, Centronics (X-on/X-off)
NCR, page
1,995 (01 ); 1,395 (0100)
10 programmable function keys, nonvolatile set-up modes, 4 pages of memory, split screen, mosaic line graphics, bar charts, self-test diagnostics
7900-612-1000
dumb
12-inch; amber 80x25
RS232C
1,500 local cliagno8tica. ll8rial printer connect
(01)
79 10-0102-7107
intelligent 15-inch; amber 132 x 25
RS232C , Centronics (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT100 , NCR Models 1and4
1,995 10 programmable function keys, 4 pages (01 ) of memory, non-volatile set-up modes,
line and bar graphics, printer buffer
NEWBURY DATA RECORDING
9509
editing
12-inch; amber, green
80x25
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
Hellllbury ~~
t21uncllon . . non-wilallle 88l-up modes
150
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/ November 19, 1984
ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY TERMINALS
'9500
9510
1-~··
"editing
~o;§'
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12-inch; green, amber
editing/ graphics
12-inch; green, amber
n
/:J/~
,~
.,l'!'~I
~.g
80 x 25 80x25
V24 (RS232C), current loop
(X-on/X-off, DTR)
V24 (RS232C), current loop
(X-on/X-off, DTR)
,.
I I
4.a~~
J
TeleVideo 925, 950
TeleVldeo 925, 950; Tektronix 4010, 4014
function keys , 4 pages of memory, nonvolatile set-up modes, printer buffer; opt.
?languages
bit-mapped graphics; opt. 7 languages
NORTHERN TELECOM
DP1000
editing! graphics
7-inch, white
80x24 RS232C, parallel , 2-RJ11 C (X-on/X-off; opt. bisync, SDLC)
DEC VT52, VT100; IBM3101
1,295 (01)
5 programmable softkeys, portable, mosaic graphics, integral 103 modem, 2-line telephone with speaker phone,
simultaneous voice and data
ONYX SYSTEMS
OT-80
Intelligent 14-inch, green 80x25
RS232C (X-on/X-off, bisync)
DEC VT52, VT100
850 (01); 810 (0100)
28 programmable function keys, split screen, mosaic graphics, foreign language versions, diagllORtics
PERRY DATA SYSTEMS INC.
9460Vldeo Register Terminal
editing
12-inch, green 80x24
RS232C, RS422 (RTS)
ADDS Regent 25, Data 3,500
General D200, Datapoint8200, (01);
IBM3101
2,400
(0100)
1O function keys, is a terminal/cash register (point-of-sale), receipt printer, aux. serial port; opt. bar-code reader
9310 Video Printing Terminal
editing
12-inch, green 80 x 24
RS232C, RS422 (RTS)
ADDS Regent 25
3,500 5 function keys, (point-of-sale) printing (01 ); terminal with built-in Okidata 82A printer, 2,400 cash drawer control , aux. serial port (01 00)
PDS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
271
dumb
15-inch;
132 x 25 RS232C, current loop Tektronics4014, 4010; Lear 2,200
industrial version only
green, amber
(X-on/X-off, TIY)
Siegler ADM 3A
(0100)
PINZONE INT'L INC.
Emulog200
editing
PSITECH INC.
green
80x24
RS232C, current loop (X-on/ X-off)
Data General D200, 6053
849 (01); 595 (0100)
20 function keys
GTC314
intelligent/ 14-inch; 8-color, 132 x 48
(2) RS232C
graphics 4096-color palette
(X-on/X-off, RTS/CTS)
DEC VT52, VT100; Lear Siegler ADM 3; Tektronix
4010,4027
2,895 (01)
18 programmable function keys, bit· mapped graphics, graphic prilnltiYls, PLOT 10-compatible, ISSCO, SAS, PVI;
opt. color ink-jet printer
GTC 329
QUMECORP. OVT-102 OVT-103 OVT-108 OVT-109
intelligent/ 19-inch ; 16-color, 132 x 48
(2) RS232C
graphics 4096-color palette
(X-on/X-off, RTS/CTS)
DEC VT52 , VT100 ; Lear Siegler ADM 3; Tektronix
4010, 4027
4,995 18 programmable function keys, bit(01) mapped graphics, graphic primitives,
PLOT 10-compatible, ISSCO, SAS, PVI , rackmount, RGB video outputs; opt. color
ink-jet printer
intelligent intelligent int8lligent intelligent
12-inch; green, amber
14-inch; green, amber
12-inch; green, amber
14-inch; green
80x24 132 x 24 80x24 80 x 24
RS232C ; opt. current loop TeleVideo 910, Hazeltine 1500, 595 16 graphics symbols; opt. 14·inch diaplay
(X-on/ X-off)
Lear Siegler ADM 3A, ADM SA (01)
RS232C; opt. current loop (X-on/ X-off)
DEC VT100, VT131
1,095 (0 1)
16 graphics symbols
RS232C ; opt. current loop TeleVldeo 912, 920, 925 (X-on/X-off)
695 16 graphics symbols; opt. 14-inch display (01)
RS232C ; opt. RS423, current loop
ADDS Viewpoint 2A
795 (01)
38 programmable functions
9:>
"IClll "-Cl
-':!/"
...-:-D3~<;I·c;~D:.3:.::.;sI·
DI
iii
RAMTEK
6221
lnt8lligent! 13-inch; 8-color, 132 x 24 graphics 64-color palette
RS232C, RS170
DEC VT100
5,995 20 programmable function keys, runs
(01)
ISSCO, SAS, PDA softwal9
RASTER TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Model One/10
Intelligent/ 13-inch, 256-color 128 x 60 graphics
RS232C , IEEE-488 (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT100, Tektronix 4014 7,995 12 programmable function keys, 30 (01) function keys, non-volatile set-up modes, polygon fill
SAi TECHNOLOGY CO.
5000 7000
adltingl graphics
editing/ graphics
8-x 8-inch, orange plasma
4-xB-inch , orange plasma
80x50 80 x 50
opt. serial , parallel opt. serial , parallel
DEC VT100 DEC VT100
bit-mapped graphics bit-mapped graphics, low power
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151
ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY TERMINALS
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SANYO BUSINESS SYSTEMS CORP.
CRX-1100
intelligent 12-inch, green
SELANAR CORP.
Hirez 100
intelligent/ graphics
14-inch; green, amber
SOROC TECHNOLOGY INC.
Challenger 530
dumb
12-inch, green
Challenger 525
dumb
12-inch, green
Challenger 540
editing
12-inch, green
Challenger 540AM editing
12-inch, green
Challenger 540 84 editing
12-inch, green
Challenger 550
editing
12-inch, green
SPERRY CORP. UTS 20
editing
12-inch, green
UTS 30
editing/ graphics
12-inch, green
TAB PRODUCTS CO.
132115
intelligent
15-inch, green
132/15G
graphics/ dumb
TANDBERG DATA INC.
TDV2200 S
intelligent/ graphics
15-inch, green 15-inch, green
TECINC. ET-80 Series
intelligent 15-inch, b&w
ET-1 00 Series
intelligent 15-inch, b&w
630/630-C
editing
12-inch ; b&w, green
80x24
RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off)
TeteVldeo 910, Hazeltine 1410, 695 8 programmable function keys, 1 page of
ADDS Regent 25
(01) memory, non·YOlatile set-up modes,
block graphics, parallel and serial
printer ports
132x48
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT100, 101, 102, 52;
18ktronlx4010, 4014
2,395 20 programmable function keys; non-
(01) llOlatlle set-up modes; arc, circle, polygon
generation; user definable printer port,
plotter port
80x24
80 x 24
80 x 24
80 x 24
80x24
80 x 24
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
RS232C
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
Lear Siegler ADM 3A TeleVideo 925,
Lear Siegler ADM 3A Lear Siegler ADM 3A Lear Siegler ADM 3A
Lear Siegler ADM 3A
Lear Siegler ADM 2, ADM3A
695 limited line graphics; opt. 300-/1200-
(01)
baud integral modem
895 limited line graphics; opt. integral modem (Q1)
895 limited line graphics, function keys; opt.
(Q1)
integral modem
895
limited line graphics, Alpha-Micro-
(Q1) compatible with driver, function keys; opt.
integral modem
895 (01)
limited line graphics, MAI/Basic 4 application, function keys, integral modem
1,395 (Q1)
limited line graphics, Tandemcompatible, function keys; opt.
integral modem
80x25
RS232C, X.21 ·
(UNISCOPE, BSC-3270)
80 x 25
RS232C , X.21 (UNISCOPE, TTY)
IBM3270 TTY KSR-35
2,215 (01) ; 1,883 (0100)
3,235 (Q1) ; 2,750 (0100)
22 function keys, 2 logical screens
22 function keys, 2 logical screens, CP/M ORI graphics
132 x 27
132 x 27
RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off,
DTR handshake)
RS232C , current loop (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT52, VT100, VT132; Prime
DEC VT52, VT100, VT132 ; Tektronix 4010, 4027
1,795 (01)
2,795 (01)
22 programmable function keys,
12 function keys, 4 pages of memory,
split screen, NVR; opt. printer port, integral modem
arcs, circle , pie, polygons; opt. printer port, integral modem
132 x 25
RS232C, RS422, DEC VT52/100/220, Datapoint 1,395 34 function keys, 16 programmable
current loop
8200/8220. IBM 3101, Data (01) ; function keys, 8 pages of memory, non-
(X-on/X-off, OTA , bisync) General D 200/220, HP 2622, 950 YOlalile set-up modes, bit-mapped, PLOT
Honeywell 7802. Computer (0100) 10-compatible, NOVA GKS, Tektronix
Automation CRTll, MAI/Basic
4010/4014 graphics, magnetic-card
Four, Univac U200
reader, bar-code reader,
foreign languages
132 x 25 132 x 25 80x25
RS232C; opt. current loop, RS422 (X-on/X-off) (X-on/X-off)
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
Lear Siegler ADM 3 ; TeleVldeo 1,885 18 programmable function keys, 5 pages
910,920
(01) ; of memory, split screen, line/business
1,505 graphics. rackmount, 8 foreign character
(0100)
sets, printer buffer
DECVT52, VT100, VT131 , VT132
Lear Siegler ADM 3A
1,885 16 programmable function keys, 4 pages (Q1) ; of memory, split screen, non-volatile set1,505 up modes, line/business graphics, (0100) rackmount, printer buffer, 8 foreign
character sets
o 1,31 7 function keys, 4 pages of memory, split
(01) ; screen, line graphics, rackmount, printer
925 buffer, card reader, foreign character sets
(0100)
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MINI -MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY TERMINALS
h
TELERAY 16-GRF
"-$"'
" ~U~I;i'
edllingl 9-, 12-, 15-inch ; graphics b&w, green, amber
Q
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tl~
l~ "I"'!.::~!
80x25
RS232C, RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
7-HAZ 16-HON 7 7-DDG 16
editing/ 9-, 12-, 15-i nch ; 80 x 25 graphics b&w, green , amber
RS232C , RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
editing/ 9-, 12-, 15-inch; 80x25 graphics b&w, green, amber
RS232C, RS422, current loop (X-on/ X-off)
editing/ 9-, 12- , 15-inch ; 80 x 25 graphics b&w, green, amber
RS232C ; opt. RS422, current loop (X-o n/ X-off )
editing/ 9-, 12-, 15-inch; 80x25 graphics b&w, green, amber
RS232C ; opt. RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
editing/ 9- , 12- , 15-i nch; 80 x 25 graphics b&w, green , amber
RS232C, RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
H i- A P L
9- , 12-, 15-inch; 80x25 b&w, green, amber
RS232C, RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
100 100 DHZ 7-DEC 7-HNY
editing/ 9-, 12-, 15-inch; 132 x 24 graphics b&w, green , amber
editing/ 9-, 12-, 15-inch; 132 x 24
graphics b&w, green, amber
editing/ 9-, 12- , 15-inch ; 80 x 25 graphics b&w, green , amber
8ditlngl 9-, 12-, 15-inch; 80x25 graphics b&w, green, amber
RS232C, RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
RS232C, RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
RS232C, RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
RS232C, RS422, current loop (X-on/X-off)
TELEVIDEO SYSTEMS INC.
910
dumb
12-inch, green
80x24 RS232C ; opt. current loop (X-on/X-off, OTA)
910 + 925 950
editing
editing
intelligent/ graphics
12-inch, green 12-inch, green 12-inch, green
80 x 24 RS232C; opt. current loop (X-on / X- off )
80x25 RS232C ; opt. current loop (X-on/X-off, DTR)
80 x 25
RS232C , current loop (X-on/X-off, DTR)
921
intelligent/ 12-inch, green 80x25 RS232C ; opt. RS422 ,
graphics
current loop
(X-on/X-off, DTR)
925E
editing
12-inch, green
80 x 25 RS232C ; opt. current loop (X-on/X-off, DTR)
" /' I
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Tektronix 4010, 4014
2,795 (01)
4 pages (opt. 8) of memory, 10 funcllon keys, non-wlatlle set-up model, split
screen, PLOT 1D-compatible, fine, mosaic graphics, 2 buffered RS232C ports, rackmount; opt. video output
Hazeltine 1510
1,335 (01 )
2 pages (opt. 4) of memory, 10 function keys, non-volatile set-up modes, mosaic
and line graphics, 2 buffered RS232C ports, rackmount; opt. video output
Honeywell VIP7801
1,895 (01)
2 pages of memory, 10 function keys, non-volatile set-up modes, moeaic llld line graphics, 2 buffered RS232C ports,
rackrnount; opt. video output
user-defined
1,2 95 (01 )
2 pa_.9es (opt. 4) of memory, 10 function keys, non-volatile set-up modes, mosaic and line graphics, rackmount, 2 buffered
RS232C ports; opt. video output
DEC VT100, VT52; Data General D200
1,625 2 pages (opt. 4) of memory, 10 function (01) keys, non-volatile set-up modes,
and line graphics, rackmount, 2
RS232C ports; opt. video output
1,5 4 5 (01 )
4 pages (8 opt.) of memory, 1Ofunction keys, non-volatile set-up modes, mosaic
and line drawing graphics, 2 buffered RS232C ports, rackmount ; opt. video output
1,745 4 pages (8 opt.) of memory, 10 function (01) keys, non-volatile set-up modes, l'l10llk:
and line drawing graphics, 2 buffenld
RS232C ports, rackmount; opt.
video output
DECVT100, VT131 , VT52
1,3 9 5 (01 )
20 function keys, non-volatile set-up modes, split screen, line graphics,
rackmount; opt. video output
Hazeltine 1510; DEC VT100, 1,595
VT131 , VT52
(01)
20 function keys, non-volatile aet-up modes, split screen, line graphicl,
rackmount; opt. video output
DEC VT102, VT52
1,3 70 2 pages (opt. 4) of memory, 10 function (01 ) keys, non-volatile set-up modes, mosaic
and line graphics, two RS232C ports, rackmount ; opt. video output, 4 char. sets
Honeywell VIP 7300, DEC VT100 series
ADDS Regent 25, Lear
Siegler ADM 5. ADM 3A.
Hazeltine 1410
TeleVideo 912, 920
1,720 1 page (opt. 3) of memory, 10 function
(01) keys, non-volatile set-up modes, moulC
and line graphics, two RS232C portl.
rackmount; opt. video output, 4 char. 1811
e:->a- .g
649 (01)
1 function key; 1 page of memory, composite video, 4 character sets
'.D-<.I c::D;::I,r
a~ .~.
699
1 function key, 1 page of memory,
~·;:;·
(01 )
composite video, 4 character sets
iii
995 11 function keys, composite video; opt. 2
(01)
pages of memory
1,195 11 programmble function keys, 3 pages
(01)
of memory, character graphics,
composite video, buffered printer port
TeieVideo 910 +
699 (01)
16 programmable function keys, nonwlatile set-up modes, 15 special
graphics chars., buffered printer port; opt. Tektronix 4010, 4014 graphics
TeleVid eo 925
795 (01 )
16 programmable function keys, composite video, buffered printer port;
opt. second page of memory
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/ Nove m ber 19, 1984
153
ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY TERMINALS
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914
924
PT 922
" b/($~
intelligent/ 12-inch, green graphics
q
1;~
I;;;.
.re/'t.-ll
..$' ...::!
80 x 25
RS232C ; opt. RS422, current loop
(X-on/X-off, DTR)
intelllgent.' 12-inch, green 80x25 grephlcs
RS232C; opt. current loop, RS422
(X-onl X-off, DTR)
intelligent/ graphics
9-inch ; yellow, green
80 x 25
in1911igent/ 12-inch, green 132 x25 graphics
RS232C ; opt. RJ-11 C (telephone)
(X-on/X-off, DTR)
RS232C (X-on/X-otf, DTR)
I h J
ADDS Viewpoint A2
DEC VT220, 191eV«:leo 950 (with EPROMS)
699 (01)
3 programmable function keys, 64 graphics characters, composite video
output, buffered printer port; opt. Tektronix 4010, 4014 graphics board
899 18~funcllonkeys, non(01) . . . . . . . modee, 3 pages of
lll8ll'IC!IQI; 8' ~characters. COlnpOllle vtdlo output, bUtlel9d printer
p:lrt; opt. 1l9kln:lnix 4010, 4014
graphic8 board
499 7 programmable function keys, 1 page of (01) memory, portable, character graphics;
opt. modems, telephone
995
non-YOlalile lllt-up modes, 15
(01) p!Ogf8mll\8bte function keys, 1 page of
lftelTIOl'y, char. graphics, 8 char. sets,
buff9l9d printer port
970
intelligent/ 14-inch, green 132 x 25 RS232C , current loop;
DEC VT100, VT52
1,495
non-volatile set-up modes, 16
graphics
opt. RS422
(01) programmable function keys, graphics
(X-on/X-off, DTR)
chars. and block graphics, buffered
printer port, 8 char. sets
TELEX TC078 TC 079 TC 178
edltlng edltlng
12-inch; amber, green 12-inch; 4-, 7-color
12-inch, b&w
80x24 80 x 24 80x24
RS232C; IBM 3274, 3776 (IBM 3270)
RS232C. parallel, serial
IBM3270
1,550 ligllt-pen altlphmelll, printer attachment
(01)
2,195 (01)
box-to-box compatibility
1,550 (01)
printer attachment
TC1186
intelligent
12-inch; b&w, 4-color
80 x 24
RS232C
IBM 3270
opt. PC keyboard
TERMIFLEX CORP.
FX/52
intelligent
HT/1000E
intelligent
red, LED LCD
32x 1 16 x 4
RS232C, RS422, current loop, RS232C
RS232C , RS422, current loop, RS232C (X-on/X-off)
750 8~fUncllon keys, portable,
(01) b!Gekmocte IJ'anlmi8lion. pollable
1,195 4 programmable function keys, non-
(01)
volatile set-up modes, portable
THOMAS ENGINEERING COMPANY
TE-780X
intelligent 14-inch, green
TRANSIAC CORP.
TR1024
adltlngl graphics
15-inch, green
U.S. DATA CORP.
80x24 145 x 52
RS232C . current loop (X-on/X-off)
RS232C (X-on/X-off)
Honeywell VIP7800,
DECVT100
1,695 (01)
12 programmable function keys, programmable status line and bar graphics
1ilktlOnlx 4014, DEC VT100 3,750 (01)
t6 function keya, 4 pElg88 d memory,
~---~PLOT10-
c:onipallble; blt-tnlJ!Pped graphics, diglllZer tablet
React 2
Intelligent
VERTICOM INC.
PLP100
Jntetligent/ graphics
PLP200
intelligent/ graphics
13-, 19-inch; 8-color
13-, 19-inch; 16color, 4096-color
palette 13-, 19-inch; 16color, 4096-color
palette
80x48 132x80 132 x 80
(X-onl X-off)
RS232C, Centronics (X-on/X-off)
RS232C , Centronics (X-on/X-off)
graphic& package available
DEC VT100, Tektronix 4010 DEC VT100, Tektronix 4010
5,650 (01)
5 function Mys. 10 piogrammable
function~ 4pages of memory.
j:>ol)'90fl fiD
6,450 1Oprogrammable function keys, 4 pages
(01)
of memory, polygon fill
V55 V50 V300
editing
intelligent
12-, 14-inch; b&w, green
12-, 14-inch; b&w, green
12-, 14-inch; b&w, green
80x24 80 x 24 80x24
RS232C; opt. current loop DEC VTS2. Lear Siegler ADM
(X-on/X-off)
3A. Hazellineetprit, 1510,
ADOS Viewpoint. Vleual 210
RS232C ; opt. current loop (X-on/X-off) .
DEC VT52, Lear Siegler ADM 3A, Hazeltine Esprit,
ADDS Viewpoint
RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT100, VT52
895 (01)
695 (01)
3 function keys, non-volatile set-up modes
995 12 programmable function keys, spilt (01) ecreen, non-volallle set·up modes; opt. 8
154
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY TERMINALS
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A
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V330
vsoo
V550 V102
intelligent
...intelligent/
graphics
intalllganll
12-, 14-inch ; b&w, green 14-inch, green
14-inch, green
14-inch, green
80 x 24
RS232C , current loop (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT52 , Lear Siegler ADM 995 3A, Hazeltine 1510, DG 0200 (01)
12 programmable function keys, split screen, non-volatile set-up modes ; opt.
foreign languages
80x33
RS232C , current loop (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT52, Lear Siegler ADM 2,495 12 programmable function keys, split
3A, Hazeltine 1510, DG D200, ' (01) screen, non-volatile set-up modes, bit-
Tektronix 4010, 4014
mapped graphics, PLOT 1Q-compatible;
opt. foreign language
80 x 33
RS232C , current loop (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT100, VT52 ; Tektronix 4010 , 4014
2 ,695 (01)
12 programmable function keys, split screen , non-volatile set-up modes, bitmapped graphics, PLOT 10-compatible;
opt. foreign languages
132 x24 RS232C ; opt current loop (X-on/X-off)
DEC VT102, VT100, VT52;
opt. Tektronix 4010, 4014
1,095 (01)
8 programmable function keys, split screen, non-volatile set-up modes, bitmapped graphics, PLOT 1Q-compatlble;
opt. foteign languages
WY-1000
14-inch, green 132x24
RS232C, RS422 (bisync)
2,695
16 programmable function keys,
(01) ; supports DAi's GSX graphics package;
2,021
opt. bit-mapped graphics
(0100)
350
editing 14-inch ; 8-color, 132 x 24
RS232C
Wyse WY-100; Lear Siegler 1,295
16 function keys
64-color palette
ADM 31 ; Hazeltine 1500; (01) ;
TeleVideo 1500, 910, 924 971
(0100)
WY-50
int8lligenl 14-inch, green 132 x24
RS232C
Wyse WY-100, Lear Siegler 695
ADM 31 , TeleVldeo 910, (0100);
ADOS Viewpoint,
521
Hazeltine 1500
(0100)
16 programmable function keys
WY-75
intelligent 14-inch , green 132 x 24
RS232C
DEC VT100
795 (01) ; 596 (0100)
16 programmable function keys
ZENITH DATA SYSTEMS
ZTX-10/ 11
editing
ZENTEC CORP.
12-inch, monochrome
RS232C, RJ-1 lC, RS170
DECVT52
479
battery backup, 4 function keys,
portable; ZTX-11 has a built-In Bell
103-compatible modem
1021
edlllng
12-inch, green
80x24
RS232C, current loop (X-on/X-off)
Hazeltine 1500, Lear Siegler 650
ADM 3A, ADDS Viewpoint, (01) ;
DEC VT52
395
(0100)
non-volatile set-up modes, 1 page of memory
1041 1051 8031
intelligent
12-inch; green, amber, white
80 x 25
RS232C , current loop (X-on/X-off, DTR)
intelligent 12-, 15-inch; green, 132 x 25 amber, white
intelligent
12-inch; green, amber, white
80 x 25
RS232C/RS422A, RS232C
(X-on/X-off, OTA)
RS232C (X-on/X-off, DTR)
Zentec Zephyr DEC VT132
Zentec Zephyr
1,095
non-volatile set-up modes, 8
> (01); programmable function keys , 2 pages of
825
memory (opt 4 pages)
Q.
(0100) 1,295
16 programmable function
keys, 4
pages
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1,195 (01) ;
16 programmable function keys, 1 page of memory
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DIRECTORY OF MANUFACTURERS
ADAC CORP. 70 Tower Office Park Woburn, MA 01801 (617) 935-6668 Circle 557
ADDMASTER CORP. 416 Junipero Serra Dr. P.O. Box 387 San Gabriel , CA 91778-0387 (818) 285-1121 Circle 558
AMERICAN COMPUTER HARDWARE CORP. 18117 Mt. Washington Fountain Valley , CA 92708 (714) 549-2688 Circle 568
AMLYN CORP. 2450 Autumnvale Dr. San Jose, CA 95131-1872 (408) 946-8616 Circle 569
ADDS/DATATYPE 100 Marcus Blvd . Hauppauge, NY 11787 (516) 231-5400 Circle 559
ANADEX INC. 1001 Flynn Rd . Camarillo , CA 93010 (805) 987-9660 Circle 570
ANALOG AND DIGITAL PERIPHERALS INC. (ADPI) 815 Diana Dr. Troy , OH 45373 (513) 339-2241 Circle 560
ADVANCED COLOR TECHNOLOGY 21 Alpha Rd. Chelmsford , MA 01824 Circle 561
ANDERSON JACOBSON INC. 521 Charcot Ave . San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 263-8520 Circle 571
ANN ARBOR TERMNALS INC. 6175 Jackson Rd . Ann Arbor, Ml 48103 (313) 663-8000 Circle 572
ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS 462 Oakmead Pkwy. Sunnyvale , CA 94086 (408) 773-8585 Circle 562
ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION 723 9th Ave. Kirkland , WA 98033 (206) 822-5579 or (800) 638-0818 Circle 563
ALPHACOM INC. 2323 S. Bascom Ave . Campbell , CA 95008 (408) 559-8000 Circle 565
ALPS ELECTRIC CO. LTD. 1-7 Yukigayatsuka-cho , Ota-ku Toyko, 145, Japan (03) 726-1211 Circle 566
ALGO INC. 9198-C Red Branch Rd. Columbia, MD 21045 (301) 730-7442 Circle 567
ALLOY COMPUTER PRODUCTS INC. 100 Pennsylvania Ave. Framingham, MA 01701 (617) 875-6100 Circle 567
APPLE COMPUTER INC. 20525 Mariani Ave. Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 996-1010 Circle 573
APPLICON 32 Second Ave. Burlington , MA 02173 (617) 272-7070 Circle 574
ARTS COMPUTER PRODUCTS INC. 145 Tremont St., Suite 407 Boston, MA 02111 (617) 482-8248 Circle 575
ATARI INC. 1196 Borregas Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 942-6595 Circle 576
ATASI CORP. 2075 Zanker Rd . San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 995-0335 Circle 577
ATHENAEUM TECHNOLOGY INC. 105 Bay State Dr. Braintree, MA 02184 (617) 848-8388 Circle 578
AUTOMATIC DIGITIZING AND RECOGNITION INC.(AUDRE INC.) 3900 Birch St. #112 Newport Beach , CA 92660 (714) 476-2217 Circle 579
AYDIN CONTROLS 414 Commerce Dr. Fort Washington, PA 19034 (215) 542-7800 Circle 580
BASF-AG Gottleib-Dailmer-Str. 10 6800 Mannheim Federal Republic of Germany 0621 14008-380 Circle 581
BERING INDUSTRIES INC. 1400 Fulton Place Fremont, CA 94539 (415) 651 -3300 Circle 582
BLUE CHIP ELECTRONICS INC. 2 West Alameda Dr. Tempe, AZ 85282 (602) 829-7217 Circle 583
BRAEGEN CORP. 525 Los Coches St. Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 945-1900 Circle 584
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. 8 Corporate Place Piscataway, NJ 08854 (201) 981 -0300 Circle 585
CENTRONICS DATA COMPUTER CORP. 1 Wall St. Hudson, NH 03051 (603) 883-0111 Circle 586
CIE SYSTEMS DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS DIV. 2515 McCabe Way Irvine, CA 92713 (714) 660-1800 Circle 587
CIPHER DATA PRODUCTS INC. 10101 Old Grove Rd. P.O. Box 85170 San Diego, CA 92138 (619) 578-9100 Circle 588
CIPHER PLC Auro Way, Melksham Wiltshire, SN12 6TP, England 0225-706361 Circle 589
C. ITOH DIGITAL PRODUCTS 19750 S. Vermont St. Torrance, CA 90502 (713) 377-5939 Circle 590
C. ITOH ELECTRONICS INC. 5301 Beethoven St. Los Angeles , CA 90066 (213) 306-6700 Circle 591
CODEX CORP. 20 Cabot Blvd . Mansfield , MA 02048 (617) 364-2000 Circle 592
COGITO SYSTEMS CORP. 2355 Zanker Rd . San Jose , CA 95 131 (408) 942-8262 Circle 593
COLORGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 2379 John Glenn Dr. P.O. Box 80448 Atlanta, GA 30366 (404) 455-3921 Circle 594
COMARK CORP. 93 West St. P.O. Box 474 Medfield , MA 02052 (617) 359-8161 Circle 595
COM REX INTERNATIONAL INC. 3701 Skypark Dr. #120 Torrance, CA 90505 (213) 373-0280 Circle 596
COMPUKIT 162060 Hickory Knoll Houston , TX 77059 (713) 480-6000 Circle 597
COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL INC. 3540 Wilshire Blvd . Los Angeles , CA 9001 O (213) 386-3111 Circle 598
COMPUTER MEMORIES INC. 9216 Eton Ave. Chatsworth , CA 91311 (818) 709-6445 Circle 599
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COMPUTER PRINTERS INTERNATIONAL INC. (COM PRINT) 340 E. Middlefield Rd . Mountain View, CA 94043 (415) 969-6161 Circle 600
COMPUTER TRANSCEIVER SYSTEMS E. 66 Midland Ave . P.O. Box 15 Paramus, NJ 07652 (201) 261-6BOO Circle 601
CONTROL CONCEPTS CORP. 12004 Balls Ford Rd . Manassa, VA 2211 O (BOO) 36B-307B Circle 602
CONTROL DATA CORP. P.O. Box 0 Minneapolis, MN 55440 (612) 921-4400 Circle 603
CONTROL DATA CORP. OEM PRODUCT MARKETING P.O. Box 0, HQNOBH Minneapolis, MN 55440 (BOO) B2B-B001 Circle 604
CRADEN PERIPHERALS CORP. 204 Cooper Center Pennsauken , NJ OB109 (607'.) 4BB-0700 Circle 605
CYBERNEX LTD. 1257 Algoma Rd. Ottawa, Ontario K1 B 3W7, Canada (613) 741-1540 Circle 606
OMA SYSTEMS CORP. 601 Pine Ave. Goleta, CA 93117 (B05) 6B3-3B11 Circle 607
DATA GENERAL CORP. 4400 Computer Dr. Westboro, MA 0215B (617) 366-B911 Circle 608
DATAPOINT CORP. 9725 Datapoint Dr. San Antonio, TX 7B2B4 (512) 699-7000 Circle 609
DATAPRODUCTS CORP. 6200 Canoga Ave . Woodland Hills, CA 91365 (B1 B) BB7-BOOO Circle 610
DATARAM CORP. Princeton Rd. Cranbury, NJ 08512 (609) 799-0071 Circle 611
DATASOUTH COMPUTER CORP. 4216 Stuart Andrew Blvd . Charlotte, NC 2821 O (704) 523-8500 Circle 612
DATASTREAM 2520 Mission College Blvd . Santa Clara, CA 95050 (40B) 986-B022 Circle 613
DATA TERMINALS AND COMMUNICATIONS 590 Division St. Campbell , CA 9500B (40B) 37B-1112 Circle 614
DAT EL 11 Cabot Blvd. Mansfield, MA 0204B (617) 339-9341 Circle 615
DATAVUE CORP. 225 Technology Park Norcross, GA 300B2 (404) 449-5931 Circle 616
DAVONG SYSTEMS INC. 217 Humboldt Ct. Sunnyvale, CA 940B9 (40B) 734-4900 Circle 617
DICOM INDUSTRIES 473 Macara Ave., Suite 705 Sunnyvale, CA 940B6 (40B) 732-1060 Circle 618
DIGl-DATA CORP. B5BO Dorsey Run Rd . Jessup, MD 20794 (301) 49B-0200 Circle 619
DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INC. 107 Euclid Ave. Mountain Brook, AL 35213 (205) B71 -09B7 Circle 620
DIGITAL ENGINEERING INC. 630 Bercut Dr. Sacramento, CA 95B14 (916) 447-7600 Circle 621
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP. 129 Parker St. Maynard , MA 01754 (617) B97-5111 Circle 622
DIGITAL MATRIX CORP. 105 Filley St. Bloomfield, CT 06002 (203) 242-3048 Circle 623
ERGO SYSTEMS INC. 1360 Willow Rd . Menlo Park, CA 94025 (415) 322-3746 Circle 635
DRAGON INDUSTRIES 11 Grove St. Hopkinton, MA 01748 (617) 435-6841 Circle 624
DRIVETEC INC. 1051 S. Milpitas Blvd . Milpitas , CA 95035 (40B) 946-B500 Circle 625
DTI INC. P.O. Box 207 Mendon, MA 01756 (617) 47B-2136 Circle 626
DURANGO SYSTEMS INC. 3003 N. First St. San Jose, CA 95134 (40B) 946-5000 Circle 627
DYNAX INC. 6070 Rickenbacker Rd . Commerce , CA 90040 (213) 727-1227 Circle 628
EICON RESEARCH INC. 520 Fifth Ave ., PH Suite New York, N.Y. 10036 (212) 719-5353 Circle 629
ELCOMATIC LTD. Kirktonfield Rd ., Neilston Glasgow, 67B 3PL, Scotland (041) BB1-5B25 Circle 630
ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS INC. B01 W. Bradley Champaign, IL 61 B20 (217) 359-7125 Circle 631
ELECTRONIC PROCESSORS INC. 1265 W. Dartmouth Ave. Englewood , CO B011 O (303) 761-B540 Circle 632
ENVISION TECHNOLOGY INC. 631 River Oaks Pkwy. San Jose , CA 95134 (40B) 976-9755 Circle 633
EPSON AMERICA INC. 23530 Hawthorne Torrance, CA 90505 (213) 373-9511 Circle 634
ERICSSON INFORMATION SYSTEMS AB Dept. GD/FM S-17586 JarFalla, Sweden 46(B) 761-9019 Circle 636
FACIT INC. 235 Main Dunstable Rd . Nashua, NH 03061 (603) BB3-4157 Circle 637
FALCO DATA PRODUCTS 12B6 Lawrence Station Rd . Sunnyvale, CA 940B9 (40B) 745-7123 Circle 638
FEEDBACK DATA LTD. Bell Lane , Uckfield E. Sussex, TN22 1PT, England OB25-6141 Circle 639
FLORIDA DATA CORP. 6000 John Rhodes Blvd . Melbourne, FL 32935 (305) 259-4700 Circle 640
FUJITSU AMERICA INC. 3055 Orchard Dr. San Jose , CA 95134 (40B) 946-B777 Circle 641
GENERAL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY 1B91 McGaw Ave. Irvine, CA 92714 (714) 261-1B91 Table 7, Circle 642
GENERAL DIGITAL CORP. 700 Burnside Ave. East Hartford , CT 0610B (203) 52B-9041 Circle 643
GENERAL ROBOTICS CORP. 57 N. Main St. Hartford , WI 53027 (414) 673-6BOO Circle 644
GENIE COMPUTER CORP. 31117 Via Colinas #402 Westlake Village, CA 91362 (B1B) 991-6210 Circle 645
GENICOM CORP. 1 GE Dr. Waynesboro, VA 229B0-1999 (703) 949-1000 Circle 646
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GENISCO MEMORY PRODUCTS CORP. 10874 Hope St. Cypress, CA 90630 (714) 220-0720 Circle 647
GRAPHON CORP. Tower One, 5th Floor 1901 S. Bascom Ave. Campbell , CA 95008 (408) 371-8500 Circle 648
GRECO SYSTEMS 372 Coogan Way El Cajon, CA 92002 (619) 442-0205 Circle 649
GULTON INDUSTRIES GRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS DIV. Gulton Industrial Park E. Greenwich, RI 02818 (401) 884-6800 Circle 650
HARRIS CORP. COMPUTER SYSTEMS DIV. 2101 W. Cypress Creek Rd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 (305) 974-1700 Circle 651
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. GREELEY DIV. 700 ?1st Ave. Greeley, CO 80634 (303) 350-4000 Circle 652
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 8020 Foothills Blvd. Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 786-8000 Circle 653
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. P.O. Box C-600 Vancouver, WA 98668-C006 (206) 254-8110 Circle 654
HITACHI AMERICA LTD. 950 Elm Ave., Suite 100 San Bruno, CA 94066 (415) 872-1902 Circle 655
THE IBEX MAINSTREAMERTM
HMW DATA SYSTEMS Otto Hahn St. 26-30 8012 Ottobrun Federal Republic of Germany (089) 605 , 7074 Circle 656
HMW ENTERPRISES INC . 604 Salem Rd . Etters, PA 17319 (717) 938-4691 Circle 657
HONEYWELL INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. 200 Smith St. Waltham , MA 02154 (617) 895-6000 Table 4 , 6, 7, 9 Circle 658
.At $1850* the price is the least of the breakthroughs!
This IBM format-compatible 9-track tape drive weighs 60% less than any equivalent system available .And occupies 25% less space. (Save up to $200 on freight costs alone!). It's simple and reliable. Fewer moving parts. No automatic threading failures. No noisy blower. And look at all you get:
· Storage of up to 136M bytes per reel
· Transfer rates of 20K to 160K bytes I second
· 800 bpi NRZI ,1600 and 3200 bpi PE ·Cipher/ Pertee interface · Internal diagnostics ·Mounting options: Door, Drawer or Table Top
The IBEX MAINSTREAMER. Right for the times.
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I B E X
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Right for the times
Phoenix : ASA-NM . (602) 949-8293 · Los AngelH : Gemini Associates, (213) 594-9618 · RochHter, NY: Ossman Group, (716) 424-4460 · S·n JoH: Aeptek - No. Calif., (408) 947-0622 · Chlc·go : SEA , Inc., (317) 846-2591 · WHhlngton , O.C.: Scott Data Corp., (703) 765-7901 · Ortendo: Southeast Data Prod ., (305) 788-3666 · Union, NJ: Stearns Associates. (201) 686-2980 · Boston: Sturdy Corp., (617) 235-2330 · Dayton: Swenson Associates, (513) 866-3233 · OallH : Thorson Company, (214) 233 -5744
CIRCLE NO. 74 ON INQUIRY CARD
HUMAN DESIGNED SYSTEMS INC. 3440 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 382-5000 Circle 659
12 INTERFACE INC. 21101 Osborne St. Canoga Park, CA 91304 (818) 341-7914 Circle 660
ID SYSTEMS CORP. 6175-W Shamrock Ct. Dublin, OH 43017 (614) 876-1595 Circle 661
IMS INTERNATIONAL 2800 Lockheed Way Carson City, NV 89701 (702) 883-7611 Circle 662
INFORUNNER CORP. 431 N . Oak St. Inglewood, CA 90302 (213) 433-6688 Circle 663
INTECOLOR CORP. 225 Technology Park Norcross, GA 30092 (404) 449-5961 Circle 664
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
INTEGRAPH CORP. One Madison Industrial Park Huntsville, AL 35807 (205) 772-2000 Clrcle 665
INTEGRATED AUTOMATION 1301 Harbor Bay Pkwy. Alameda, CA 94501 (415) 7690-5400 Clrcle 666
INTERNATIONAL MEMORIES INC. 10381 Bandley Dr. Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 446-9779 Circle 667
IOMEGA CORP. 4646 S. 1500 West Ogden, UT 84405 (801) 399-2171 Circle 668
IRWIN MAGNETICS 2311 Green Rd. Ann Arbor, Ml 48169 (313) 996-3300 Circle 669
JUKI INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA INC. 299 Market St. Saddle Brook, NJ 07662 (201) 368-3666 Circle 670
KEL INC. 400 W. Cummings Park Woburn, MA 01801 (617) 933-7852 Circle 671
KENNEDY CO. 1600 S. Shamrock Ave. Monrovia, CA 92714 (714) 261-0291 Circle 672
L A N PAR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 85 Torbay Rd . Markham, Ontario L35 167, Canada (416) 475-9123 Circle 673
LEAR SIEGLER INC. DATA PRODUCTS DIV. 901 E. Ball Rd. Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 774-1010 Circle 674
LEENSHIRE LTD. Moorside Rd., Winnall Winchester, Hampshire England 0962-64175 Circle 675
LEXICON CORP. 1541 N.W. 65th Ave . Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33313 (305) 792-4400 TWX 510-955-4130 Circle 676
LIBERTY ELECTRONICS 625 Third St. San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 543-7000 Circle 677
LYNWOOD INTERNATIONAL INC. 60 Drum Hill Lane Stamford, CT 06902 (203) 329-7124 Circle 678
MATROX ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS LTD. 5800 Andover Ave. Montreal, Quebec H4T 1H4, Canada (514) 735-1182 Circle 679
MAXTOR CORP. 150 River Oaks Pkwy. San Jose, CA 95134 (408) 942-1700 Circle 680
MECHATRON SYSTEMS INC. 1150 Morse Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94088 (408) 745-7781 Circle 682
MEGADATA CORP. 35 Orville Dr. Bohemia, NY 11716 (516) 589-6800 Circle 683
MEMOREX CORP. San Tomas at Central Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95052 (408) 987-3483 Circle 684
MEMOREX CORP. COMMUNICATIONS GROUP 18922 Forge Dr. Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 996-9000 Circle 685
MICRO DESIGN 6301 Manchaca Rd . Austin, TX 78745 (512) 441 -7890 Clrcle 686
MICRO DISPLAY SYSTEMS INC. 1310 Vermillion St. Hastings, MN 55033 (612) 437-2233 Circle 687
MICROCOMPUTER MEMORIES INC. 7444 Valjean Ave. Van Nuys, CA 91406 (818) 782-2222 Circle 688
MICROMATION INC. 1620 Montgomery St. San Francisco , CA 94111 (415) 398-0289 Circle 689
MICROPERIPHERALS INC. 4426 S. Century Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84123 (801) 263-3081 Circle 690
MICROPOLIS CORP. 21123 Nordhoff St. Chatsworth, CA 91311 (818) 709-3300 Circle 691
MYARC INC. P.O. Box 140 Basking Ridge, NJ 02920 (201) 766-1700 Circle 700
NCR CORP. 1700 S. Patterson Blvd . Dayton, OH 45479 (513) 445-5000 Circle 701
NEC HOME ELECTRONICS 1401 Estes Blvd . Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 (312) 228-5900 Circle 702
NEC INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. 1414 Mass. Ave. Boxborough, MA 01719 (617) 264-8000 Circle 703
MICROSCI CORP. 2158 S. Hathaway St. Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714) 241-5600 Circle 692
MICRO-TERM INC. 512 Rudder Rd . Fenton, MO 63026 (314) 343-6515 Circle 693
MILTOPE CORP. 1770 Walt Whitman Rd . Melville, NY 11747 (516) 420-0200 Circle 694
MITSUBISHI ELECTRONICS AMERICA iNC. 991 Knox St. Torrance, CA 90502 (213) 515-3993 Circle 695
MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS INC. 748 W. Madison Tempe, AZ 85201 (602) 244-6900 Circle 696
MOYA CORP. 9001 Oso Ave ., Unit B Chatsworth , CA 91311 (818) 700-1200 Circle 697
MPC DIV., C3 INC. (MICRO PRODUCTS CO.) 11425 Isaac Newton Sq .$. Reston , VA 22090 (703) 471 -6000 Circle 698
MSI DATA CORP. 340 Fischer Ave. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 549-6000 Circle 699
NEWBURY DA:fA RECORDING LTD. Hawthorne Rd., The Causeway Staines, Middlesex TW18 3BJ , England (0784) 61500 Circle 704
NORTHERN TELECOM 565 Marriott Dr. Nashville, TN 37210 (615) 885-3510 Circle 705
NORTHERN TELECOM INC. 100 Phoenix Dr., P.O. Box D Ann Arbor, Ml 48106 (313) 973-4600 Circle 706
NOVATION INC. 20409 Prairie St. Chatsworth, CA 91311 (818) 882-3366 Circle 707
OKIDATA CORP. 532 Fellowship Rd . Mt. Laurel , NJ 08054 (609) 235-2600 Circle 708
ONYX. SVST l:.MS 25 E I wnole Ru. ~an JU;,t: CA 95 1,j t (408) 94b t>J J O Circle 709
PANASONIC INDUST RIAL CO.
CvMPUTE:R PRUouc rs DIV.
l P a 11.,;,,, m1 Wa.) ::,.,(,c!Uni;:, NJ 0 7U\:14 (800) ~t!'2. uod4 Circle 710
PDS TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2000 Black Rock Tpk. Fairfield , CT O 430 (203) 366-4089 Circle 711
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/November 19, 1984
PEREX LTD. 9 Arkwright Rd. Reading, Berkshire, England (0734) 751054 Circle 712
PERRY DATA SYSTEMS INC. 3401 Spring Forest Rd. Raleigh, NC 27604 (919) 876-8100 Circle 713
PERSONAL MICRO COMPUTERS INC. 475 Ellis St. Mountain View, CA 94043 (415) 962-0224 Circle 714
PH-ASSOCIATES INC. 8720 Old Courthouse Rd . Vienna, VA 27180 (703) 281-5762 Circle 715
PHILIPS PERIPHERALS INC. 385 Oyster Pt. Blvd. #12 South San Francisco, CA 94080 (415) 952-3000 Circle 716
PINZONE INTERNATIONAL INC. 1103 S. Cedar Ridge Rd. Duncanville, TX 75137 (214) 780-1600 Circle 717
PLESSEY PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS 17466 Daimler Ave. Irvine, CA 92714 (714) 540-9945 Circle 718
POLYMORPHIC SYSTEMS 5330 Debbie Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (805) 967-0468 Circle 719
PRIMAGES INC. 620 Johnson Ave . Bohemia, NY 11716 (516) 567-8200 Circle 720
PRIAM CORP. 20 W . Montague Expwy. San Jose, CA 95134
(408) 946-4600 Circle 721
PRIME COMPUTER INC. Prime Park Natick, MA 01760 (617) 655-8000 Circle 722
PRINTER PRODUCTS
DIV. OF CAPITOL CIRCUITS CORP. 25 Denby Rd. Boston , MA 02134 (617) 254-1200 Circle 723
SONEXkills printer noise beautifully.
Hard walls reflecting printer chatter? Thick, rich, lush carpeting
might cut much of the noise, but SONEX acoustical foam will
absorb four times as much noise at about the same cost. The
anechoic wedge surface looks good, and its open-cell structure
absorbs, deflects, scatters and de-energizes sound energy. It will
silence annoying disk drive and fan hum, or kill noise from
collators, shredders, copiers ... anything noisy. Call us at
612/521-3555 or write us at 3800 Washington Avenue North,
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PRINTER SYSTEMS CORP. 9055 Comprint Ct. , Suite 200 P.O. Box 6020 Gaithersberg, MD 20877 (301) 258-5060 Circle 724
PSITECH INC. 16902 Von Karman Irvine, CA 92714 (714) 863-0981 Circle 725
QANTEX /NORTH ATLANTIC INDUSTRIES 60 Plant Ave. Hauppauge, NY 11788 (516) 582-6060 Circle 726
QUALOGY INC. 2241 Lundy Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 946-5800 Circle 727
QUANTUM CORP.
1804 McCarthy Blvd . Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 262-1100 Circle 728
CIRCLE NO. 75 ON INQUIRY CARD 162
MINI-MICRO SYSTEMS/Novembe r 19, 1984
QUCES INC. QUALITY COMPUTER SERVICES 3 Quces Dr. Metuchen, NJ 08840 (201) 548-2135 Circle 729
QUME CORP. 2350 Qume Dr. San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 942-4000 Circle 730
SANYO BUSINESS SYSTEMS CORP. 51 Joseph St. Moonachie, NJ 07074 (201) 440-9300 Circle 740
SANKYO SEIKI (AMERICA) INC. 20911 Western Ave . Torrance, CA 90501 (213) 321 -0320 Circle 741
QWINT SYSTEMS INC. 3693 Commercial Ave. Northbrook, IL 60035 (31 2) 498-5060 Circle 731
SANTEC CORP. 9 Columbia Dr. Amherst , NH 03031 (603) 882-1000 Circle 742
RACAL-MILGO 6950 Cypress Rd. P.O . Box 15662 Plantation, FL 33318 (305) 584-4242 Circle 732
RAMTEK CORP. 2211 Lawson Lane Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408) 988-2211 Circle 733
RASTER TECHNOLOGIES INC. 9 Executive Park Dr. N. Billerica, MA 01862 (617) 667-8900 Circle 734
RAYMOND ENGINEERING INC. 217 Smith St. Middletown, CT 06457 (203) 632-1000 Circle 735
SAYLOR ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL 400 Hot Sprin~s Rd . Carson City, V 89701 (702) 883-4184 Circle 743
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY 920 Disc Dr. Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (408) 438-6550 Circle 744
SECONDARY COMPUTER STORAGE 650 N. Cannon Ave. Lansdale, PA 19446 (215) 362-7050 Circle 745
SELANAR CORP. 437A Auto Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95053 (408) 727-2811 Clrcle 746
RICOH CORP. 5 Dedrick Place West Caldwell, NJ 07006 (201) 882-2000 Circle 736
SHUGART CORP. 475 Oakmead Pkwy. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 737-7900 Circle 747
RODIME PLC 25801 Obrero, Suite 6 Mission Viejo, CA 92691 (714) 770-3085 Circle 737
SIEMENS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS INC. 5500. Broken Sound Blvd.
Boca Raton, FL 33431 (305) 994-8800 Circle 748
SAi TECHNOLOGY CO. 4060 Sorrento Valley Blvd .
San Diego. CA 92121 (619) 452-9150 Circle 738
SILVER REED AMERICA 8665 Hayden Place Culver City , CA 90230 (312) 860-6500 Circle 749
SAMLECO LTD. SCS House Fairacres Industrial Estate Dedworth Rd ., Windsor SL4 4LE, England 07535 54717/8
Circle 739
SMITH CORONA 65 Locust Ave. New Canaan, CT 06840 (203) 972- 1471 Circle 750
SOROC TECHNOLOGY INC. 165 Freedom Ave . Anaheim, CA 92801 (714) 992-1860 Circle 751
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SPERRY CORP. P.O. Box 500 Blue Bell, PA 19424 (215) 542-4011 Circle 752
TANDON CORP. 20320 Prairie St. Chatsworth , CA 91311 (818) 993-6644 Circle 763
STAR MICRONICS 200 Park Ave. New York, NY 10166 (212) 986-6770 Circle 753
TEC INC. 2727 N. Fairview Ave. Tucson, AZ 85705 (602) 792-2230 Circle 764
SUNOL SYSTEMS 1072 Serpentine Lane Pleasanton, CA 94566 (415) 484-3322 Circle 754
TECHMAR INC. 6225 Cochran Rd. Solon, OH 44139 (216) 349-0600 Circle 765
SWINTEC CORP. 23 Poplar St. P.O . Box 421 East Rutherford, NJ 07073 (201) 935-0115 Circle 755
TECHTRAN INDUSTRIES INC. 200 Commerce Dr. Rochester, NY 14623 (716) 334-9640 Circle 766
SYQUEST TECHNOLOGY 47923 Warm Springs Blvd. Freemon!, CA 94539 (415) 490-7511 Circle 756
TELERAY P.O. Box 24064 Minneapolis, MN 55424 (612) 941-3300 Circle 767
SYSGEN INC. 47853 Warm Springs Blvd. Fremont, CA 94539 (415) 490-6770 Circle 757
TELETYPE CORP. 5555 Touhy Ave. Skokie, IL 60077 (312) 982-2000 Circle 768
SYSTEM INDUSTRIES 1855 Barber Lane Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 942-1212 Circle 758
TELEVIDEO SYSTEMS INC. 1170 Morse Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 745-7760 Circle 769
SYSTEMS PERIPHERALS CONSULTANTS 9747 Business Park Ave. San Diego, CA 92131 (619) 693-8611 Circle 759
3M CO., DATA RECORDING PRODUCTS DIV. 3M Center, Bldg . 225-5N-04 Box 33600 St. Paul , MN 55133 (612) 736-2355 Circle 681
TAB PRODUCTS CO. 1400 Page Mill Rd . Palo Alto, CA 94304 (415) 852-2400 Circle 760
TABOR CORP. 3 Lyberty Way Westford, MA 01886 (617) 692-2535 Circle 761
TANDBERG DATA INC. 1 Labriola Ct. P.O. Box 99 Armonk, NY 10504 (914) 273-6400 Circle 762
TELEX 6422 E. 41st St. Tulsa, OK 74135 (918) 627-1111 Circle 770
TERMIFLEX CORP. 18 Airport Rd. Nashua, NH 03063 (603) 889-3883 Circle 771
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. P.O . Box 809063 Dallas, TX 75240 (800) 527-3500 Circle 772
THOMAS ENGINEERING CO. 2440 ·stanwell Dr. Concord , CA 94520 (415) 680-8640 Circle 773
THOUGHT WORKS INC. 21636 N. 14th Ave ., Suite A-2 Phoenix, AZ 85027 (602) 581-0669 Circle 774
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TOSHIBA AMERICA INC. 2441 Michelle Dr. Tustin, CA 92680 (714) 730-5000 Clrcle 775
TOSHIBA CORP. 1-1 , Shibaura, 1-chome Minatoku , Tokyo 105, Japan (03) 457· 2 9 Clrcle 776
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TRANSIAC CORP. 815 Maude Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 (415) 969-0151 Circle 778
TRENDCOM/3M 311 Turquoise Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 943-1970 Circle 779
TRENDATA CORP. 3400 W. Se~erstrom Ave . Santa Ana, A 92704 (714) 540-3605 Circle 780
TULIN CORP. 2393 Qume Dr. ' San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 942-9025 Clrcle 781
U.A.B. PERIPHERAL TECHNOLOGY 1385 Industrial Blvd . Southampton, PA 18966 (215) 364-1560 Circle 782
UPLAND TECHNOLOGIES INC. 80 Davids Dr. Hauppauge, NY 11788 (516) 231 -0770 Clrcle 783
U.S. DATA CORP. 1551 Glenville Dr. Richardson, TX 75081 (214) 680-9700 Circle 784
U.S. DESIGN CORP. 5100 Philadelphia Way Lanham, MD 20706 (301) 577-2880 Circle 785
VERTEX PERIPHERALS 800 Tasman Dr. Milpilas, CA 95035 (408) 943-9530 (Tentative) Circle 786
VERTICOM INC. 545 Weddell Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (408) 747-1222 Circle 787
VISUAL TECHNOLOGY INC. 540 Main St. Tewksbury, MA 01876 (617) 851-5000 Circle 788
VIVITAR/TRANSTAR P.O. Box C-96975 Bellevue, WA 98009 (206) 454-9250 Clrcle 789
WANG LABORATORIES INC. 1 Industrial Ave. Lowell, MA 01851 (617) 459-5000 Circle 790
WANGTEK INC. 41 Moreland Rd. Simi Valley, CA 93065 (805) 583-5255 Clrcle 791
WELTEC DIGITAL INC. 2991 Whitestar Ave. Anaheim, CA 92806 (714) 630-7020 Circle 792
WENGER DATENTECHNIK IM Kagen 23/25 CH-4153 Reinach 1 Switzerland (061) 76 87-87 Circle 793
WESTERN DYNEX CORP. 3536 W. Osborn Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85019 (602) 269-6401 Circle 794.
WESTREX OEM PRODUCTS 51 Penn St. F.all River, MA 02724 (617) 676-1016/1011 Circle 795
WINCHESTER SYSTEMS 'INC. 400 W. Cummings Park Woburn, MA 01801 (617l 933-8500 Clrc e 796
WYSE TECHNOLOGY 3040 N. 1st St. San Jose, CA 95134 (408) 946-3075 Circle 797
XEBEC 2055 Gateway Place San Jose, CA 95110 (408) 287-2700 Circle 798
Y-E DATA INC. P.O. Box 1171 3-1-1 , Hiiashi-lkebukuro Toshima- u, Tokyo 170, Japan (03) 989-8001 Circle 799
ZENITH DATA SYSTEMS 1000 Milwaukee Ave. Glenview, IL 60025 (312) 391-8949 Circle 800
ZENTEC CORP. 2400 Walsh Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408) 727-7662 Circle 556
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Advertisers Index
Amcodyne . .. . .. ... .. ... . .... . . 18 Applied Circuit Technology (ACT) . . 67 Archive Corp... . ....... . .. . 122-123
Bo-Sherrel Corp. .. ....... . ... .. . 44 C. ltoh Electronics ............. 106 CalComp . .... . . .... . . ..... .. . 101 Canon U.S.A. .. . . . ............. 29 Century Data Systems
(a Xerox Co.) .... . ....... . .. .. 48 CIE Terminals .. . .. .. . .. . .. .82, C3 Cipher Data Products, Inc. ... 130-131 Cogito Systems Corp. . . ...... .. .. 26 Control Data Corp.-OEM ........ 42
Data Electronics Inc. . . ...... .. . 116 Dataproducts . . ... ... . .. ... .. ... 85 Data Technology Corp. (OTC) ... . . 45 Delta Airlines . ............. . . . .. . 6 Digi-Data Corp. .......... . .. . .. 124 Digital Equipment Corp. . . .. . 140-141 Dilog (Distributed Logic Corp.) ..... 73 Electronic Processors Inc. (EPI) ... C2 Emulex Corp. ... . .. . ......... 68-69 Emerald Systems . ...... . ....... 61 Enter Computer ................. 4
Facit Inc. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 1 Hall-Mark Electronics . . . 8, 31, 74, 86,
93, 98, 110, 115, 135 Hamilton/Avnet Electronics . ..... 113 Hayes Microcomputer Products . 10-11 Heurikon Corp. . .. ... .. . . . . ... .. 14 Hermes Precisa .. ........ . .... 139 Hitachi . ......... . . . .. ... . .... 114 Ibex Computers Corp. . . . ...... . 160 lllbruck/USA . . . . . ... ....... ... 162 Innovative Data Technology (IDT) . 121 lntermec Inc. ... .. ... .. . .. . .. ... 17 lnterphase Corp. . .. . . .. ........ .81 Iomega Corp. ...... . .. ....... 36-37 ISi International ... .. ... . .. .... . . 16 ITI Information Systems .. . .... . . . 2 Lear Siegler Inc. . .. .. .. ... . . . . . 132 Macrolink .. .... ...... ... . .. .. .. 41 Magnex Corp. .. . ............. .. 64 Micom Systems Inc. . . ... . ....... C4 Microbar Systems . . . ...... ....... 7 Microscience International ... . . ... 77 Mini-Micro Systems ... 44, 60, 88, 120,
138, 164, 165, 166
Mupac Corp. ... . . . .. . . . . .. ... . . 23 Northern Telecom .. ..... ........ 22 Okidata Corp. . . . .. ... . .... . . 34, 89 Personal Microcomputer . .... . . . . 60 Philips Peripherals . .. ... . .... 63, 90 Pioneer Research . ..... . ........ 21 Plexus Computers . . .... . . . . . . . . 12 Quantum Corp. . . .. .. ........ 32-33 Qume .. .. ... . .... . . .. .. . . 156-157 RCA . . . . .. .... .. . . ... ........ 136 Rodime .. .......... . .......... 15 Seagate Technology . . ... ... . . 50-59 Silicon Systems . .. .. ... . .. ..... 78 Tandon Corp.. .. . . ...... . ... 24-25 Telex Computer Products Inc. ..... 70 Thesys Memory Systems .. .. . ... . 38 Upland Technologies . . . .... . . .. 120 Vertex Peripherals ............ . . 62 Western Digital . .... . . . .. . . . . 46-47 Ziyad . .. . . . .. .. . . ... . . ....... 109
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TAIWAN
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UNITED KINGDOM
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