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In
order to simplify the systems integration process, Advantech has
designed two biscuit PC-sized chassis: the MBPC-200 and the MBPC-201
MicroBox Biscuit PC Chassis. They were built to provide the maximum
flexibility possible enclosed within the minimum amount of space.
The
MBPC-201 is a larger, yet still compact, chassis with dimensions of
91.5 x 196 x 124 mm (or 95 x 196 x 124 mm, depending on the biscuit
PC used). Within the chassis, there is enough room for a half-size biscuit
PC and a combination of two PC/104 modules and one 2.5" HDD. Also
included within the chassis is a 25-watt DC-DC power supply. 
The
strong points of these two products are that they have been custom designed
for Advantech's half-size Biscuit PCs and PC/104 modules and that they
are ultra-compact. When buying biscuit or half-size card PCs, it is
often difficult to find or construct appropriate chassis, but with Advantech's
MBPC series of chassis, this is no longer a problem. Also, with chassis
this small that can contain an entire operating system and can be mounted
almost anywhere, space should no longer be a constraining factor in
any of your computations. Potential applications which utilize this
space savings include car computers with GPS and small size LCD displays,
tiny networking boxes, security stations, and many other such small-sized
and/or mobile applications. 
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