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		Feb./March 1998 Vol.5

Product Update

New POS-460-A2 Being Phased In

Due to the fact that two on-board chipsets have now gone out of production, Advantech has taken this opportunity to replace these chipsets and add a few extra features as well. The POS-460-A1, a 486 control board for POS applications, is being phased into the POS-460-A2. The two chipsets being replaced are the NET-IC chipset (from UMC9007 to UMC9008) and the Clock IC chipset (from MX8318 to ICS9154A).

Expanded Features without Expanded Price

The main improvements made are the addition of an NET Super BNC connector (used for peer-to-peer communication purposes) and the increased selectability of COM3 from one choice (RS-232) to three (RS-232/422/485). Also, the new version can directly support a DiskOnChip Flash disk module, which can provide up to 72 MB of SSD memory. Please refer to the table below for addition changes. The POS-460-A2 is now in production and sells for the same price as the POS-460-A1. Starting January 1998, the POS-460-A1 will be subject to availability and confirmed advance booking only.

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  Cover Story

  Ease Your Integration Worries with the Smallest Complete PC

  New Products

  New Ultra-compact SBC Now Available

  Product Updates

  New POS-460-A2 Being Phased In
  Slot PC Upgrading

  Application Story

  Compact System Tolerates the Harshest Environmental Conditions Around
  Advantech Slot PC at the Heart of Internet Mini-gateway
  Application Stories American Digital Analyzer Uses Biscuit PC from Advantech

Marketing Kaleidoscope

  Sales Guides For New Products To Be Introduced
  Catalog on CD-ROM Is Coming
  February AE Training Planned
  Application Stories CD-ROM Compiled
  Advantech Introduces New Portable Demo Kit

RECENT NEWS

Jun/Jul 1998
Feb/Mar 1998

Slot PC Upgrading

Three of Advantech's card PCs (PCA-6134P, PCA-6143P, and PCA-6144V) are being phased out because of either out-of-production chipsets or new, enhanced features. These three cards are being replaced with the PCA-6135L, PCA-6144S and PCA-6145L. Unlike the older versions, all of these new versions can support M-Systems' DiskOnChip 2000 Flash disk chip, which now can supply up to 72 MB of memory. Also, the watchdog timer in each of these products has been improved so that 63 levels (verses a previous 12 levels) of timing can be chosen.

A Better Product at the Same Price

Individual improvements have also been made. The PCA-6135L comes with built-in CPU (unlike the older PCA-6134P), while the PCA-6145L supports both VGA CRT and LCD (the PCA-6144V only support CRT). All of these new products sell for the same price as the older models except for the PCA-6145L, which is almost 10% cheaper than its older model. Refer to the table below for more detailed information.

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