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For Music Preview Kiosks, Multilingual Displays, Awesome Arcade Games |
| IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--June 6, 2000-- Advantech® Technologies has added audio capabilities to one of the
world's smallest Pentium® III-class single board computers (SBCs) to equip it for
operation in music preview kiosks, multilingual public information systems, arcade games
and other applications where graphics, processing speed, and sound are all important. Announced Tuesday, the new PCM-9574 has a Socket 370 for a Celeron® or Pentium III processor, up to 256MB of small-outline SDRAM, up to 4MB of frame buffer SDRAM for graphics, a hardware-assisted MPEG II accelerator, a CompactFlash(TM) socket, SGVA display support (with an optional PanelLink transmitter chipset for longer-distance connections). Plus a 2X accelerated graphics port, an IDE channel, an extra PCI slot, a PC/104 connector, Ethernet, a software modem and all the other pieces and ports required for a fully functional computer. Audio components include a Multistream Direct Sound controller with Direct Sound 3D acceleration, microphone in, line in, line out, CD in, Speaker L and Speaker R. All of these are packaged in the form factor of a 5.25 CD-ROM, making the PCM-9574 one of the smallest Pentium III-class SBCs available. The PCM-9574 is priced at $462 in quantities of 100 without processor or SDRAM. A two-year warranty is included, and volume shipments begin immediately. About Advantech Advantech Technologies, Inc. is a PC automation company with headquarters in Irvine. The firm is a part of Advantech Co., Ltd., which has operations in the United States, Taiwan, Germany, Italy, Benelux, Hungary, Japan, China and Singapore. Advantech Technologies produces embeddable PCs as small as 2.5 x 4 inches and intelligent displays with built-in PCs, which are manufactured under ISO 9001 and ISO 14000 certified processes. For more information about the company, its embedded computer products or panel PCs, contact Advantech at 15375 Barranca Parkway, Suite A-106, Irvine, Calif. 92618, 800/866-6008, fax 949/789-7179, EPCinfo@advantech.com or at its Web site: www.advantech.com/epc Note to Editors: B/W, 35mm and digital photo available Advantech is a registered trademark of Advantech Co., Ltd. Celeron and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corp. CompactFlash is a trademark of the CompactFlash Assn. Any other trademarks or tradenames used are the property of their holders.
Contact: High Tech Advertising
Mac McLaughlin, 714/775-8000
E-mail: mac@hightechadv.com
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