Network Computer System

If you're ready to throw away the Wintel paradigm, Funai's NC system may be for you. Its network application terminal uses an ARM7500FE CPU and has 8 MB of RAM. ROM is provided through a flash memory card. Video output is to either a VGA monitor or an NTSC/PAL TV. Ports include an EPP/ECP parallel port, a keyboard port, a mouse port, a 10-Mbps Ethernet port, and a 28.8-Kbps fax modem or ISDN port. The NC system also has a JSAT-3 satellite receiver. Reception frequency is from 950 to 1895 MHz, with a 27-MHz bandwidth. Transmission speed is 42 Mbps for MPEG-2 video and MPEG-1 audio reception. Also included with the NC system is an eight-speed CD-ROM drive designed to handle HTML and Java data formats.

Price:    Call company.

Company:  Funai Electric Co.,
 Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

Phone:    +81 3 3 254 5612

Fax:      +81 3 3 254 0168

Circle 1019 on Inquiry Card.

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