Keyspan Introduces New PCI Serial Card and a USB Adapter for Palm Pilot
TOKYO — February 19, 1999 — Low Cost Solution for Adding Serial Ports to Apple's New Blue G3 CPUs 40% Savings Compared to Existing PCI Serial Cards Easy Connections for Palm Pilots and Other PDAs
Keyspan announced its next-generation of PCI serial cards for Apple(R) Macintosh(R) CPUs.
Shipping in late March, the "SX PRO" offers faster data rates and a significantly lower price.
The new SX PRO Serial Card provides a high-performance, low-cost way to add serial ports to any PCI-based Apple CPU including the new "Blue G3" PowerMac. The card features four RS-422 "miniDin8" serial ports. Each port supports data rates up to 1 Mbps. Unlike previous models, the SX PRO provides support for selected MIDI peripherals.
Plus, one port on the SX PRO can be made to emulate a Macintosh printer port. This enables the card to be used with a wide range of serial printers from Apple, Epson(TM), Hewlett Packard(TM), and other leading printer manufacturers.
Recommended by leading serial-device vendors including CoStar(TM), Wacom(TM), and Radius(TM) (Miro(TM)), the Keyspan SX Serial Card family is ideal for use with modems, digital cameras, Palm(TM) Pilots and other PDAs, graphics tablets and other devices that require serial connectivity with the Macintosh.
USB connections for Palm Pilot
In a separate announcement at Macworld Expo, Tokyo, Keyspan also announced a new USB serial adapter specifically designed for users of Palm Pilot(TM) and Palm III(TM) organizers. The "Keyspan USB PDA Adapter" provides the easiest, least expensive way to connect Palm organizers to Apple(R) Computer's iMac(R) and to Apple's new "Blue G3" PowerMacs.
The new adapter features a single DB9 port that connects directly to a Palm cradle or to a Palm HotSync(R) cable. The adapter is compatible with all versions of Palm desktop software for Mac OS. The new adapter will be released in late March and will have a list price under $ 40.
About Keyspan
Keyspan products provide "Connections for Your Computer." The company's first products provided serial ports for connecting to traditional computer peripherals such as modems, printers and graphics tablets. Over time, Keyspan has expanded its horizons, connecting the Macintosh and PC to the other items found in the home, school or office.
Editors can reach Keyspan at 510/222-0131 x102 or via e-mail at info@keyspan.com. The Keyspan Web site is located at http://www.keyspan.com.
CONTACT:
Keyspan
Mike Ridenhour, 510/222-0131 x102
info@keyspan.com
or
WORLDVIEW
Bill Gram-Reefer, 925/676-4733
reefer@worldviewpr.com MacWorld Expo, Booth no. 129