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table of contentspurchasingtelecommuting thin clients LAN to Net EMI and RF filters UPS & power accessories - keyboards, etc. |
CD-ROM storage & archive
boards & I/O |
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| CPU / socket Socket 7 (orig. Pentium) vs P6 (PII) |
/ speed | / model | / bus | / cache | / 440 MMX chipset |
free tech support forums - well organized and comprehensive
Service911 - repair and support forums and services
Bitpipe.com - "in depth IT information"
RemarQ - " The Internet's Discussion Network" comprehensive moderated forums
market snapshot - Spring '98, ZDNet
SD Technical Bookstore
SD Computer Society BBS 619 571-0112
Clone or Name Brand - 2/3/99 article Greg Scott ENT magazine: real world experience with volume purchases of each
PC Compare - build feature & price comparison tables for up to five systems. Computer Discount Warehouse
PriceWatch - allows retailers to advertise their prices in real time. prices shown are advertisements.
Dell - the bane of the retail channel
CompUSA
American Computer Exchange - register and search for stolen computers
Ziff Davis computer magazine article search
Supporthelp - "the leading online search resource for the technology industry"
Ontrack - remote data recovery service(!?)
Memory Broker - RAM from local vendor
LAN ISDN provides a scaleable, Bandwidth-On-Demand solution for the cost-conscious corporate customer. LAN ISDN is also the least expensive solution for those wishing host their own Web server. Trancell Webramp connectivity devices (hardware & software) & CERFnet Small Business Advantage/Local Area Network (installer & provider).
Smart Valley Telecommuting Guide
Telecommuting - per Gil Gordon
set of articles from telecom industry
Any97 - very strange interface creation program for common apps, suites and general functions.
Ubique SameTime ( aka Lotus Instant Meeting product) - Real-time collaboration to find
colleagues, partners, customers and suppliers online,
and communicate with them -- regardless of where
they're working. Sametime lets you know when
co-workers and vendors are online, and allows you to
chat with them and share live documents and
applications by exchanging real time audio and text.
Mimio - acostic and IR data capture bar turns any whiteboard or flat surface into digital whiteboard. $500
Xircom RealPort - (per PC Week) "Better than Megahertz X-Jack w/ pop out phone jack. Plugs into notebook computer, incl recessed Ethernet 10/100 jack and 2 recessed phone jacks. Almost as if LAN and phone capability built in at factory. Type 3 PC Card"
BayStack (Nortel) Instant Net - "a plug-and-play solution that connects a business or school LAN to the Internet while providing a unique, automated way to easily
manage and control Internet access and ISP costs. The fastest, easiest, and safest way to connect your LAN to the Internet"
Allied Telesyn Intl AT-USB10 USB - Ethernet adapter $70 " link a PC to an Ethernet network with just a simple plug-in cable � no need to open the PC and seat a new card in the computer.
Thinworld - thin client resource center
IBM Network Station - " financing based on the deal's size & complexity, including a set price per site for a hardware-software bundle. "
Neoware -Neoware @workStation Supra-66, provides great flexibility and security for centralized computing environments
Compaq 4000N NetPC - current common wisdom: " Thin clients are typically succeeding only for specific applications ...host-centric environments such as banking, accounting and insurance claim processing while managed PCs are best for 'variable, general purpose end-user and collaborative computing."
MS Terminal Server - NT on Citrix Winframe
Ticketmaster is using the devices in ticket-sales kiosks being installed in all Kmart stores. The post office is using them in "point-of-sale" terminals--special-purpose computers that have replaced cash registers. Other customers using the devices for point-of-sale terminals include Bridgestone Tires and Kroger's supermarkets, Thiel said. Security firms seeking remote control of intrusion detection systems are also customers. Johnson Controls, Honeywell and Westinghouse all use the devices, which come with 128-bit encryption to prevent unauthorized access.
Citrix - the network app tech that Microsoft bought
Wyse - hardware ( Winterm 2000 ) to use Windows apps from servers running Citrix.
" IBM's current sucess ( with NCs ) all hinges on the fact that they sell AS/400 servers."
... "But PCs ( cause )major administration problems including illegal copying of software. NCs are a bad option because ( small businesses and organizations with many loosely affiliated locations ) don't have a centrally managed, host-centric environment and can't support standard software without substantial investment in NT servers and their support."
" NetPCs are ideal ( supplemented by a much smaller number of ) standard PCs for critical functions. "
Cubix - thin server farms as optimal hardware system for networked apps:
Will run Win NT apps on 386 w/ no performance loss.
Thumper - thin client using Windows CE to access WinNT Hydra networked apps. From Network Computing Devices
Lantronix has released its third generation of a device designed to connect anything electronic to the Internet. These "device servers" from Lantronix are about the size of a cigarette pack and are essentially tiny computers with a network connection for the Internet and a port that plugs into devices such as security systems, vending machines or weather monitoring stations. The technology is useful for companies trying to add Internet capabilities to equipment such as factory robots that already have an electronic control systems, said Lantronix's chief executive Fred Thiel. Tiny devices connect you-name-it to the Net
by Stephen Shankland staff, CNET News.com 5/12/00
As the Internet grows and is accessed by devices other than just PCs, numerous companies are angling to have their technology incorporated. Sun Microsystems, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, for example, all have software they hope will be used to let programmers endow gadgets with Internet abilities. One advantage of changing from proprietary networks to the Internet is that companies can avoid the expense of leasing dedicated communication lines from the phone company, Thiel said. For example, a leased line to connect an automated teller machine costs about $1,000 a month, he said. Ticketmaster and the U.S. Postal Service are both using the Lantronix device server for this reason.
The device servers use an operating system with a very small 64-K kernel, Thiel said. Irvine, Calif.-based Lantronix, a 130-person company, developed the operating system and higher-level software, which can deliver Web pages as well as send and receive email. In addition to the $299 cigarette-pack-sized device servers, Lantronix introduced this week a $299 version the size of a matchbook that can be incorporated within other devices. The company also introduced a $2,195 device that can connect as many as 32 different devices at once to the Internet.
V Communications System Commander Deluxe - allows PC to run 4 different OSs
Windows 95 / 98 / 98SE
Windows 2000
Linux
{ N.Petreley, Open Source column InfoWorld magazine 3/2000 }
| Using Linux for several years as primary desktop operating system, remained current by using a variety of windows managers and graphical desktops incl | ||
| Enlightenment WindowMaker | Gnome IceWM | Xfce KDE |
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Netscape browser Mutt or Netscape Mail email StarOffice word processing & presentations jpilot calendar, notepad, to-do list & address book Gnumeric spreadsheet |
Gimp edit graphics CompuPic view & organize graphics ripperX convert songs to MP3 xmms audio playback Xcdroast & Gnome Toaster back up data to CD-ROM |
DPP500, Princeton Graphics first 14 in. sub $1000 LCD Panel - "unlike other LCD panels which convert analog output of today's video cards back into a digital format, the DPP500 is digital all the way. Using a nes digital video connector on a special ATI graphics card, it delivers a sharpness and clarity that are far superior to other desktop LCD panels."
Pedro Meyers' Zone Zero
Phase One - high end pro units from dark horse brand
videoconferencingboards and I/O
PCI-X: faster server I/O from IBM, HP and Compaq. Bus speed up to 133MHz, data transfer tp IGB/sec.
Future I/O: even faster I/O = twice PCI-X speed and scales better because switched fabric = no single failure point like PCI-X.
NG I/O: Intel switched fabric architecture. Dell depends on Intel for server components.
Imaging
Scanners, document imaging & management
imaging consultant - The online interactive library for bar coding - AIDC, point of sale, EDI - electronic commerce, document management, imaging, radio frequency, scanning, and more. Provides information about products, suppliers, implementation issues, guidelines, specifications, and standards.
another imaging VAR - general ststems design issues
imaging equipt vendor - BSCAN 3.0 Capture product got Imaging Magazine '95 Product of the Year and Editor's Choice
Photomatrix - local "complete image capture systems and high speed scanner peripherals that are plug compatible with other industry standards" manufacturer. Bell&Howell bought $1.5 million of Vision Series 5000 model in Jan. 1998.
Cypress - corporate oriented comprehensive systems
Kanematsu - full-size PCI card w/ RAM cache and on-board Pentium chip speeds access to jukeboxes running under Windows NT.
Fuji DS-300 $2500 1280x1000 res $300 PC card (also uses Smart Media card). No internal memory. Poor ease of use
Kodak DC120 $700 1280x960 res Compact flash cards Best under-$1000 model
Epson PhotoPC 600 $800 1024x768 res
Olympus point & shoot $599 at Fry's 5/11/98 1024x768
Perey - consultant's industry links
WebEx Services - "first hosted service to enable ophisticated, real-time visual and verbal interaction across the Web that requires only an ordinary browser and telephone. WebEx Meeting Center is available as a branded or hosted service with enhanced security guaranteed bandwidth and ad-free environment or as an on-premise service solution."
EMI & RF filters
Data line filtering - application notes. PDF file
in-line phone jack EMI filter. Coilcraft
RS232 EMI filter - Coilcraft
keyboards
Lexmark - good feel
Avant Stellar - sub for Northgate Omnikey
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