Paxtron Announces 'Access' - The Ultimate Kiosk System

PRESS RELEASE
Date: January 21, 1998

We are pleased to announce that Paxtron Corporation has been granted exclusive distribution rights in North America under licensing from Amiga International through Access Information Systems. Access is a newly licensed Amiga 1200 cloned motherboard specifically designed for kisoks and is 100% Amiga compatible.

The Access computer is a low cost Corporate Multimedia delivery platform (kiosks, advertising displays, etc.) based on the Amiga Chip Set and Operating System. In addition to the standard Amiga specification, the Access has connectivity options, CD-ROM and floppy disk drive. The design is flexible so that a range of motherboards can be built which have 90% common parts, mount in the same case, can be flexibly manufactured using computer controlled production equipment and therefore allow rapid delivery of small batches at an economical price.

The motherboard, when fitted with its mounting frame and floppy disk drive, fits into a standard 5 1/4" drive bay. The mounting method is extremely flexible and allows us to mount the motherboard in a wide range of cases, even in a standard PC case (although its depth of 297mm does cause problems with some bays). The options this provides extends from its "normal" package with a CD-ROM to a compact 8 unit tower case for major installations.

The Access kiosk system will primarily be used for the following:

• Education/Interactive training - CD-ROM or Ethernet network delivery.
• Public Displays - Museums, public buildings, attractions, advertising.
• Internet access - Integrates a modem & hard disk in half height case.
• Public kiosks - Interactive product selection and vending control.

FEATURES OF THE ACCESS KIOSK SYSTEM ARE:

• 100% Amiga compatible.
• Motherboard fits into standard 5 1/4" hard disk drive bay.
• Motorola 68EC020 14MHz or 68EC030 28MHz.
• On board 2Mb CHIP RAM, on board 2Mb or 8Mb FAST RAM.
• Base machine achieves 2.3 times faster performance than a stock A1200.
• IDE hard disk interface.
• CD-ROM driver in FlashROM.
• Standard Amiga floppy disk drive.
• ISA expansion slot for low cost modems and Ethernet networks.
• Sound sampler with microphone input.
• Real Time Clock.
• CD-DA audio input connector and mixer.
• Non-volatile RAM for configuration information.
• Combined MPEG1 and Genlock option.

The Access system is available two different ways.

The basic unit is the motherboard and brackets and includes:

• Motorola 68EC020 processor running at 14 MHz.
• On board total 8Mb.
• IDE Hard disk interface and cable.
• CDFS in FlashROM, including support for LS120 drives.
• Standard Amiga floppy disk drive.
• Sound sampler with microphone input.
• Real Time Clock.
• 1kb Non-volatile RAM for configuration information.
• Mounting brackets for 5 1/4" slot.
• Front bezel and rear bracket.

The full Access unit includes all of the above plus an enclosure/cabinet with a 110 volt power supply. 3 1/2" hard disk mounting bracket is also supplied.

Other options are:

• 1.2 Gb hard drive
• 3 1/2" hard drive
• 8 Mb FASTRAM upgrade
• 16 speed CD-ROM
• 68030 upgrade
• MPEG1/Genlock
• Workbench 3.1 disk set and manual.

[Access and its operating system are under license from Amiga International]

For full pricing information on everything Paxtron performs, visit our website at http://www.paxtron.com/.

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