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HDS announces their ViewStation Plus Series

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From: Craig Meyer
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 1990 15:02
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HDS ViewStation Plus Series

Human Designed Systems, King of Prussia, PA announced their new 
ViewStation Plus line of X Window System terminals on September 5, 
1990.  Call 1-800-437-1551 for questions.

The HDS ViewStation Plus series has these models:

     v14          640x480 pixels          4 gray shades
     v16          1024x1024 pixels        4, 16, or 256 gray shades
     v191         1024x864 pixels         monochrome
     v19          1280x1024 pixels        4, 16, or 256 gray shades

     v14c          640x480 pixels         16 colors
     v15c          1024x768 pixels        16 colors
     v16c          1024x800 pixels        256 colors
     v17c          1280x1024 pixels       256 colors
     v21c          1280x1024 pixels       256 colors 

The ViewStation Plus uses dual processor architecture, an Intel 80186 
- 16 MHz for communications and a TI 34010 - 60 MHz for X display 
graphics.  Base configuration is 1.75 MB memory.  RAM may be 
added up to 9.0 MB total.  ThinWire or ThickWire Ethernet is 
standard.  IBM keyboard standard (DEC keyboard optional).  Three 
button mouse standard (two button mouse or trackball optional).

Server code runs from ROM or can be downloaded into RAM.  25 
standard fonts included in ROM.  Setup Mode and Telnet are local X 
clients.  X server supports FTP and TFTP protocols, Domain 
Nameservice, SNMP protocol, BOOTP, ARP and RARP, downloadable 
server image, and downloadable colormaps.

Prices run from $1999. for the v14 to $5999 for the v21c and 
includes a 4 year warranty, one year of software updates, one year 
of telephone support, and 30 days of on-site service.

This is a fast, flexible X terminal system tested at 30,000 Xstones.  
See the UnixWorld, October 1990 cover article for a review of this 
terminal and eight models from other manufacturers.
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From: craig@central.cis.upenn.edu (Craig Meyer)
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