From: lupine!grant!mikeh@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Harrigan)
Newsgroups: comp.newprod
Subject: NCD ADDS 15-INCH RISC-BASED MONOCHROME X TERMINAL
Keywords: NCD, X Terminal, RISC
Date: 25 Aug 92 15:54:56 GMT
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Organization: Network Computing Devices, Mt. View, CA, USA

NCD ADDS 15-INCH RISC-BASED MONOCHROME X TERMINAL, LOWERS PRICE OF
15-INCH CISC-BASED UNIT

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, August 17, 1992 -- Network
Computing Devices, Inc. (NCD), has expanded its line of space-saving
15-inch monochrome X terminals with the introduction of its first
15-inch RISC-based unit. The company simultaneously has reduced the
price of a 15-inch CISC-based model.

	The new NCD15r combines the high-performance MIPS R3000
RISC-based electronics of NCD's popular NCD19r 19-inch X terminal with
the compact 15-inch, 1024- x 800-pixel monitor used in the company's
15-inch CISC units. The NCD15r is priced at $1,895.

	NCD has reduced the price of its entry-level NCD15b, a 15-inch
unit based on the MC68000 CISC processor, from $1,695 to $1,495 with 4
megabytes of RAM. Shipping since November 1990, the NCD15b addresses
such applications as transaction processing and office automation,
where users desire to upgrade from traditional character-oriented
terminals to cost-effectively gain windowing and graphics
capabilities.

NCD Executive Vice President Judy Estrin said, "RISC-based power
typically has been associated with large, relatively expensive
screens. The NCD15r puts this power -- greater than 90,000 Xstones --
at the disposal of users who prefer 15-inch displays either because
they consume less desktop space or because they cost less than 17- or
19-inch units. And, at 100 dots per inch, our 15-inch monitor retains
sufficiently high resolution to support such applications as document
imaging with NCD's Simple Imaging E xtension (SIE) software."

	The NCD15r's base electronics use a 33-MHz MIPS R3000
processor plus an NCD-developed ASIC. The unit comes with 4 MB
standard DRAM memory, expandable to 20 MB using industry-standard
single in-line memory modules (SIMMs).

	NCD also continues to offer the NCD15s, a $1,245 unit
identical to the NCD15b except that it communicates exclusively over
serial lines. Intended for use in remote branch offices or for direct
local connections in small multi-user PC clusters, it uses XRemote,
the data-compression software developed by NCD to handle the bandwidth
demands of graphics-oriented X environments.

	NCD's 15-inch X terminal models feature a flat screen with
1024- x 800-pixel, 100-dot-per-inch resolution, and a 70-Hz
non-interlaced refresh rate for sharp, flicker-free images. The
terminals' compact 13-inch-square base contains a quiet fanless
internal convection cooling system.

	All NCD X terminals run NCDware, NCD's optimized version of
the X11 server software. NCDware supports xdmcp (the X display manager
control protocol); multiple local Telnet or LAT clients; extensive
VT220 emulation, including dynamic font changing; and standard
SNMP-based network management. Users can select NCD's
OSF/MOTIF-compatible local window manager, NCDwm, or a host-based X
graphical user interface such as OSF/MOTIF, OPEN LOOK or Xview.
Communication protocols supported include TCP/IP, SLIP, Digital 's
DECnet and LAT, and NCD's XRemote data-compression algorithm for
ultra-fast serial communication. Software comes as a PROM set or is
downloadable over the network for easy distribution of new features.

	Available 30 days after receipt of order, the NCD15r is priced
at $1,895 with 4 MB of RAM. New NCD15b pricing, effective immediately,
is $1,495 with 4 MB of RAM. Prices include mouse, keyboard (PS/2,
UNIX, LK401 or Japanese Kana style), serial port and Ethernet
controller. Software license is $50 per unit.

	Network Computing Devices, Inc., formed in February 1988, is
the leading supplier of X Window System products, which provide
simultaneous access to networked multi-vendor computers via
workstation-style graphical user interfaces. NCD offers a broad family
of color and monochrome X terminals in various screen sizes and
performance levels. The company's PC-Xdivision makes X server software
products for DOS- and Microsoft Windows-based PCs, which integrate PCs
into X Window System environments.

	NCD is publicly traded on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market
under the symbol NCDI.

Company Contact:

Judy Estrin
Network Computing Devices, Inc.
415/694-0650

Agency Contacts:
		
William Orrange
Janis Ulevich
Ulevich & Orrange
415/329-1590
-- 
Mike Harrigan
Network Computing Devices
mikeh@ncd.com
Newsgroups: comp.newprod