[comp.newprod] NCD COLOR X TERMINAL WITH 14-INCH MONITOR PRICED AT $3,000

mikeh@lupine.ncd.com (Mike Harrigan) (02/16/91)

	MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, January 7, 1991 -- Network
Computing Devices, Inc., has expanded its line of color X terminals
with a space-conserving 14-inch-diagonal flat-screen unit priced at
$3,000 (U.S. List).

	The new NCD14c offers resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels and
displays up to 256 colors simultaneously. The company's second color
unit, it joins the NCD17c, introduced in January 1990 with the same
resolution on a 17-inch screen for $5,000 (U.S. List).

	Like NCD's full line of color and monochrome X terminals, the
NCD14c uses the industry-standard X Window System to provide a
workstation-style graphical interface to multiple networked host
computers running the UNIX, VMS or ULTRIX operating systems.

	NCD Executive Vice President Judy Estrin said the NCD14c is
designed for commercial computing environments where color is a
requirement, but price and small size are also key considerations. "We
expect that with its $3,000 price tag, the unit will replace color
3270 terminals in many transaction processing and office applications,
where conserving desk space is often more important than having a
large screen The NCD14c gives the user high-performance optimized
color and advanced ergonomics for the price of a low-end PC."

	The NCD14c uses a 20-MHz MC68020 microprocessor and two custom
ASIC graphics engines optimized for color X Window System performance
to offer fast geometry rendering, faster operations and text and
window manipulation, as well as text generation and scrolling. The use
of eight bit plants provides 256 simultaneously displayable colors
selected from a palette of 16.7 million.

	A 14-inch-diagonal flat screen based on Sony Trinitron display
technology produces crisp, flicker-free images. Sharp graphics and
text are enhanced by a 70-Hz non-interlaced refresh rate, 0.26-mm dot
pitch and 100-dot-per-inch resolution.

	Using NCD's optimized version of X.11 R4 server, the NCD14c
supports xdmcp (the X display manager control protocol); the shape
extension feature for creating non-rectangular windows; multiple local
Telnet or LAT clients, both with VT220 emulation; and
industry-standard SNMP-based network management. Software is available
as a PROM set or downloadable over the network for efficient
distribution of new features and upgrades.

	Multiple communication protocols -- TCP/IP, SLIP, Digital's
DECnet and LAT, and NCD's XRemote (a unique data compression algorithm
for optimized serial connectivity at 10 times the speed of SLIP) --
are supported.

	The NCD14c operates with and X graphical user interface,
including OSF/Motif, OPENLOOK or Xview. It supports DECwindows and
terminal-oriented applications in addition to X applications.

	Retaining the ergonomic orientation of all NCD X terminals,
the NCD14c has a tilt-and-swivel screen and a small-footprint,
13-inch-square base.  An internal convection cooling system eliminated
the need for a noisy fan.

	Available with the NCD14c is NCD's full line of peripheral
devices, including mouse, keyboards (PS/2, UNIX, VT220 and Japanese
Kana styles) and Ethernet controllers (thick, thin and twisted pair).

	Available 60 days after receipt of order, the NCD14c will be
shipped beginning in January 1991. Its $3,000 price (U.S. List)
includes monitor, 4 megabytes of RAM (field-upgradable to 8 megabytes
using SIMMS), mouse, serial port, and choice of keyboard styles and
Ethernet controllers. A software license is an additional $50 per
unit.

	Network Computing Devices, Inc., formed in February 1988, is a
leading supplier of network display stations providing users
simultaneous access to multi-vendor computers on a network via the
industry-standard X Window System. The NCD16, NCD16e, NCD19, NCD19b
and NCD15b monochrome units, and the NCD17c and NCD14c color units,
offer workstation-style multi-user interfaces for users in UNIX, VMS
and ULTRIX operating system environments. NCD is privately held.

Company Contact:

Judy Estrin
Network Computing Devices, Inc.
415/694-0650
email: info@ncd.com
FAX: (415) 961-7711

Agency Contacts:

William Orrange
Janis Ulevich	
Ulevich & Orrange, Inc.
415/329-1590