Mobile |  | by Chuck Horowitz |
If you have, you probably noticed that your Zipdrive doesn't work.
You need to go to Iomega's Bulletin Board (BBS) at 801/392-9819 and download the Windows 95 drivers. You can get on the Internet ftp://www.iomega.com, America Online (Keyword: Iomega) or Microsoft Network (Go To: Iomega). If this doesn't work, you can buy the Iomega Windows 95 Upgrade (Version 4.0), Part No. 10201 for $29.95 from Iomega. The Upgrade includes the Tools Utilities and drivers for Windows 95.
Real World Interface (Jaffrey, NH) creates robots that resemble R2-D2 (you know, Star Wars). Their B-21 "Mobile Robot" is a 4-wheel-drive machine. Now that's what I call "Mobile Computing."
CNF, Inc. (Morgan Hill, CA) makes the "Card Port," a portable Plug-N-Play CD-ROM. This CD-ROM has four power sources (the PC-Card slot in your computer, alkaline batteries, NiCAD batteries and an AC adapter). It plays music and audio CD's as a stand alone player and it accesses data, photo, video and multimedia CD-ROMs.
PC Security (Colorado) makes a PCMCIA product using a smart card, a smart card reader and access control software. To get into your computer you need a valid smart card, an ID and a password. The smart card is validated by card administration software. You can share the computer and never find each other's files.
Champion Computer Technologies (Cleveland, OH) sells PC Card Data/Fax modems (both 14.4 Kbps and 28.8 Kbps), Token Ring 16/4 Lan Adapters, Type III hard drives, Ethernet Lan Adapters and ATA Solid State File Cards (Type I in 3MB, 5MB, 10MB and 20MB or 40MB PCMCIA Type II form factor).
SystemSoft Corporation(Natick, MA) produces CardWizard Pro Software to make your PC Cards work "the first time and every time." The software is compatible with over 500 different PC Cards and almost all notebook computers with PCMCIA slots. It's available for Windows 95 now.
DSP Solutions (Mountain View, CA) makes the Port-ABLE Sound Plus, a 16 bit, CD quality unit that plugs into your parallel port.
Genovation, Inc. (1-800-822-4333)(Irvine, CA) has the AddPoint, a serial port touchpad with a numeric keypad. You move your finger across a high-resolution surface. It includes the three "Special Access" keys for Windows 95.
For all the world travelers in our group, TDK Systems (Nevada City, CA) makes the V.34 DF2814, Global Class Data/Fax Modem PC Card. It has country-selector software that lets you "select and originate calls from countries around the world." You just point and click on the country name from a pull-down menu, which allows the modem to reconfigure for the selected country's phone system. The modem supports V.34 28.800 bps data, 14,400 bps send and receive fax, data compression and error correction. It is compatible with existing V.Fast Class and slower modems. The suggested retail price is $529.00 (that's not too bad for you globetrotting types). Did you go to The Mobile and Remote Access Expo in San Jose in February? Neither did I. I wish I could go to all of these shows and see all of the new products. That would be a good way to find out about new technology and products to tell you about. I learn a great deal at these shows by networking with the vendors, distributors, manufacturers and the press people.
Chuck Horowitz is a HAL-PC member.
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