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- Contact: Judy M. Ford
- Optima Technology
- 17526 Von Karman
- Irvine, CA 92714
- (714) 476-0515
- AppleLink: D6224
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- Optima Introduces Mirroring Software and Subsystems for Macintosh
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- Irvine, CA--August 17, 1990--OPTIMA TECHNOLOGY™ today introduced DiskMount™
- 2.0, a powerful Macintosh® hard disk utility with mirroring capabilities, and
- two new series of internal hard disk subsystems that take full advantage of
- mirroring in the Macintosh® II, IIx, and IIfx.
- DiskMount 2.0 provides Macintosh users with MultiLevel Mirroring™ (MLM). Fo
- example, users can create several different mirroring arrangements (up to three
- mirror sets of hard drives, a single mirror set of up to seven hard drives, and
- so on). Any two drives in a daisy chain can be mirrored, even drives of
- different capacities. Mirror sets of three or more drives allow the user to
- maintain the mirroring relationship while removing a drive for other use. The
- DiskMount 2.0 Software Kit retails for $499 but is bundled at no extra charge
- with all Optima hard disk subsystems.
- DiskMount 2.0 was praised by Rick Borucki, Apple Product Marketing Manager a
- InaComp Corporation. “The lack of mirroring software for the Macintosh has
- been a major concern of our customers,” he said. “This mirroring product
- represents a great opportunity for us to meet our customers’ needs, especially
- in corporate accounts.”
- To complement its unique mirroring software, Optima is offering two new series
- of internal hard disk subsystems: DisKovery™ IS and DisKovery IM.
- The DisKovery IS Series includes the 130IS, 200IS, and 310IS. Featuring 130
- 200, and 310 megabyte (MB) capacities, data transfer rates of up to 16 Mbits
- per second, and an MTBF rating of up to 150,000 hours, each model consists of a
- single 3.5-inch drive engineered to fit in the half-height, 5.25-inch housing
- of the Macintosh II, IIx, and IIfx. Their unique design can accommodate
- another 3.5-inch drive for mirroring or additional capacity. These subsystems
- retail for $1195, $1995, and $3885, respectively.
- The DisKovery IM Series includes the 260IM, 400IM, and 620IM. Each model
- consists of two DisKovery IS hard drives in a single half-height, 5.25-inch
- compact unit. When used for mirroring with DiskMount 2.0, these subsystems
- provide 130, 200, and 310 MB of redundant data storage. When used as separate
- drives, they combine to provide 260, 400, and 620 MB. These subsystems retail
- for $2385, $3985, and $7580, respectively.
- According to Tom Zech, Vice President of Operations of DataLinz, Austria:
- “Mirroring will shortly become a standard and prerequisite to market high-end
- network and workstation mass storage products. Optima’s unique mirroring
- hardware and software will help Apple approach these markets.”
- Dendy Young, President of Falcon Microsystems added: “I see a strong need
- for these products in the federal marketplace. There, the growing size of mass
- storage devices and the importance of the information they contain, make this
- kind of data security imperative, especially in a networked environment.”
- All Optima mirroring products are available for immediate shipment.
- OPTIMA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION is a subsystem manufacturer specializing in
- high-capacity mass storage products for the global computer market.
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- OptimaTechnology, DiskMount, DisKovery, and MultiLevel Mirroring are trademarks
- of Optima Technology Corporation. Macintosh is registered trademarks of Apple
- Computer, Inc.
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