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Editorial Contact:
Tony Campitelli
Product Marketing
Sonic Systems, Inc.
333 W. El Camino #280
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Tel: 408-736-1900
Fax: 408-736-7228
Release Date: November 11, 1991
SONIC SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES DISKLESS BOOTING PRODUCT FOR THE MACINTOSH FOR HIGH
NETWORK SECURITY
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 11, 1991--Sonic Systems, Inc. announced today
The Diskless Mac product for the Apple Macintosh. The Diskless Mac (or 'TDM'
for short) will allow the Macs on an Ethernet network to act as diskless
workstations. In other words, no hard disk or floppy disk drives are required
to operate the Macintosh.
TDM is a ROM Upgrade and software package which will work with the most popular
Ethernet boards on the market, including those from Sonic Systems, Apple,
Asanté, and 3Com. TDM is ideal for use in: labs, Mac learning clusters, public
access computing environments and high security government and company
networks. "TDM eliminates the need for disk media in the Macintosh; this is
ideal for networks where high security is paramount," said Mr. Sreekanth Ravi,
President of Sonic Systems, Inc. Mr. Ravi continued, "TDM also significantly
reduces the amount of network administration required to maintain a Mac cluster
by having all software accessible only through the network file server."
TDM offers many benefits: reduces cost per Macintosh because there is no need
for a hard disk drive, reduces maintenance costs resulting from the elimination
of disk media (hard disk and floppy disk drives), and provides a uniform
operating system for all users that is directly manageable by the system
administrator. In addition, unauthorized software duplication and the
spreading of software viruses can be controlled by removing all disk media from
the Mac and only allowing access to software from the network file server. All
of these things result in a much more reliable network.
TDM was specifically designed for those environments where there is one or more
file server (AppleShare or UNIX) being used by a group of publicly accessible
Mac's networked via Ethernet. TDM, by eliminating the need for a hard disk
drive and floppy disk drive, will allow all Mac's to boot from a standard
system image which can be controlled by the network administrator. This system
image can be easily modified as needed to provide, for example, a controlled
set of applications, inits, fonts and DA's to all users. In fact, if the Mac's
must be further segmented, multiple system images can be maintained on the
server to allow certain Mac's to have specific operating system functions which
may be different from those allowed to other Mac's on the network.
When used on a diskless Mac, TDM will initiate a startup volume in the form of
a RAM Disk which contains the master system image. The RAM Disk offers
significantly higher performance than a standard hard disk drive. In addition,
if AppleShare (or other types) file or print servers are being used on the
network, they are also connected to while booting from TDM.
In addition to being compatible with AppleTalk, TDM can be used in UNIX
environments (such as A/UX). The software necessary to accomplish this is
included with the TDM package.
The Diskless Mac product will work with ethernet boards from Sonic Systems,
Apple, Asanté, and 3Com. The retail price for TDM is $149 per node. All Sonic
Systems products have a five year warranty and unlimited technical support.
For further information regarding TDM or other Sonic Systems products, please
call (408) 736-1900.
Sonic Systems designs and manufactures high performance communications products
for the Apple Macintosh. Ranging from high-speed Ethernet boards to network
management software, Sonic Systems is dedicated to developing products
implementing the latest in communications technology and offering the end-user
the highest performance features for the best value.
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Editor’s Note:
Apple, Macintosh, EtherTalk and LocalTalk are trademarks of Apple Computer,
Inc.
Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corp.
The Diskless Mac is a trademark of Sonic Systems, Inc.
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