Computer Sales and Service


The xb/70 Valkyrie ®
Providing the IS/MIS Professional and the SuperComputer software developer the widest variety of SOFTWARE and TOOLS, and let's not forget Banking, Manufacturing, Point of Sales or the INTERNET world wide web either!!

Serviced OnSite
through-out the World!
Operating System: Choice of Unix System 5 w/Advanced "AutoSMP" Extensions, RealTimeX with POSIX-RealTime/SMP, or Microsoft Windows NT Server. OS/2 SMP Server is in the final testing phases.

Languages for Development: C++/SMP, MS Visual C++, MS Visual Basic, ADA, LISP++/SMP and PROLOG++/SMP, Smalltalk, Algol, Microfocus Cobol (Ansi H+), and Ansi Fortran +.

GUIs Supported. Microsoft Windows, OS/2 Shell, X/Windows and LISP/Windows.

Databases for Development. System will run any existing UNIX (Intel Architecture) or WINDOWS NT compliant Database Manager - SQL, OBJECT oriented or Cognitive. Preferences towards those which include SMP support for Process and Record Locks.

Office Software. MSOFFICE for Windows NT, Word Perfect for NT and for UNIX.

MultiUser Environment. Optional MultiUser Hardware and Software components provide dial-in concentration modules for up to 64 ports per modular add-in, no limit to number of such modular add-ins, with full support for native TCP/IP, TELNET, WWW, LAN to LAN Gateway and Remote Access Services.

REAL TIME & NON-REAL TIME Support. Includes support for dedicated interrupt handling, including access routing for an unlimited number of REAL TIME Devices and Control Subsystems, as well as traditional INTERACTIVE and BATCH functionality - providing capabilities for responsive control systems need in critical applications.

INTRA / INTERNET Environment. Servers for Commerce, Academic and Generic implementations, including Apache, NCSA, Netscape and Microsoft Servers, native multihosting and X.400 E-Mail. Full support for secure server and commerce link encryption (banking services), along with Mirroring, and Server Duplexing to any depth.

LAN and WAN Support Subsystem. 10, 100, 200, 250 MBIT and 1.414GBIT LAN Adapters, full support for NOVELL and NT SMP, and UNIX Host. WAN Support from v.34+ through T500, all inclusive. 25 Mile site to site wireless LAN Bridging support available.

LEGACY Communications. Fully supported interconnect with IBM Mainframes using SNA, SDLC, Token Ring and Bisynch Point to Point, ANSI HDLC, and POS Interconnect, along with support for LEGACY Hardware such as VT100/200/3x0/4x0 Terminals, and older styles of Asynch and Remote Access systems (such as 3274, 2780 and HASP). Support for Fiber Optic Connect with ES/9000 systems as an Enterprise Server Host planned for introduction during 1997.

Attached Processor Subsystems. Support for HOT SWAPPING RAID, Optical Juke Box, Projection Video, Fast Floating Point Array Processors (PCI), PCI Bridged Attached Systems, D-A/A-D Conversion, Robotic Control, Assembly Floor Numerical Control, and literally any component attachable to a PC/ISA or PC/PCI Bus, LAN connection or Point to Point Communications Interface, ranging from Laboratory Equipment to Banking and Point of Sale commerce devices.

Its
FAULT
TOLERANT ®
GENERAL FAULT TOLERANCE & ON SITE WARRANTY SERVICE. Every xb/70 Valkyrie comes with either 36 months or 60 months of renewable ON-SITE WARRANTY SERVICE, covering parts and labor relating to malfunctions and defects covered by AMERICAN's standard 5 Year Warranty. That means you will never have to wait for a system repair very long, and due to the Valkyrie's advanced design, you can always keep a spare module or two around so that your system can continue operations nearly without any downtime at all !

AVENGER ® FAULT TOLERANT System Upgrade. In 1997, for mission critical systems, American will be introducing an advanced feature for the xb/70 Valkyrie: the Avenger Fault Tolerant system upgrade. This component and software upgrade will enable your xb/70 to recover from system failures AUTOMATICALLY at time of failure, without manual invervention, saving downtime and the complexity of having to pre-define advanced recovery procedures. Designed for those critical EFT, On-Line Service and similar applications requiring automatic fallback, power switchover and software self-restart. Stay tuned!

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