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PRODUCT SHOWCASE Consumer Electronics Show for Sydney Australia's first consumer electronics show, scheduled for Sydney’s Darling Harbour from April 26-29, will give visitors a “sneak preview” into the technology of tomorrow. On display will be the largest collection of consumer electronics and lifestyle technology ever seen in this country. More than 50,000 visitors will be able to experience “hands on” the products which may well change the way we live, work and entertain. The latest MP3 players, DVD tech- nology, personal assistants, ultra-thin laptops, home theatre, GPS, digital cameras and much more will be on display from some of Australia’s (and the world’s) leading manufacturers and distributors. April 26 and 27 will be trade only days, running in conjunction with the CES conference. A program of seminars and practical case studies, designed for industry professionals, will be presented. Keynote speakers will include former PM Hon Paul Keating, Video, mouse & keyboard switchers from Microgram Keenly-priced CD-RW drive from DSE Anyone who has a multiple PC installation will know just how confusing it all becomes before too long: which monitor belongs with which computer? And when you grab the mouse or keyboard, Murphy’s law says you grab the wrong one too! Then there’s the amount of space all these components take up: before too long, all desk and shelf space is gone. That’s why their new KVM Switches are such a good idea. With the touch of a button (or a keyboard hot key) they switch one monitor, one mouse and one keyboard from PC to PC. There are units to control 2, 4, 8 or 16 PCs. More information on the KVM Switches can be found on Microgram’s website or via phone or email. Contact: Microgram Computers Phone: (02) 4389 8444 Fax: (02) 4389 8388 Website: www.mgram.com.au 42  Silicon Chip Dick Smith Electronics has introduced a Mitsumi re-write CD-ROM drive to their range which rivals the prices still being charged for write-only drives. The new drive, priced at $348, is an internal model designed to occupy any spare external drive bay.  offers a highly reliable It 4x write speed, 4x rewrite speed and a very respectable 24x read speed. It supports most international computer standards and formats including Packet Writing, which gives the ability to write multiple times to a write-once disk (until the disk is full, of course). Minimum hardware requirement is a Pentium 133 or higher, 32MB of RAM and Windows 95/98/200/ME or NT4. It goes without saying that this configuration is far below the very minimum entry level machine available on the market today. Dr Hugh Bradlow (Chief Technology Officer, Telstra), Haruyuki Machida, MD of Sony Australia, and Mr John Winstanley, MD of Tandy Electronics. Ticket prices for the public sessions of the show (Saturday and Sunday) will be $13 for adults; children under 15 admitted free. Contact: CESA Phone: Fax: 1800 600 662 1800 600 663 The Mitsumi CD-RW is available from all Dick Smith Electronics stores and DSE PowerHouse stores, or through the company’s DirectLink service on 1300 366 644. Contact: Dick Smith Electronics (all stores) Phone: (02) 9937 3200 Fax: (02) 9888 3631 Website: www.dse.com.au New Altronics Retail Manager Altronics is pleased to announce the appointment of Danny Smith as Retail Manager, heading up the company’s Retail and Mail Order divisions. Danny first joined the Altronics Distribution Centre team three years ago. Quality personal customer service is at the very top of his agenda so please feel free to contact him on your next visit with any suggestions on how the company may improve its service. Alternatively, Danny may be contacted by email at danny<at>altronics.com.au or by telephone on (08) 9328 1599. Pocket reference guide Jaycar Electronics now has available a handy pocket reference guide packed with information regarding solutions to electronic problems and circuit ideas. The compact guide features common formulas, tables and diagrams in place of lengthy text based descriptions. This bestselling guide is full of job-simplifying answers that you can flip to in 60 seconds or less and will become an often-used source of useful information. Contact: Jaycar Electronics Phone: (02) 9743 5222 Fax: (02) 9743 2066 Website: www.jaycar.com.au Tektronix catalog on CD, paper The new 750p a g e Te k t r o nix 2001 Test, Measurement and Monitoring Products catalog features a broad offering of more than 1400 test, measurement, and monitoring products used to design, build, deploy and manage next-generation global communications networks and Internet technologies. Extensive indexes list products by name and by function, as well as by categories such as oscilloscopes, logic analysers, telecommunications and video test. Tektronix sales offices, distributors and representatives are listed in the catalog for easy reference. Measurement product information is also available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM offers quick and easy access to information, including data sheets and contact information, and provides selection guides and tutorials. Navigation is even easier this year, with no mandatory plug-ins needed to view the catalog. Both catalog and CD can be ordered from the company’s web site. 2GHz RF field analyser from Emona Instruments Emona Instruments have released the Protek 3201 2GHz RF hand-held field strength analyser. With wide-band reception ranging from 100kHz to 2060MHz, reception sensitivity approximately 0-6dBµV EMF, an accuracy of ±25PPM, and maximum scan speed of 12.5 channels per second, the unit is designed for testing, installation and maintenance of mobile communication systems. It is suitable for use with cellular and cordless phones, CB-radios, paging systems, cable TV and satellite reception systems. The backlit LCD display can show a variety of different screens: waveform, center-, span- and step frequency as well as sweep mode, reception mode and much more. It has narrow band FM, wide band FM, AM and single side band (SSB) modulated signal measurement facilities. The PLL tuning system AUDIO MODULES broadcast quality Manufactured in Australia Harbuch Electronics Pty Ltd 9/40 Leighton Pl. HORNSBY 2077 Ph (02) 9476-5854 Fx (02) 9476-3231 assures precise frequency measurement and tuning. A built-in frequency counter can measure frequencies from 9MHz to 2060MHz. Contact: Emona Instruments Phone: (02) 9519 3933 Fax: (02) 9550 1378 Website: www.emona.com.au Contact: Tektronix Australia Phone: 1800 023 342 Website: www.tektronix.com/mbd/ catalogue_request MARCH 2001  43