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Nifty Universal Technologies
Product Announcement
Inductive Networking
Introduction
Inductive Networking is a new technology set to revolutionise the
networking world. If offers the speed of conventional cable based
networks with the convenience, but not the poor data rates, of
wireless radio networks.
Concept
Computers fitted with an Inductive network card need only be
placed need a network cable to become part of the network.
Technology
Inductive Networking uses Autonomously Propelled Resonating
Induction Lan Forwarded On Obvious Logic abbreviated to AF. When
the inductive component on a suitable network card comes within
the influence of a network cable it is able to sense and induce
network traffic. The proximity of the computer to the network
cable effects the signal quality and hence the attainable data
rates. These have been divided into three bands :-
1BaseAF - 1Mbit/sec - suitable for internet browsing - cable within 10m
10BaseAF - 10Mbit/sec - for general use - cable within 1m
100BaseAF - 100Mbit/sec - power users and servers - cable wrapped twice around the system box and once around the monitor
Benefits
A single cable is all that needs to be run through a room to feed
as many computers as required, Cat 5 requires expensive hubs and
coax needs breaks and T-pieces.
Developed on RISC OS
The Inductive Networking system was designed on the excellent
RISC OS operating system due to its suitability for developing
systems under tight time scales. The software interface is
pictured below.
*podules
Expansion card 0: deskTV
Expansion card 1: No installed expansion card
Expansion card 2: i-cubed ltd, EtherLan 500 interface (00:c0:32:00:24:bf)
Expansion card 3: RapIDE32 Enhanced IDE Interface
Expansion card 4: No installed expansion card
Expansion card 5: No installed expansion card
Expansion card 6: SOX ROM SCSI Interface upgrade
Expansion card 7: N.U.T Inductive Networking (10BaseAF)
Network expansion: Acorn Econet
*help Inductiv.
Module is: Inductive Manager 1.15 (1 April 2000)
Configuration keywords:
Inductive_Speed Inductive_Polarity
==> Help on keyword Inductive_Speed
Syntax: *Configure Inductive_Speed 1|10|100
==> Help on keyword Inductive_Polarity
Syntax: *Configure Inductive_Polarity Horizontal|Vertical
Availability
It is hopped to have 10BaseAF cards in A5000 and RPC NIC
slot format available soon.
Roger Wylde (Chief Technician - Nifty Universal Technologies)
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