SanDisk Will Provide CompactFlash Storage Cards for the HP 320LX, World's First
CE-Based Palmtop PC with a Built-In Slot for CompactFlash
BusinessWire, Monday, February 10, 1997 at 12:03
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1997--SanDisk Corp.
(NASDAQ:SNDK) announced today that it will supply CompactFlash (CF)
storage cards to Hewlett-Packard Co. for its new Microsoft Windows
CE-based palmtop PC -- the HP 320LX -- the industry's first CE-based
handheld PC (HPC) with a built-in slot for CompactFlash (CF).
CompactFlash, the small size flash storage card developed by
SanDisk, is the global de facto standard for small removable storage
cards.
HP's usage of CompactFlash is one of the key ways in which HP is
differentiating its palmtop PC from several other recently
introduced CE-based handheld PCs. HP's new palmtop PC also has a
640X240 LCD display, 80 columns wide and 28 percent larger than
other Windows CE handhelds.
SanDisk's CF card, about one-fifth the size (in volume) of a
standard PC card, is available in capacities ranging between 2 and
20MB. CompactFlash, an industry-standard ATA (AT Attachment)
storage card, is "plug-and-play" in the new HP palmtop PC. Data
captured on a new HP HPC can be easily moved to other computers as
the CompactFlash card is inserted into a low-cost, passive PC
adapter card which can then be placed in any standard ATA PC card
slot in another computer.
"CompactFlash storage is a convenient and versatile solution for
the HP 320LX palmtop PC," said Kheng Joo Khaw, general manager of
HP's Asia Pacific PC Division. "Data can be stored on CompactFlash
leaving the PC card slot open for memory cards and other hardware
such as a modem."
Nelson Chan, SanDisk's vice president of marketing, said, "With
its wide screen, support for Microsoft Windows CE and usage of
CompactFlash cards, Hewlett-Packard's new palmtop PC will emerge as
one of the world's best-selling CE-based handheld PCs.
"Hewlett-Packard is one of the founding members of the
CompactFlash Association, and its usage of CompactFlash cards is
further endorsement of HP's commitment to CF and its support of
CompactFlash as the industry standard for small size storage cards.
We believe that HP has started a trend with the incorporation of a CF
slot in a handheld PC."
CompactFlash already has become the new film standard for
digital cameras as seven new digital cameras have been recently
introduced that use CF as digital film, and more than 18 new CF-based
digital cameras are in design and development stages.
Images taken with these digital cameras can be downloaded to an
HP 320LX palmtop PC and viewed on the display by easily removing the
CF card from the camera and slipping it directly into the palmtop
PC's CF slot. The images also can be sent anywhere in the world
from the computer. CompactFlash has been designed into more than 40
other products including medical monitors, audio recorders, network
computers and GPS units.
The new HP 320LX palmtop PC enables users to access and share
documents with their Windows-based notebook computers and desktop
PCs. It features automatic file synchronization with Windows 95 and
Windows NT, which allows users to carry anywhere the same
appointment calendar, phone lists and Microsoft Office files that
are kept on a full-sized PC. HP's new computer will be available in
early spring, 1997.
Chan added that "the new HP 320LX palmtop PC has an ideal
configuration for PC and storage cards. It has a full size PC card
slot for an I/O or communications card and a much smaller slot for
the CF card. This configuration takes up little space in the unit
and allows designers to pack more features into a small system
package." End-users also can use the full size PC card slot for a
SanDisk Type II storage card -- capacities range between 2 and 150MB
-- for additional storage.
SanDisk Type II, Type III and CF cards are sold under the
SanDisk label. SanDisk's Type II and CompactFlash cards also are
sold worldwide by Hewlett-Packard under the HP label.
SanDisk Corp., the world's largest supplier of flash data
storage products, designs, manufactures and markets industry
standard, solid-state data, image and audio storage products using
proprietary, high density flash memory and controller technology.
SanDisk has strategic alliances with Seagate Technology,
Matsushita Electronic Corp., NEC Corp. and LG Semicon. Seagate
holds a 25 percent equity stake in SanDisk. The company is based in
Sunnyvale.
SanDisk's Web site/home page address: sandisk.com .
Information about HP's handheld products can be found on the World
Wide Web at hp.com .
Note To Editors: CompactFlash and CF are trademarks of SanDisk
Corp. Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corp.
CONTACT: SanDisk Corp., Sunnyvale
Nelson Chan, 408/542-0456
Bob Goligoski, 408/542-0463
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET PRODUCT
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