Clustered DataJacks

CLUSTERED DATAJACKS

Clustered Datajacks are complete I/O subsystems designed specifically for multitasking environments. Each system contains two to five of our ChromeTek shielded datajacks, a matching number of our award-winning Conductor I/O processors to control traffic flow, and a liberal supply of memory to buffer your important data.

Designed to be less intrusive than the old systems, each cluster is computer matched and synchronized to operate in perfect harmony with any one of our state-of-the-art Encephalons.

Clustered Datajacks are just that, a cluster of matched datajacks. Installing a clustered system yields a savings of approximately 33% on essence costs over the installation of the separate pieces alone. The cost is approximately 50% more, though.

Each system includes the datajacks, I/O SPUs, and memory required to multitask more that one datajack.

Consult the tables below to determine nuyen and essence costs for these systems. Level indicates the level of all components.

Level 1:

# Datajacks   I/O SPUs       Memory     Cost     Essence
--------------------------------------------------------
       2           2           50      30,000       .35
       3           3          100      50,000       .60
       4           4          150      70,000       .85
       5           5          200      90,000      1.10

Level 2:

# Datajacks   I/O SPUs       Memory     Cost     Essence
--------------------------------------------------------
       2           2           50      40,000       .50
       3           3          100      65,000       .80
       4           4          150      85,000      1.10
       5           5          200     110,000      1.40

Level 3:

# Datajacks   I/O SPUs       Memory     Cost     Essence
--------------------------------------------------------
       2           2           50      55,000       .65
       3           3          100      87,500      1.00
       4           4          150     120,000      1.40
       5           5          200     155,000      1.75

Level 4:

# Datajacks   I/O SPUs       Memory     Cost     Essence
--------------------------------------------------------
       2           2           50      90,000       .75
       3           3          100     140,500      1.20
       4           4          150     190,000      1.65
       5           5          200     240,000      2.00



>>>>>[A little, pricey, don't you think?]<<<<<
        --  Splut <01:48:16/10-21-52>

>>>>>[Depends on what you need it for. Any 
person using 5 datajacks will most likely have the 
money for it, or the corporate backing.  Of course, 
for a complete level 4 system, you are looking at 
about 350k or so.]<<<<< 
        --  Trog the Gnome <01:51:10/10-21-52>

>>>>>[Don't forget to get a Math SPU.  
Multitasking can slow down system response, 
which can be deadly if you are decking.  A Math 
SPU helps to alleviate some of that system 
delay.]<<<<< 
        --  Fiddler <01:55:43/10-21-52>

>>>>>[Correction.  A complete level 4 system 
will cost you about 380k.]<<<<<
        --  Trog the Gnome <01:58:58/10-21-92>

>>>>>[Any truth to the rumors that Yoshida Tech 
is trying to match up the encephalon processor 
into the same essence friendly system? 

This would be mint because you could drop in a 
complete multiport setup with completely 
matched components.]<<<<< 
        --  Slipspeed <02:03:41/10-21-52>

>>>>>[Yes we are.  We have encountered two 
major problems though.  First, the encephalon 
base processor doesn't like to be very friendly, 
apparently.  Computer processors don't work well 
together unless they are synced up correctly, and 
even then it is a pretty  uneasy working 
relationship.  Our subsystems get the processors 
to "be friendly" by having a less than .00003% data 
clash rate.  Unfortunately, when we add in the 
processors for the encephalon expert system, it 
fights like hell to dominate the other processors, 
raising data clashes to .0074%.  While this is well 
below typical multitasking operation levels, it 
doesn't meet our purposes of making it easy on 
the human mind.  Research continues and I think 
we will have a viable product on the market 
within about six to eight months. 

The other problem is in manufacturing.  Right now 
we have sixteen different clustered systems 
available.  If we offer every level of encephalon 
with every level of I/O subsystem, we will be 
looking at manufacturing 64 different products, 
which would probably make the costs prohibitive.  
But then again, that isn't my department.  I just 
get the stuff made, it is up to someone else in the 
company to sell the damn things.]<<<< 
        --  Lincoln Howe
            Vice President of Cybertronics and 
            Matrix Research
            Yoshida Technologies
            <02:17:06/10-21-52>