                    E N H A N C E M E N T  P R O D U C T S

I/O Mini II(TM) I/O Mini II/AT Option(TM)

Single Slot Half-Card Offering Powerful I/O Expansion.

     o Game Port (optional)

     o 2nd Serial Port (optional)

     o I/O Mini II Is Compatible With IBM(R) PC, PC XT(TM), Portables,
       3270 PC Eighth Slot

     o I/O Mini II/AT Option Is Compatible With IBM PC AT(R), And Compatibles

     o Battery-Backed Clock/Calendar

     o Includes SuperPak(TM) Utility Software

     o Two Year Warranty

     o Serial Port, and Parallel Port


Card Offering Powerful I/O Expansion.

AST's I/O Mini II is a versatile I/O expansion board offering up to two serial
ports, a parallel port, game port and a clock/calendar all on a single
five-inch card. It's perfect for IBM PC-XT, Portable PC, and 3270 PC short
slots, and is compatible with the PC-XT eighth slot.  For added flexibility,
the I/O Mini II can be used in long slots too.

Serial ports allow connections to letter quality printers, plotters, mice,
modems and other asynchronous devices. A fully IBM-compatible parallel port
provides an interface to parallel printers and plotters, while the
battery-backed clock/calendar maintain accurate time and date for automatic
time/date stamping.

The I/O Mini II/AT Option offers up to two serial ports and a parallel port.
It is the perfect I/O board for IBM ATs and compatibles and it can be used in
the 8-bit short or long slot.

Also included is AST's award-winning SuperPak(TM) utility diskette with
SuperDrive(TM), SuperSpool(TM) and fASTdisk(TM) for use with your AST memory
expansion products.

AST offers a full line of enhancement products for the IBM PC, including
multifunction boards, micro-to-mainframe and micro-to-mini communications,
local area networks, and graphics products.


Specifications

Configurations:     I/O Mini II - 1 9-pin serial port, parallel port and
                                  clock/calendar standard, 2nd serial port and
                                  game port optional.

                    I/O Mini II/AT Option - Same as I/O Mini II, except no
                                            game port or clock/calendar option.

Size:     5.0"L x 4.2"W x 0.5"D

Power:    +5 DC: 560 Milliamps (Typical)
          +12V DC: 40 Milliamps (Typical)
          -12V DC: 60 Milliamps (Typical)


System Requirements

I/O Mini II:   IBM PC, PC XT, Portable PC, 3270 PC or compatibles; One open
               expansion slot offering at least five inches in length.

I/O Mini II/AT Option:   IBM AT and compatibles.

AST and AST logo registered and I/O Mini II, I/O Mini II/AT Option, SuperPak,
SuperDrive, SuperSpool and fASTdisk trademarks AST Research, Inc. All other
brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies.

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