Eagle TX Series AMOS Based Terminal Server Technical Manual, Rev. 01
Chapter 1 - Introducing the
Eagle TX Series Terminal Server
The Alpha Microsystems Eagle TX Series is a high-performance network adapter for adding serial
peripherals - primarily ASCII terminals, printers, and modems - and one parallel interface compatible
peripheral. The Eagle 100TX is based upon the popular Eagle 100 multi-user business computer which
contains circuitry for adding up to eight (8) serial peripherals. The Eagle 450TX also contains circuitry to
support up to eight (8) serial peripherals, but can be expanded to support up to thirty-two (32) serial
peripherals. Both products include a 4 MB Flash memory (Flashcard) instead of the standard SCSI
interface subsystem included on the standard Eagle series of multi-user business computers. A
customized version of the latest AMOS operating system software is preloaded into the Flashcard during
the manufacturing process. Also preloaded into the Flashcard is a version of MULTI, Alpha Micro’s
window based environment manager. Detailed documentation for MULTI is available at the Alpha Micro
web site (
www.amos-online.com
) or can be ordered through your Alpha Micro authorized dealer.
The Eagle TX Series terminal server is constructed in modular fashion, and is housed in the standard
Eagle deskside enclosure, shown in Figure 1-1. It comes standard with 32 MB of main memory.
Figure 1-1: Eagle-TX Series Terminal Server
