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70 -- 24-BIT X-TERMINALS POC Kimberly A. Kleeb (703) 648-7370 This is not a notice for a solicitation. This is a Request for Information (RFI). The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) requests technical information from the vendor community on commercially available high-end 1280 x 1024 resolution color 24-bit X-terminals that are fully compatible with the Data General (DG) operating system and fonts. All elements of the X-terminal shall be standard products, configured as they would normally be offered for sale on the commercial market. The General Environment is as follows: X- terminals would be interfaced via ethernet network to DG systems running UNIX with X-windows and Motif; X-terminals would require network connectivity using either thicknet, thinnet or 10BaseT (one selection per unit); system must support 24-bit graphics with color support of at least 4096 simultaneous colors available from a palette of 16.7 million; support both 17'' and 19'' color monitors; support local memory up to at least 128 MBytes; support keyboard and mouse; have the ability to load operating system software either from a network host or store locally on a PROM; support Display PostScript Level 2; support the addition of PCMIA cards; support at least one each serial and parallel port. General technical information in addition to information on installation, training, and maintenance is requested in response to the above description from private industry in as much detail as organizations are willing to provide. Any commercially available pricing information is also requested. Any pricing information submitted that contains restrictions on its disclosure will be returned to the vendor.The Government may consider vendors willing to make their hardware/software accessible to the USGS for a more in-depth examination. This request is not a formal RFP and NO contract will result from this synopsis. Any subsequent solicitation will be synopsized prior to its release. All responses should contain sufficient technical documentation and descriptive literature to sufficiently describe hardware/software capabilities. The Government will not pay for information provided in response to this synopsis. Technical and price information responding to this request should be received by COB on June 9, 1995. (0128)

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