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             -=3D> Microchannel - Obsolete Meets the Web! <=3D-
 
    REDDING, Calif., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Micro Channel Developers
Association (MCDA) announced today a new addition to the list of
services currently offered to the Micro Channel community: an Internet
web site.  The home page can be accessed via
http://microchannel.inter.net/microchannel.
    In MCDA's relentless effort to support the millions of users who
have invested in Micro Channel products and who continue to do so, the
organization established this new service on the Internet.  The web
site's primary mission is to assist users who wish to continue to
leverage their investment.  The site offers users the opportunity to
search, locate, and purchase products right from the home page using a
credit card or a purchase order.  The database is the only comprehensive
worldwide source for adapters and upgrades, as well as systems.  It
contains hundreds of products, most of which are not well publicized.
    The site also offers Micro Channel developers an avenue to promote
their products through interactive advertising, access to development
tools and specifications, product registration (POS ID), and technical
support.  Developers can view MCDA's product sales program as a "no
cost" alternative to help sell their Micro Channel products, taking
advantage of the association's established experience and credibility.
    "We will continue to expand our database of products, and we will
make arrangements to have links from other sites, such as IBM's, whereby
users can quickly access our home page without having to explicitly log
on," stated Ramiz Zakhariya, president of the association.
    The MCDA's BBS service has been discontinued, and all its services
have been migrated into the web site.  The association has relocated its
offices to a new address at 169 Hartnell Avenue, Redding, CA 96002.  The
telephone and fax numbers have not changed.
 
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