Hardware/Software Used

Here is the parts list for one system. There are over 900 systems.

The master machine is built with:

Tri Map Intl. 4U chassis

Single Pentium Pro 200MHz

Two 3c509b 3com Ethernet Cards

USPS Image Capture Board

64MB RAM

2.5GB HD

CD-ROM

Floppy Disk Drive

Cirrus PCI Video

15" monitor

Keyboard

Mouse

Camera (custom-built to handle 12 mail pieces per second)

Each of the seven slave machines are built with:

Tri Map Intl. 2U chassis

Dual Pentium Pro 200MHz

One 3c509b 3com Ethernet Card

196MB RAM

2.5GB HD

The USPS uses a variety of software in this system, including SUNY Buffalo's CEDAR, and programs from RAF Technology, Siemens and others.