COMPUTER APPARATUS FOR INTERCONNECTING AN INDUSTRY STANDARD COMPUTER TO A PROPRIETARY BACKPLANE AND ITS ASSOCIATED PERIPHERALS

摘要

A computer apparatus (50) that interconnects a standard commercial off the shelf (COTS) computer (12) to a proprietary system (100). The standard COTS computer (12) replaces a proprietary computer and assumes its roles of controlling a workstation and a display (104) thereof of the proprietary system (100). The computer apparatus (50) comprises a frame (70) that carries the COTS computer (12), a power converter (40), adapters (30), a video module (56), Ethernet connectors (44), a hard drive (54) and the like. The frame (70) mates with slots of a backplane (102) of the proprietary system (100).