Abstract: A removably mountable pulse rate monitoring system and an associated exercise machine. The pulse rate monitoring system includes first, second and third housings, each configured for removable attachment to a support bar system of the exercise machine. Supportably mounted within the first housing is a pulse rate calculation circuit and a display, coupled to the pulse rate calculation circuit, for displaying a pulse rate determined by the pulse rate calculation circuit. A first electrode is supportably mounted by the second housing and a second electrode is supportably mounted by the third housing. The first and second electrodes transmits data used to determine the pulse rate of a user of the exercise machine when the electrodes are grasped by the user.

Abstract: A method of automatic and user intuitive cataloging of removable media on a computer. The method does not require the user to launch an application to catalog because it operates within the existing system software and does not require a user to learn to operate a separate cataloging program. This applies to cataloging as well as searching entries. The method presents the data in the catalog in the same way that actual files on the computers hard disk or start up volume are presented. The method includes modifying and/or creating pointer files so that when activated it can remember where the original file is located, even the file is on a volume that is not accessible to the computer when the pointer file is activated. The pointer file created by this method can be resolved when accessed through the operating system interface or from within an application, just like actual files.

Abstract: A method of automatic and user intuitive cataloging of removable media on a computer. The method does not require the user to launch an application to catalog because it operates within the existing system software and does not require a user to learn to operate a separate cataloging program. This applies to cataloging as well as searching entries. The method presents the data in the catalog in the same way that actual files on the computers hard disk or start up volume are presented. The method includes modifying and/or creating pointer files so that when activated it can remember where the original file is located, even when the file is on a volume that is not accessible to the computer when the pointer file is activated. The pointer file created by this method can be resolved when accessed through the operating system interface or from within an application, just like actual files.

Abstract: A coupling discriminator for Ethernet standard local area network interface equipment monitors the electrical characteristics of an incoming differential signal pair, discriminates between a signal pair that is direct coupled and a pair that is transformer coupled, and configures the interface equipment for operation with the type of coupling detected.

Abstract: Periodic clock pulses are pre-recorded on each servo track of an optical disk to provide a local self-synchronizing source of clock frequency information for read only or direct read after write optical digital disk memories. In keeping with accepted practices, the servo track or tracks additionally function as references for controlling the radial positioning of a read head or a read/write head of such a memory.

Abstract: A system for generating video information on a display medium which is characterized by a character generation of high quality, variant font definition, and font character off-set. The character generating means within the system provides means for selecting an external video source to be displayed alternative to the output from the character generator itself.