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Mac Clones: NuTek: Duet Specs | Ports

NuTek

The NuTek Duet is a reverse-engineered "semi-MacOS-Compatible" which features a 33 MHz 68030 processor, 8 MB of RAM, a 120 MB hard drive, a Mac-Compatible SCSI port, audio-in and audio-out jacks, and 2 NuBus slots. The Duet is the same as the One, but it has a 486/66 in the same case to run DOS and Windows. Technically, this is not a MacOS-Compatible since it doesn't run the MacOS, but it was an interesting attempt to make a MacOS-based computer before MacOS licensing.


Introduction Date: January 1, 1993 Discontinued Date: January 1, 1994
Processor Type: 68030 Processor Speed: 33 MHz
Processor Upgrade: Non-Upgradable FPU: 68882
System Bus Speed: 16 MHz Lookaside Bus Speed: 16 MHz
ROM Size: N/A Data Path: 32-bit
Level 1 Cache: 0.5k Level 2 Cache: 32k
RAM Type: 80 ns 30-pin SIMM VRAM Type: 256k VRAM SIMM
Standard RAM: 8 MB Maximum RAM: N/A
Motherboard RAM: 4 MB RAM Slots: N/A
Standard VRAM: 512k Maximum VRAM: N/A
Standard Hard Drive: 120 MB Int. Hard Drive Type: SCSI
Standard CD-ROM: N/A Standard Disk: 1.44 MB (soft-eject)
Standard Modem: N/A Standard Ethernet: N/A
Case Type: Desktop Form Factor: NuTek Desktop
Exp. Slots: 2 PCI Exp. Bays (Free): None
Battery Type: 3.6V Lithium Battery Life: N/A
Built-in Display: N/A Supported MacOS: N/A 1.
Dimensions: N/A Avg. Weight: N/A
Original Price: $2000 US Est. Current Price: N/A
Notes: 1. The proprietary NuTek operating system was similar to System 6, but had a System 7 mode that was intended to run "enhanced for System 7" software. Unfortunately, it never worked very well.
2. Have more information on the NuTek Duet? Let me know! Thanks.
3. Photo Credit: Popular Science (July 1993, p. 11).



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