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Mac-Compatible Upgrade Cards: Sonnet Technologies: Crescendo G3/L2 500/1M Specs
 | The Sonnet Crescendo G3/L2 500/1M features a 500 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) processor with 1 MB of backside cache. Although it will run in other models at a slower speed, it will only run at 500 MHz in the Power Macintosh 5500, Power Macintosh 6500, and Twentieth Anniversary Mac. All versions of the card plug into the L2 cache slot and replace the existing L2 cache card. |
| Introduction Date: | September 15, 1999 | Discontinued Date: | N/A |
| Processor Type: | PowerPC 750 (G3) | Processor Speed: | 500 MHz |
| Card Type: | L2 cache | Speed Control: | Fixed 1. |
| Relative Speed Boost: | N/A | FPU (Integrated): | PowerPC 750 (G3) |
| Backside Bus Speed: | 250 MHz | Data Path: | 64-bit |
| Level 1 Cache: | 64k | Level 2 Cache: | 1 MB (backside) |
| RAM Type: | N/A | VRAM Type: | N/A |
| Standard RAM: | N/A | Maximum RAM: | N/A |
| Onboard RAM: | None | RAM Slots: | N/A |
| Standard VRAM: | N/A | Maximum VRAM: | N/A |
| Supported Systems: | PM 5500, 6500, et al. 2. | Supported MacOS: | 8.6-9.1 3. |
| Dimensions: | N/A | Avg. Weight: | N/A |
| Original Price: | $1000 US | Est. Current Price: | $199 US |
| Notes: | 1. The Crescendo G3/L2 series is designed to simply "plug-and-reboot". 2. Fully-compatible with the Power Mac 5500, 6500, and 20th Anniv. Mac. 3. Apple provides no official support for third-party upgrade cards. 4. Photo Credit: Sonnet Technologies. | ||
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