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Mac-Compatible Upgrade Cards: Sonnet Technologies: Crescendo G3 500/1M Fortissimo Specs
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The Sonnet Crescendo G3 500/1M Fortissimo features a 500 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) processor (depending on system) with 1 MB of backside cache. Sonnet's "Fortissimo" technology features a separate bus on the upgrade card that runs at twice the speed of the host motherboard, allowing the computer to use faster processors. All of Sonnet's cards detect what type of computer is being used and set the speed to the maximum safe setting. The card plugs into the PDS slot and pass-through cables are available for video cards if necessary. |
| Introduction Date: | September 13, 2000 | Discontinued Date: | N/A |
| Processor Type: | PowerPC 750 (G3) | Processor Speed: | 500 MHz 1. |
| Card Type: | PDS | Speed Control: | Fixed "AutoConfigure" 2. |
| Relative Speed Boost: | N/A 3. | FPU (Integrated): | PowerPC 750 (G3) |
| Backside Bus Speed: | 239-250 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 7100, 8100 4, 5. | Supported MacOS: | 8.5-9.0.4 6. |
| Dimensions: | N/A | Avg. Weight: | N/A |
| Original Price: | $499 US | Est. Current Price: | $199 US |
| Notes: |
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Varies depending on the installed system. 2. Automatically configures to max safe speed as a ratio of system bus. 3. Maximum speed boost as provided by manufacturer. 4. Includes Power Mac 7100, 8100, WGS 6150, 8150, 9150, et al. 5. Incompatible w/ the Power Mac 6100 AV and DOS-compatible models. 6. Apple provides no official support for third-party upgrade cards. 7. Photo Credit: Sonnet Technologies. |
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