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Mac-Compatible Upgrade Cards: Sonnet Technologies: Crescendo/WS G3 500 Specs

Sonnet Crescendo/WS G3 500

The Sonnet Crescendo/WS G3 500 features a 500 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) processor with 1 MB of backside cache. The Crescendo/WS G3 is installed in the daughtercard slot of Wallstreet PowerBook G3 models, replacing the original daughtercard. Like PowerLogix, Sonnet did not require one to send in the original daughtercard.


Introduction Date: July 18, 2001 Discontinued Date: December 31, 2005
Processor Type: PowerPC 750 (G3) Processor Speed: 500 MHz
Card Type: PB G3 Daughtercard Speed Control: Fixed
Relative Speed Boost: 75-120% 1. FPU (Integrated): PowerPC 750 (G3)
Backside Bus Speed: 250 MHz (2:1) 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: PowerBook G3 Series 2. Supported MacOS: 9.1, X 3.
Dimensions: N/A Avg. Weight: N/A
Original Price: $399 US Est. Current Price: N/A
Notes: 1. Maximum speed boost as provided by manufacturer.
2. Supports PB G3/233 (both), G3/250, G3/266, G3/292, G3/300.
3. Apple provides no official support for third-party upgrade cards.
4. Photo Credit: Sonnet Technologies.




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