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Mac-Compatible Upgrade Cards: Sonnet Technologies: Presto PowerPC Specs

A "reincarnation" of the DayStar PowerPro 601, the Sonnet Presto PowerPC features a 100 MHz PowerPC 601 processor, a 1 MB level 2 cache, and "MacOS 8.5 enabler software" that allows MacOS 8.5 to run on previously incompatible systems. The card plugs into the PDS slot, or with the Macintosh Quadra 610, an adapter.


Introduction Date: January 4, 1999 Discontinued Date: November 1, 2002
Processor Type: PowerPC 601 Processor Speed: 100 MHz
Card Type: PDS Speed Control: Fixed
Relative Speed Boost: 11x 1. FPU (Integrated): PowerPC 601
Lookaside Bus Speed: N/A Data Path: 64-bit
Level 1 Cache: 32k Level 2 Cache: 1 MB
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: Quadra 700, 900. 2. Supported MacOS: 7.1-8.6 4, 5.
Dimensions: N/A Avg. Weight: N/A
Original Price: $400 US Est. Current Price: N/A
Notes: 1. Maximum speed boost as provided by manufacturer.
2. Includes Quadra 610 3., 650, 700, 800, 900, 950, Centris 610 3., 650.
3. Adapter required for use with the Quadra 610/Centris 610.
4. Apple provides no official support for third-party upgrade cards.
5. MacOS 8.5 is supported by Sonnet "MacOS 8.5 enabler software".
6. Photo Credit: Sonnet Technologies.




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