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Mac-Compatible Upgrade Cards: Sonnet Technologies: Crescendo G3/L2 300/512k (1M) Specs
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The Sonnet Crescendo G3/L2 300/512K (1M) features a 300 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) processor with either 512k or 1 MB of backside cache. TThere are two versions of this card, one for systems based on the Gazelle architecture, such as the Power Macintosh 5400 and 6400 (SKU BG3), and another version for systems based on the Tanzania architecture, such as the Motorola StarMax series (SKU B4G3). Both versions of the card plug into the L2 cache slot and replace the existing L2 cache card. |
| Introduction Date: | January 4, 1999 | Discontinued Date: | November 1, 2001 |
| Processor Type: | PowerPC 750 (G3) | Processor Speed: | 300 MHz |
| Card Type: | L2 cache | Speed Control: | Fixed 1. |
| Relative Speed Boost: | N/A | FPU (Integrated): | PowerPC 750 (G3) |
| Backside Bus Speed: | 150 MHz | Data Path: | 64-bit |
| Level 1 Cache: | 64k | Level 2 Cache: | 512k, 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: | 8.0-9.0 3. |
| Dimensions: | N/A | Avg. Weight: | N/A |
| Original Price: | $500, $600 US | Est. Current Price: | N/A |
| Notes: |
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The Crescendo G3/L2 series is designed to simply
"plug-and-reboot". 2. Includes Power Mac 5400, 5500, 6400, 6500, TAM, PowerBase, et al. 3. Apple provides no official support for third-party upgrade cards. 4. Photo Credit: Sonnet Technologies. |
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