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Mac-Compatible Upgrade Cards: Sonnet Technologies: Crescendo G4/NuBus Specs
| | The Sonnet Crescendo G4/NuBus features a 270-360 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4) processor (depending on system bus) with the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processing unit and 1 MB of backside cache. Sonnet's unique "AutoConfigure" technology detects what type of computer is being used and sets the speed to the maximum safe setting. The card plugs into the PDS slot. |
| Introduction Date: | December 3, 1999 | Discontinued Date: | November 30, 2000 |
| Processor Type: | PowerPC 7400 (G4) | Processor Speed: | 360 MHz 1. |
| Card Type: | PDS | Speed Control: | Fixed "AutoConfigure" 2. |
| Relative Speed Boost: | N/A 3. | FPU (Integrated): | PowerPC 7400 (G4) 4. |
| Backside Bus Speed: | 135-180 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: | PM 6100, 7100, et al 4. | Supported MacOS: | 8.5-9.0 5. |
| Dimensions: | N/A | Avg. Weight: | N/A |
| Original Price: | $600 US | Est. Current Price: | N/A |
| Notes: | 1. Varies from 270-360 MHz depending on bus speed of the system. 2. Automatically configures to max safe speed as a ratio of system bus. 3. Maximum speed boost as provided by manufacturer. 4. The PPC G4 includes the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processor. 5. Includes Power Mac 6100, 7100, 8100, WGS 6150, 8150, 9150, et al. 6. Apple provides no official support for third-party upgrade cards. 7. Photo Credit: Sonnet Technologies. | ||
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