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Mac-Compatible Upgrade Cards: Sonnet Technologies: Presto Plus Specs
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The Sonnet Presto Plus, created primarily for educators or anyone else looking to quickly upgrade a lab full of older Macs for Internet access, features a 33 MHz 68040 or 68LC040 processor, 10Base-T ethernet, a 80 ns 72-pin SIMM slot that ships standard with 32 MB of RAM, and "MacOS 8 enabler software" that allows MacOS 8 to run on previously incompatible systems. The card plugs into the PDS slot.
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| Introduction Date: | July 8, 1998 | Discontinued Date: | N/A |
| Processor Type: | 68LC040/68040 1. | Processor Speed: | 33 MHz |
| Card Type: | PDS | Speed Control: | Fixed |
| Relative Speed Boost: | 1000% 2. | FPU (Integrated): | 68040 |
| Lookaside Bus Speed: | 33 MHz | Data Path: | 32-bit |
| Level 1 Cache: | 8k | Level 2 Cache: | 128k |
| RAM Type: | 80 ns 72-pin SIMM | VRAM Type: | N/A |
| Standard RAM: | 32 MB | Maximum RAM: | 32 MB |
| Onboard RAM: | None 3. | RAM Slots: | 1 |
| Standard VRAM: | N/A | Maximum VRAM: | N/A |
| Supported Systems: | Mac LC, LC II, et al 4. | Supported MacOS: | 7.1-8.1 5. |
| Dimensions: | N/A | Avg. Weight: | N/A |
| Original Price: | $300, $400 US 1. | Est. Current Price: | $99 US |
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Both configs orig. available, 68040 includes FPU for $100 US
more. 2. Maximum speed boost as provided by manufacturer. 3. No RAM soldered to board, but a 32 MB SIMM is standard. 4. LC-LC III+, LC 520/550, Performa 250-467, 520-560, C. Clas, CC II. 5. Apple provides no official support for third-party upgrade cards. 6. Photo Credit: Sonnet Technologies. |
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