Power Computing Offers New Options For Mac OS Systems; New AV Solutions; Ultra SCSI/RAID; Graphics Cards; 8x CD-ROM Drives Now Available.ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 1996--Power Computing Corporation, the first and only vendor of personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. Mac-compatible systems and the original Mac OS licensee, today announced several new software and hardware options available with selected Power Computing Not to be confused with the extant computer hardware company also called Power Computing. Power Computing was a short-lived manufacturer of Apple Macintosh-compatible computers. systems and configurations. Each option provides features that significantly improve video, graphics and overall performance of any Power Computing Mac OS system. For the first time, Power Computing is offering AV solutions for all systems that out-performs Apple Computer's AV solutions at aggressive prices. Other new options include Ultra SCSI The designation for various high-speed SCSI interfaces. The original specification was Ultra SCSI, followed by Ultra2, Ultra3, etc. For details, see SCSI. / RAID solutions, the Twin Turbo 128M8, a 128-bit 8 MB graphics accelerator A display adapter that performs a specialized set of graphics functions to render an image on screen. Today, all display adapters provide basic rendering functions in hardware, but many have graphics processing units (GPUs) that are sophisticated computers. , and 8x CD-ROM Drives CD-ROM drives, which today typically means a CD-RW drive that is a combo CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW drive, come in a variety of speeds. The original drive (1x) transferred data at 150KB per second. . "In keeping with our mission of providing personalized Mac OS systems, we are introducing more options that enable new uses for Power Computing systems," said Bill Goins, director of product marketing at Power Computing. "Customers can customize their system to fit their specific needs." New AV Solutions Mac OS-based systems have become a standard among video professionals who perform video-editing and enhancing, but has been too expensive for small office and home use. Power Computing now offers an AV solution that is an affordable video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. system designed to meet the demanding needs of desktop videographers, and people who want to edit their home video tapes with S-Video (VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. ) quality. The company's AV solution features the award-winning Miro graphics card, Adobe Premier LE, for video editing, and Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop. LE, for editing individual frames or sequences of frames. Miro's graphics card, the miroMOTION DC20, delivers professional quality S-Video editing which produces exceptional resolution of 640 x 480 pixels per inch “Ppi” redirects here. For other uses, see PPI. Pixels per inch (PPI) or pixel density is a measurement of the resolution of a computer display, related to the size of the display in inches and the total number of pixels in the horizontal and and 30 frame captures per second compared to Apple Computer's Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. 8500 that only offers 320 x 240 resolution and 25 frame captures per second. The S-Video quality digitization dig·i·tize tr.v. dig·i·tized, dig·i·tiz·ing, dig·i·tiz·es To put (data, for example) into digital form. dig features motion JPEG See MPEG and JPEG 2000. Motion JPEG - Moving JPEG hardware compression in real time, allowing video editors to retain image quality over editing generations, and TrueColor display. The video out capabilities include full screen, full motion S-Video quality ouput to tape (VHS, S-VHS (Super-VHS) A VHS recording and playback system that increased resolution from 240 to 400 lines and used a higher-quality cassette. S-VHS introduced the S-video interface, which separated the luma from the color (see S-video). , Video8 or Hi8 formats), and output to PAL and NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. devices. With Adobe's Premier LE, users can edit their captured video with more than 30 movie and still image filters, 35 dramatic transitions, and the ability to superimpose su·per·im·pose tr.v. su·per·im·posed, su·per·im·pos·ing, su·per·im·pos·es 1. To lay or place (something) on or over something else. 2. titles. With Adobe's Photoshop LE, users can process individual frames and/or sequences of frames, by choosing from a broad range of painting and effects tools as well as rich color libraries. For the first time, users can affordably edit input and store back to tape with a quality that has been only available on a professional level. The miroMOTION DC20 card is available with any PowerTower Pro, PowerTower or PowerCenter system purchase and included with the following special AV configurations for PowerTower Pro:
PowerTower Pro 225 AV: 32 MB RAM, 2 GB AV Capable Hard Drive, 8x
CD-ROM Drive, TwinTurbo 128-bit graphics accelerator with 8 MB of
VRAM, Internal Iomega 1 GB Jaz Drive, miroMOTION DC20 Card $6295
PowerTower Pro 200 AV: 32 MB RAM, 2 GB AV Capable Hard Drive, 8x
CD-ROM Drive, TwinTurbo 128-bit graphics accelerator with 8 MB of
VRAM, Internal Iomega 1 GB Jaz Drive, miroMOTION DC20 Card $5795
PowerTower Pro 180 AV: 32 MB RAM, 2 GB AV Capable Hard Drive, 8x
CD-ROM Drive, TwinTurbo 128-bit graphics accelerator with 8 MB of
VRAM, Internal Iomega 1 GB Jaz Drive, miroMOTION DC20 Card $5495
Ultra SCSI / RAID Solutions
Power Computing now offers Ultra SCSI / RAID solutions that
increase performance, reliability and storage capacity. The company's
RAID solution is comprised of SoftRAID software from Conley; Adaptec's
Power Domain 2940 UW Ultra SCSI card; and two IBM Ultrastar XP 2 or 4
Gigabyte wide disk drives.
SoftRAID can be configured on a Power Computing system as a RAID
Level 0 or 1 solution. RAID Level 0, called striping, stores large
files over several hard drives but treated as if it were stored on
one drive. Striping optimizes drive storage space and increases the
speed when the file is retrieved, thus benefiting high-end graphics
and video-editing users who work with large files. Average disk
access time decreases 50 percent with striping.
RAID Level 1, called mirroring, is ideal for users who deal with
critical data and can't afford to have any down time due to the loss
of that data. This capability automatically mirrors data for
security so if the server's disk drive fails, the data can still be
accessed from another drive without interruption. Customers will be
able to specify which RAID Level they would like their system
configured with.
PowerDomain 2940 UW, the award-winning SCSI accelerator from
Adaptec, improves the speed of SCSI data transfers up to 40 MB/second
and allows up to 15 additional SCSI peripheral devices. The card
supports fast, wide and ultra SCSI devices and is SCSI Manager 4.3
compliant. Not only does PowerDomain improve the performance of the
system but it offers expandability for more peripherals.
Fast disk drives are critical for digital video and multimedia
applications that require real-time performance. IBM's Ultrastar XP
wide disk drives feature a 7200 RPM spin rate, low average seek time
of 6.9 ms, and a patented PRML channel which ultimately translates
into one of the fastest data rates in the industry at 9.59-12.58 MB
per second.
All RAID solutions can be purchased with any desktop, mini-tower
or tower system. The following are the upgrade prices from the
company's 2 GB AV capable hard drive and 1 GB hard drive.
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Upgrade from 2 GB AV Upgrade from 1 GB
capable Hard Drive Hard Drive
SoftRAID, PowerDomain 2940
UW, 2-2 GB IBM Ultrastar
Wide Hard Drives $1,295 $1,695
SoftRAID, PowerDomain 2940 UW, 2-4 GB IBM Ultrastar Wide Hard Drives $1,895 $2,295 IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. Twin Turbo Graphics Accelerator The latest in Power Computing's high performance PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). video card offerings, is the award-winning Twin Turbo 128M8 the 128-bit 8 MB graphics accelerator from Integrated Micro Solutions, Inc. This video card not only out-performs the on-board video of Power Macintosh 7500 and 8500, but also the PCI video in the Power Macintosh 9500. Users will see millions of colors at a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, real-time video playback acceleration, and be able to take advantage of pan and zoom capabilities Unlike 64-bit graphics accelerators, the Twin Turbo 128M8 increases speed proportionally when the user operates in millions, thousands, or 256 color modes. Included with every PowerTower Pro system, the 8 MB Twin Turbo can also be purchased with PowerTower and Power-Center systems for only $745. New 8x CD-ROM Drives Power Computing introduces the availability of an eight times rotational speed Rotational speed (sometimes called speed of revolution) indicates, for example, how fast a motor is running. Rotational speed is equivalent to angular speed, but with different units. Rotational speed tells how many complete rotations (i.e. , 1200 KB per second, 8x CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. . This true 8x CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). will be installed in all PowerTower Pro systems and will be an option with Power Computing's other product lines. Configurations with 4x CD-ROM drives can be upgraded to an 8x CD-ROM drive for only $200, and is available today. About Power Computing Power Computing is the first and only Mac OS system provider to offer custom-configurable systems personalized to the needs of each user. Power Computing, a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation , manufactures and markets a full line of competitively-priced Mac OS-based systems. Chosen by Apple as the first licensed manufacturer of Mac-compatibles, Power Computing was created in 1993 with a single focus -- to increase the overall size of the Mac OS market by providing more choices, more service and more affordability. Power Computing is the source for 100 percent compatible Mac computing for business, education, and consumer customers. For more information, contact Power Computing Corporation, 2555 North Interstate 35, Round Rock, Texas 78664, 800/999-7279, 512/388-6868, Fax: 512/388-6798, Email: info@powercc.com, World Wide Web: http://www@powercc.com. -0- Note to Editors: PowerTower Pro, PowerTower, PowerCenter and the Power Computing logo are trademarks belonging to Power Computing Corporation. Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Mac and Power Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Power Computing Corp. Mike Rosenfelt, 512/388-6705 miker@powercc.com or Stirling & Cohan Inc. Brooke Cohan, 415/513-0973 bohan@s-c.com SoHanna Park, 415/513-0976 spark@s-c.com |
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