Reply Extends DOS and Windows Compatibility to Apple Power Macintosh Family; New DOS on MacCard supports Power Mac 7100/66.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 1995--As a demonstration of their continued commitment to cross platform technology, Reply Corporation today announced that Apple Computer, Inc., has expanded Reply's licensing agreement of Apple's DOS Compatibility Card technology enabling Reply to develop DOS on Mac cards for selected Power Macintosh(TM) models. Reply's first DOS on Mac card for Power Macintosh systems will support the popular 7100/66 model, providing a fast, affordable way to run DOS and Windows on a Mac. Both the DOS Compatibility Card from Apple for the Power Macintosh 6100 and Reply's DOS on Mac card for Quadra and Centris systems, announced in 4Q 1994, have been extremely well received by customers and by the press. Reply's new card for the Power Macintosh 7100/66, installed in the Processor Direct Slot See PDS. (hardware) Processor Direct Slot - (PDS) Apple Computer's name for a local bus connection. Most Macintoshes have only one PDS connector. Different Apple computers have different PDS specifications. (PDS (1) (Processor Direct Slot) A single expansion slot on certain, early Macintosh models that was used to connect high-speed peripherals as well as additional CPUs. Providing a channel directly to the CPU, the PDS coexisted with NuBus slots on some models. ) of the system to gain maximum throughput, will expand upon the capabilities of the popular DOS on Mac card. The latest 486DX2/66, 486DX4/100, Pentium OverDrive processors and optional L2 cache will deliver increased performance. The new DOS on Mac card shares up to 4MB of Mac memory or dedicated onboard memory can be installed and expanded to 64MB. Video resolution and monitor compatibility are enhanced to provide true SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. support (1024 x 768, 256 colors and 640 x 480, 16 million colors) for both multi-frequency and Apple fixed-frequency monitors. The addition of an optional parallel port and second serial port provide increased flexibility for Apple and PC/AT-compatible peripherals. Reply has also extended the network capabilities of the card to include Token Ring, in addition to the existing Ethernet support for Novell NetWare and TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. . Drivers for Windows for Workgroups A version of Windows 3.1 introduced in 1992 that added peer-to-peer networking. See Windows. (operating system) Windows for Workgroups - (WFW, WFWG) A version of Windows 3.1 which works with a network. Although stand-alone 3. and LAN Manager will be available in the third quarter. Reply's solution for Power Macintosh 7100/66 will be available in June 1995. Prices start at $695. The product includes a 3-year warranty and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Technical assistance is provided by Reply's toll-free service support line at 1-800-801-6858. About Reply Corporation Reply designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of system upgrades and enhancement options for corporate computing environments. Reply offers complete system upgrade solutions for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) PS/2 systems, Compaq systems and DOS/Windows compatibility upgrades for Apple Macintosh systems. Founded in 1988, the privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. sells its products globally through direct sales, selected resellers and VARs and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners. The company is headquartered at 4435 Fortran Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Telephone: 408/942-4804. Fax: 408/942-4897. CONTACT: Reply Corp., San Jose Katherine Wood, 408/942-4804 |
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