Reply Extends Windows and DOS Compatibility to Apple Power Macintosh 8100 Family.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 1995--With today's introduction of the DOS on Power Mac(TM) card for 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. (R) 8100 computers, Reply expands their family of Windows(TM) and DOS compatibility solutions for Power Macintosh users. Reply's cross platform solutions are now available for Apple's entire family of Power Macintosh 6100, 7100 and 8100 computers, in addition to Macintosh Quadra and Centris computers. Building on the popular Reply DOS on Mac cards, the higher function DOS on Power Mac cards for the Power Macintosh 7100 and 8100 computers are enhanced with 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. video, Pentium-level performance and optional parallel/serial ports along with the original feature set including optional Sound Blaster 16 and networking support. The Reply cards turn Apple Power Macintosh system into the most powerful and flexible computers available. Imagine being able to run any System 7.5 and Windows application, including Windows 95, on the same system ( at the same time. Now companies in mixed DOS and Mac environments, Mac users with a requirement for specific software only available in a DOS format, or home users with DOS systems at work can run any Windows, DOS or Macintosh applications with Reply's DOS on Power Mac card. And, because Reply's card is designed with its own processor, video and memory capabilities, applications perform just as fast as they would on a dedicated PC. Pentium-level performance Reply's new card for the Power Macintosh 7100/8100 family is available with the latest Cyrix 5x86/100 processor for performance exceeding Intel's P75 Pentium processor. The card is also available with the Cyrix 486DX4/100 or 486DX2/66 processors and plugs directly into 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 Mac for maximum performance and direct access to all Mac peripherals including printer, CD-ROM drive, hard drive, modem, network and more. The new DOS on Power Mac card can share up to 4MB of memory with the Mac or dedicated onboard memory can be installed and expanded to 64MB to further enhance performance. Video resolution and monitor compatibility are also enhanced to provide true SVGA 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 and 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. , NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) A network driver interface from Microsoft. See network driver interface. NDIS - Network Device Interface Specification , and dual TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. for Ethernet in addition to the existing support for Novell NetWare. Availability and Pricing Reply's solution for Power Macintosh 8100 family will be available in January 1995. Prices start at $695. The product includes a 3-year warranty and a 30-day money-back guarantee. CONTACT: Reply Corp. Joni Sears, 408/942-4804 |
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