Reply Now Shipping PCI Cards for DOS and Windows Compatibility on Power Macs; Apple PC Compatibility Cards with Exclusive Reply Options and Reply PCI Cards now offered by Reply.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)--June 24, 1996--Through an agreement signed with Apple Computer on June 19, 1996, Reply Corporation today announced it will begin shipping Apples new 100MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. PC Compatibility Cards with exclusive Reply options and enhancements. Reply has also established pricing and will begin taking orders for the Reply PCI Cards featuring 133MHz processors. As a leader in cross-platform technology, Reply has designed exclusive hardware, software and memory configuration options, in addition to enhanced customer support features for both the Apple and Reply PCI Cards. With this announcement Reply now offers the most extensive and complete line of high-performance cross-platform solutions for Macintosh computers. Apples PC Compatibility Cards offer either a Pentium 100MHz processor on a 12-inch card or a 586 100MHz processor on a 7-inch card. Replys DOS on Mac Cards include either a Pentium 133MHz processor on a 12-inch card or a 586 133MHz processor on a 7-inch card. Both solutions allow a 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. with a PCI slot to run MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. and Windows applications at true PC speed. Utilizing their expertise in cross-platform solutions, Reply has designed several exclusive options and features for the Apple and Reply cards. An optional parallel/serial daughtercard See daughterboard. daughtercard - daughterdboard enables Mac users to attach PC printers, including color printers, security keys, modems, and more. Reply's optional Enhanced Network Pac software expands on standard network features to include Token-Ring support, along with 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. allowing two simultaneous IP addresses to communicate through the Macs Ethernet port from both Macintosh and Windows environments. Reply will also offer Windows NT drivers to support Microsoft's Windows NT operating system and customized memory configurations with DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) A printed circuit board that holds memory chips and plugs into a DIMM socket on the motherboard. See memory module. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module memory upgrades and additional 1MB video DRAM options. Continuing their commitment to customer satisfaction, Reply will include several enhancements as standard features only available with Apple PC Compatibility Cards purchased from Reply including a 3-year warranty (enhanced from Apples 1-year) and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Pricing and Availability Apples 100MHz 586 and 100MHz Pentium PC Compatibility Cards are available immediately from Reply at $795 and $1095 respectively. Reply's DOS on Mac cards for PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Macs with 133MHz 586 and 133MHz Pentium processors will be available in September at $995 and $1395 respectively. All cards come configured with 8MB of memory, second level cache second level cache - secondary cache , Sound Blaster-16 compatibility, networking support and MS-DOS 6.22. Reply's customized memory configurations and additional video DRAM for Apple's PC Compatibility Cards are available immediately directly from Reply. Exclusive options from Reply including Windows NT support, parallel/serial option and enhanced network software will be available in September. However, orders can be placed now to take advantage of special pricing available only when purchased with cards from Reply. About Reply Corporation Reply's popular family of DOS on Mac products provides the premier solution for users wishing to run DOS and Windows applications on their Macintosh computers. Currently supporting most Power Macintosh computers in addition to select Quadra and Centris systems, Reply's DOS on Mac cards deliver true PC performance through dedicated processors and direct access to the Mac's peripherals. In addition to Reply's DOS on Mac cards, Reply offers the DOS on Mac Network Pac featuring dual TCP/IP support, a SoundBlaster daughtercard with or without parallel/serial ports and the 5x86 Processor Upgrade Card for Apple 6100 DOS Compatibility Cards or Reply DOS on Mac Cards. Reply is a leading provider of enhancement solutions for Apple systems. In November of 1994, Reply became the first Apple licensee for cross-platform products with the introduction of the first Reply DOS on Mac card. 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. URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.reply.com. -0- Note to Editors: Reply, the Reply logo and DOS on Mac are trademarks of Reply Corporation. Apple and Power Macintosh are trademarks Apple Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. CONTACT: Reply Corporation Joni Sears, 408/956-2785 |
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