UMAX Computer Corporation Announces CacheDoubler-Ready Upgrade Program for the SuperMac S900 Family of Mac OS Compatible Computer Systems; S900 purchasers will receive 32 MB of extra RAM at no cost for a limited time.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1997--UMAX Computer Corporation (UCC An abbreviation for the Uniform Commercial Code. ) today announced a CacheDoubler-Ready Upgrade Program for purchasers of the award-winning UMAX S900 family of Mac OS(TM) compatible computer systems. Anyone who buys a UMAX S900 system between now and November 15, 1997, can upgrade their system during the first six months of 1998 with an S-series CacheDoubler Upgrade Card and a 350 MHz (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. 604e processor and receive a $1,000 rebate from UMAX. After the upgrade and the rebate, customers will have an incredibly fast and powerful system for less than $1,500 added cost. In addition, S900 purchasers will be entitled to an additional 32 MB of free RAM for units bought and registered between now and November 15, 1997. Details will be available on UMAX' web site at www.supermac.com. "At UMAX, we are committed to bringing high performance computers to the market at prices people can afford. The SuperMac S900 offers performance and price that cannot be beaten," said Phil Pompa, vice president of marketing and strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. for UMAX Computer Corporation. "The CacheDoubler-Ready Upgrade Program takes an already powerful computer and provides maximum power and performance at a minimum additional cost." All current UMAX S900 systems are CacheDoubler ready, giving the user the ability to add in-line cache technology as is currently shipping in the C600x systems. S-series upgrades are expected to be available in late 1997. The UMAX CacheDoubler runs the processor bus at twice the speed of the system bus allowing cached data to be presented to the processor in one-half the time. All S900 systems can be upgraded through the processor upgrade slot with the latest PowerPC processors General-purpose PowerPC processors IBM/Motorola
Product Features The SuperMac S900 line of Mac-OS compatible computers offers customers a powerful, expandable, upgradeable, and very rugged system. All S900 systems ship with at least 32 MB of RAM and can support up to 1 GB RAM. Each system has 6 PCI slots (hardware) PCI slot - A connector on Peripheral Component Interconnect and the associated physical space occupied by the installed PCI card. , 7 drive bays, an ASPD ASPD Anti-Social Personality Disorder ASPD Altamonte Springs Police Department (Altamonte, FL, USA) ASPD Association of Specialist Providers to Dentists (UK) ASPD AEGIS Ship Program Directive secondary processor slot, a 2 GB hard drive, and a 604e PowerPC processor running between 150 and 250 MHz. The system upgrade, available within the first six months of 1998, will include a 604e 350 MHz processor that utilizes 1MB of in-line cache to double the performance of the system. Distribution, Availability, Support And Pricing The UMAX S900 SuperMac is available in all UMAX channels, including retail stores, catalogues, and through UMAX value added resellers See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). . Units are retail priced starting at $2,495. The CacheDoubler Upgrade kit will be available for estimated prices of $495 for S-series CacheDoubler and $1,995 for the 350 MHz 604e processor. Incorporating the $1,000 rebate on the upgrade kit, a fully upgraded S900 system can be created for under $4,000. Warranty and Technical Support UMAX is one of the few manufacturers who offer a basic warranty that extends for one year and provides for unlimited access to a toll-free technical support line that is open from 6 a.m. to midnight, central standard time, seven days a week. Service is provided nationwide through a network of resellers qualified as UMAX Authorized Service Providers An Authorized Service Provider (ASP) is a third party person that has been cleared to work on a product that is still under warranty by another company without voiding the warranty. and by DecisionOne, the largest independent computer systems support organization in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. with 3,900 technical personnel deployed in 150 service offices. UMAX Computer Corporation UMAX Computer Corporation designs, manufactures and markets a full range of Mac OS compatible SuperMac systems based on the PowerPC chip architecture, including the high end, multiprocessor-enabled S900 systems targeting graphics professionals, J700 business systems, C600 family of small office/home office See SOHO. systems, and C500 entry-level desktop systems. UMAX's SuperMac systems are designed to broaden the Mac OS compatible market substantially by offering superior features and price/performance ratios. UMAX utilizes sales channels exclusively and is aggressively targeting new market segments for Mac OS compatible systems. UMAX Computer Corporation is headquartered in Fremont, California For the unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, see . Fremont (IPA: /ˈfriːmɒnt/) is a city in California that was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: and maintains its research and development facilities in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. . -0- Note to Editors: SuperMac is a registered trademark of Radius licensed to UMAX Computer Corporation. All other product names may be trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. or their respective companies. CONTACT: UMAX Computer Corp. Suzette Castro, 510/627-8821 suzette_castro@umaxcc.com or Molly Ford, 510/624-8810 molly_ford@umaxcc.com or A & R Partners Allen Bush, 415/363-0982 x 228 allen_bush@arpartners.com |
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