UMAX Computer Corporation Announces Powerful New SuperMac System Targeting High End Professional Users.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1997--UMAX Computer Corporation today expanded its high end family of SuperMac S900 Mac OS-compatible workstations with the S900/233 system based on a 233 MHz PowerPC 604e processor with an estimated street price of $4,199. Like the rest of the S900 family, the new system has been engineered with UMAX' Advanced Scaleable Processor Design (A.S.P.D.) architecture, enabling a user to upgrade the primary processor card to faster speeds, and providing a slot for a secondary processor card, allowing users to upgrade to a dual-processor system without removing the original processor. UMAX supports the leading standards of Mac OS multiprocessing through DayStar nPOWER multiprocessing technology. The unique degree of upgradeability guards SuperMac S900 systems against premature obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. . "The new system provides the UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). workstation-class performance graphics professionals demand at substantially lower prices than are typically found in the workstation market," said Andy Chang, senior vice president of worldwide sales for UMAX Computer Corporation. "By continuing to incorporate the fastest PowerPC processors into our SuperMac line as soon as they become available, UMAX will help expand the Mac OS segment of the high end graphics market while simultaneously providing investment protection for our users through CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. processor card upgrades." "Motorola is pleased that UMAX is expanding its SuperMac S900 family of workstations, and we are happy to be providing high- performance PowerPC 604e microprocessors for UMAX' highest-speed systems," noted Tom Gunter, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. Microprocessor Division. "Focusing on the scalability and price/performance advantages of PowerPC microprocessors allows UMAX to deliver the superior graphics and multimedia performance that its customers demand." New System Features The SuperMac S900/233 is the first system from UMAX Computer Corporation to ship with Mac OS 7.6 and features 8 MB VRAM See video RAM. VRAM - video random-access memory standard on its 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. 128-bit graphics accelerator. Standard S900 Features All current SuperMac S900 systems ship with 32 MB of interleaved main memory that can be expanded to over 1 GB, 512K level-2 cache, 4 or 8 MB VRAM on an IMS 128-bit graphics accelerator (depending on model), 8X speed 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). , 2.1 GB SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. hard drive, 1.4 MB floppy disk drive floppy disk drive - disk drive , 6 PCI card slots, and 4 available drive bays for adding devices. A keyboard and mouse are also included. UMAX' SuperMac S900 systems also feature built-in Ethernet (10Base-T and the Apple AAUI (Apple AUI) Apple's version of the Ethernet AUI connector. See AUI and 10Base5. AAUI - Apple Attachment Unit Interface Ethernet connectors) standard. The systems have an internal Fast SCSI-2 bus and a standard external SCSI bus, along with two serial ports and two Apple Desktop Bus See ADB. (ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) A low-speed serial bus for connecting keyboards, mice and other input devices on Apple IIgs and Macintosh computers. Starting with the iMac in 1998, the ADB was superseded by USB. ) interconnects for a keyboard and another ADB device. The S900 systems include 16-bit CD-quality stereo audio that can be accessed by either a front or rear audio jack. The SuperMac S900 systems also feature a PCI-to-PCI bridge that enables direct communication between any of the devices in the system's six PCI slots. The resulting user advantage is a system that is more expandable and easier to configure than any other system supporting six PCI slots on the Mac OS-compatible market. Warranty and Technical Support UMAX' basic warranty extends for one year and provides for a three-day onsite response time for warranty repairs, if needed, with unlimited access to a toll-free technical support line that is open from 6 a.m. to 12 midnight, Central Standard Time, seven days a week. Service is provided nationwide through both a network of resellers who have qualified as UMAX Authorized Service Providers and by DecisionOne, the largest independent computer systems support organization in North America with 3,900 technical personnel deployed in 150 service offices. Availability The SuperMac S900/233 Mac OS-compatible workstation will ship in late March. Multiprocessing UMAX' S900 multiprocessor systems contain nPOWER technology licensed from DayStar Digital. 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' SuperMac systems are designed to broaden the Mac OS compatible market substantially by offering features and price/performance ratios not already found in the Mac market. UMAX utilizes retail sales channels exclusively and is aggressively targeting new market segments for Mac OS compatible systems. UMAX Computer Corporation is headquartered in Fremont, California, 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. . The corporate web site can be reached at www.supermac.com and sales information can be received by calling 1-800-232-8629. -0- Note to Editors: SuperMac is a registered trademark of Radius. All other product names may be trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. or their respective holders. Product features and prices are subject to change without notice. CONTACT: UMAX Computer Corporation Suzette Castro, 510/624-8821 suzette_castro@umaxcc.com or Edelman Public Relations Worldwide John Satterfield/Tim Beyers, 415/968-4033 jsatter@sv.edelman.com tbeyers@sv.edelman.com |
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