UMAX Computer Corporation Introduces World's Most Powerful Mac OS-Compatible System.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1997--UMAX Computer Corporation today announced a new high end model in its SuperMac S900 family of Mac OS-compatible workstations that provide industry-leading performance. The SuperMac S900/240 is based on a 240 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. PowerPC 604e processor and is the most powerful commercially available Mac OS-compatible system on the market. It is priced at $5795, with an estimated street price under $5000. "Our goal on the high end of our SuperMac product family is to bring systems to market that incorporate the highest performing PowerPC processors General-purpose PowerPC processors IBM/Motorola
"The PowerPC's performance and scalability advantages over the Intel architecture are most apparent at the high end. We expect that users will experience substantial performance advantages with the UMAX SuperMac S900/240 when compared with a typical Pentium Pro-based system." A.S.P.D. Like the rest of the S900 family, the SuperMac S900/240 has been engineered using UMAX' Advanced Scaleable Processor Design (A.S.P.D.). A.S.P.D. systems implement the primary processor on a user upgradeable card, allowing for easy upgrades to faster processors as they become available. The systems also feature a slot for a secondary processor, providing users with the option of inexpensively moving up to a dual-processor system at a later date. Standard Features The S900/240 ships with 32 MB of interleaved main memory that can be expanded to a maximum of 1 GB, 512K level-2 cache, 8 MB VRAM See video RAM. VRAM - video random-access memory on an 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, 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 Ultra SCSI hard drive, 100Base-T Ethernet, 1.4 MB floppy disk drive floppy disk drive - disk drive , 6 PCI card slots, and 4 available drive bays for adding 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. devices. A keyboard and mouse are also included. All SuperMac S900 systems ship with 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 S900/240 includes the E100 extended performance card with 100Base-T Ethernet and Ultra Wide SCSI. All S900 systems feature two more SCSI buses, one with internal Fast SCSI-2 and one with standard external SCSI, 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 also include 16-bit CD-quality stereo audio that can be accessed by either a front or rear audio jack. All 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, rather than using separate controllers to manage communications between two three-slot PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). banks. 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. E100 Advanced Networking and Storage Standard UMAX Computer Corporation's E100 extended performance card provides both Ultra Wide SCSI and 100Base-T Ethernet networking is standard with the SuperMac S900/240. The card is available as an option for other S900 systems. Ultra Wide SCSI enables 16-bit wide data access to disk storage at a rate of up to 40MB/second, approximately quadrupling storage access maximum performance when compared with standard SCSI. Support for 100Base-T networks allows organizations with users who need to exchange large files to network those professionals much faster than today's standard 10Base-T networks. Warranty and Technical Support UMAX' basic warranty extends for one year and provides for a three-day onsite response time, 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 first SuperMac S900/240 systems will ship in February, 1997. UMAX Computer Corporation UMAX Computer Corporation (UCC An abbreviation for the Uniform Commercial Code. ) is a subsidiary of UMAX Data Systems that was founded to design and market a full range of Mac OS compatible systems based on the PowerPC chip architecture. UMAX products are differentiated by features and price/performance ratios not already found in the Mac market. UMAX Computer Corporation is headquartered in Fremont. -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 or Edelman Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. 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