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- MOVED OVER BUSINESS WIRE AT 8:45 AM, EST,
- MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1990
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- PRODUCT UPDATE
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- Macintosh IIfx Logic Board Upgrade
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- Dateline: SAN JOSE, California--March 19, 1990
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- Product Description: The Macintosh IIfx Logic Board Upgrade features a 40 MHz
- 68030 microprocessor and 68882 floating point unit, 32 kilobytes of Static RAM
- cache, two new dedicated input/output processors, a SCSI/DMA controller, one
- Processor Direct Slot (PDS), and six industry standard NuBus expansion slots.
- It is designed for use in Macintosh II and IIx systems. A Macintosh IIfx
- accessory kit is also included with the logic board upgrade. This kit consists
- of System Software 6.0.5, HyperCard 1.2.5 software, and manuals. The logic
- board upgrade does not include Macintosh IIfx DRAM. This DRAM is available
- separately through Apple resellers and third parties.
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- Significance: The Macintosh IIfx Logic Board Upgrade allows thousands of
- existing Macintosh II and IIx customers to upgrade to the higher performance
- capabilities of the Macintosh IIfx. The Macintosh IIfx Logic Board Upgrade
- increases the performance of Macintosh II and Macintosh IIx systems up to four
- times.
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- Availability: June 1990
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- Suggested U.S. Retail Price: $2,999
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- Distribution Channels: Logic board upgrades are available worldwide through
- Apple Authorized Service Providers (dealers, value-added resellers and major
- institutional accounts).
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- Contact: Carol Cochrane Bass or John Cook
- Regis McKenna, Inc. Apple Computer, Inc.
- (408) 354-4465 (408) 974-3145
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- Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh and HyperCard are registered trademarks of
- Apple Computer, Inc. NuBus is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments.
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- Product Update Sheets
- PR Express
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