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To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (21786)1/5/1999 1:48:00 PM
From: Linda Kaplan  Respond to of 213173
 
Notes from Steve Riggins (posted with his permission):

four surprises
new dekstop powermacs
1.6 million power mac G3s over last 18 months
four goals
most powerful pc
up to 400mhz
use copper technology
200 mhz cache
100 mhz xbus
photoshop test on 450mhz compaq vs 400mhz g3
50% faster than the PC!

best graphics
ATI Rage 128
16 megs memory
Rage Pro 36 fps
voodoo 2 PII 450 50 fps
Rage 128 68 fps
Demoed Dark Vengence faster than COmpaq presario with Voodoo2
Mac 55FPS, Compaq 45

3D graphics library

Apple has licensed OpenGL from SGI and will be integrated into
MacOS in future releases and be STANDARD 3D API in MacOS!

SGI will be making their flat panel display for the Mac!

most exapndable
A gig of memory
100 gigs of disk storage inside the case
3 int drives, BTO 36 gig IBM drives

IO Ports
Use industry standards
10/100 mbit ethernet
BTO GiGABIT ethernet
USB only, no serial
Firewire
Ultra ATA internal drives
$50 SCSI card

VST will sell 6GB fireire wdrive, gets power from bus, hot plug
and play, disk mounts on desktop automatically and then HOT UNPLUG
WHILE MOVIE WAS PLAYING FROM DRIVE and movie just stops, no crash!

HALF INCH THICK 6GB DRIVE IN JUNE

best design

All new displays look like iMacs
the 21" monitor looks at light in room and auto adjusts for colors, $1499
17" trinitron $499
15" flat panel 1099

Prices

1599!!!!!!!!!!! for 300 mhz tower!
$2999 for top of the line standard config 400 mhz G3!

The case:

Well if you thought the iMac was different, you have to see this
case. Its the most amazing, easy to open machine I have ever seen.
This is the kind of tower you want ON the desk so people can see it!

AND

AVAILABLE TODAY!

four surprises
new dekstop powermacs
1.6 million power mac G3s over last 18 months
four goals
most powerful pc
up to 400mhz
use copper technology
200 mhz cache
100 mhz xbus
photoshop test on 450mhz compaq vs 400mhz g3
50% faster than the PC!

best graphics
ATI Rage 128
16 megs memory
Rage Pro 36 fps
voodoo 2 PII 450 50 fps
Rage 128 68 fps
Demoed Dark Vengence faster than COmpaq presario with Voodoo2
Mac 55FPS, Compaq 45

3D graphics library

Apple has licensed OpenGL from SGI and will be integrated into
MacOS in future releases and be STANDARD 3D API in MacOS!

SGI will be making their flat panel display for the Mac!

most exapndable
A gig of memory
100 gigs of disk storage inside the case
3 int drives, BTO 36 gig IBM drives

IO Ports
Use industry standards
10/100 mbit ethernet
BTO GiGABIT ethernet
USB only, no serial
Firewire
Ultra ATA internal drives
$50 SCSI card

VST will sell 6GB fireire wdrive, gets power from bus, hot plug
and play, disk mounts on desktop automatically and then HOT UNPLUG
WHILE MOVIE WAS PLAYING FROM DRIVE and movie just stops, no crash!

HALF INCH THICK 6GB DRIVE IN JUNE

best design

All new displays look like iMacs
the 21" monitor looks at light in room and auto adjusts for colors, $1499
17" trinitron $499
15" flat panel 1099

Prices

1599!!!!!!!!!!! for 300 mhz tower!
$2999 for top of the line standard config 400 mhz G3!

The case:

Well if you thought the iMac was different, you have to see this
case. Its the most amazing, easy to open machine I have ever seen.
This is the kind of tower you want ON the desk so people can see it!

AND

AVAILABLE TODAY!

For all my PC friends, Apple is listening. Cheaper machines, AMAZING
quality and performance built right in, cutting edge technology,
amazing performance, more and more standards and compatibility with
PCs.

You have to admit, the Mac is Back!

Steve
For all my PC friends, Apple is listening. Cheaper machines, AMAZING
quality and performance built right in, cutting edge technology,
amazing performance, more and more standards and compatibility with
PCs.

You have to admit, the Mac is Back!

Steve




To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (21786)1/5/1999 1:52:00 PM
From: David Lee  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 213173
 
I can't seem to get into the Apple Store...