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Apple, DayStar PowerPC Upgrade Cards Compared (3/94)

  • Last Modified: March 11, 1994
  • Article: TA31353
  • Old Article: 14885
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This article compares the Apple PowerPC Upgrade Card with the DayStar
PowerPro 601 PowerPC Upgrade Cards

                       Apple PowerPC     DayStar
Feature:                Upgrade Card      PowerPro 601    
--------                ------------      ------------
RISC processor           PowerPC 601       PowerPC 601
Processor Speed(s)       66 MHz            66 MHz, 80 MHz*
Restart with 68040       No                Yes
Maximum Operating Speed:
- Centris 650           50 MHz            80 MHz
- Quadra 700, 900       50 MHz            80 MHz
- Quadra 650, 800, 950  50 MHz            80 MHz      
Memory Expansion
(on the card)           0 MB              128 MB
Maximum System Memory
- Quadra 700            68 MB             196 MB
- Centris 650           136 MB            264 MB
- Quadra 650, 800       136 MB            264 MB
- Quadra 900, 950       256 MB            384 MB
Cache size available     1 MB              1 MB
Direct access to 64-bit
memory                  No                Yes

* The DayStar PowerPro 601 comes in two versions: one with a 601 chip
running at 66 MHz and the second with a 601 chip running at 80 MHz.

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