Low-Cost 1MB Cache DIMM Offered By Newer Technology for Power Mac 8500,
7500 and 7200 

WICHITA, Kan. -- 04/17/96 -- Newer Technology announced a new 1 megabyte
Level 2 cache DIMM for the Apple Power Macintosh 8500, 7500 and 7200
computers. This new cache DIMM is currently priced only $30 more than the
512K cache, so users can upgrade to the full 1 megabyte level at a very
reasonable cost. 

"The typical price difference between 512K and 1MB cache DIMMs has
historically been nearly double," said Kay Vogt, memory product manager at
Newer Technology. "We are able to offer the 1MB cache DIMM at this price
because we are using new lower cost parts - yet this 1MB cache is a solid
performer in all three Power Macintosh models, unlike certain 256K and
512K cache DIMMs available on the market today." 

The cache DIMM memory module, installed in the cache socket on the
motherboard, is a high speed temporary storage place for data frequently
requested by the CPU from system memory. The higher speed of the cache
memory provides a system speed enhancement over non-cached systems by
supplying data to the CPU faster. 

Newer Technology's 1MB cache DIMM uses chips with a speed of 11ns
(nanoseconds). Typical system memory is usually in the 70ns range. This
simple chip speed difference, combined with the interaction between the
CPU, system memory and Level 2 cache, affords the overall system speed
improvement. A larger cache improves the chances that the data requested
by the CPU will be contained in the high speed cache, thus greatly
improving the overall performance of the computer. "Saving roughly 60ns in
data access time from Level 2 cache versus system memory can appear
insignificant on the surface since nanoseconds are only a billionth of a
second," Vogt said. "However, Power Macintosh users who are involved with
larger files and intensive operations such as video production, animation,
and 3D rendering know that when data is accessed repeatedly from a cached
system, performance is noticeably faster." 

Newer Technology offers a complete selection of Macintosh@, Power Macintosh
and PowerBook computer upgrades - from memory to cache to CPU accelerators
and Ethernet connectivity.

For more information and current pricing, contact Newer Technology; 7803 E.
Osie, Suite 105; Wichita, KS 67207; phone 800-678-3726 or 316-685-4904;
fax 316685-9368; AppleLink Newer.Sales; America Online at NewerRAM, or
Internet World Wide Web home page at http://www.newertech.com.
 
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