Vintage Sonnet Crescendo L2/G3 250 Upgrade Card Mac Apple 6400, Etc.
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:27172848 | Compatible Brand: For Apple |
| Vintage: Yes | Model: Crescendo G3 |
| MPN: BG3-250-PCP-D | Type: CPU Upgrade |
| Brand: Sonnet |
Vintage Sonnet Crescendo L2/G3 upgrade BG3-250MHz-KI RevE Apple/ Mac
For Power Mac 5400, 5500, 6400, 6500, TAM, PowerBase, etc.
This was tested in a Performa 6400 and is working.
More info from the web:The Sonnet Crescendo G3/L2 250/512k features a 250 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) processor with 512k of backside cache. There are two versions of this card, one for systems based on the Gazelle architecture, such as the Power Macintosh 5400 and 6400 (SKU BG3), and another... version for systems based on the Tanzania architecture, such as the Motorola StarMax series (SKU B4G3). Both versions of the card plug into the L2 cache slot and replace the existing L2 cache card.
Introduction Date: May 15, 1999 Discontinued Date: December 31, 2000Processor Type: PowerPC 750 (G3) Processor Speed: 250 MHzCard Type: L2 cache Speed Control: Fixed 1.FPU (Integrated): PowerPC 750 (G3)Backside Bus Speed: 125 MHz Data Path: 64-bitLevel 1 Cache: 64k Level 2 Cache: 512k (backside)Supported Systems: PM 5500, 6500, et al. 2. Supported MacOS: 8.0-9.0 3.Original Price: $300 US Notes: 1. The Crescendo G3/L2 series is designed to simply "plug-and-reboot".2. Includes Power Mac 5400, 5500, 6400, 6500, TAM, PowerBase, et al.3. Apple provides no official support for third-party upgrade cards.4. Photo Credit: Sonnet Technologies.
(https://everymac.com/upgrade_cards/sonnettech/crescendo_g3_l2/crescendo_g3_l2_250.html)
For Power Mac 5400, 5500, 6400, 6500, TAM, PowerBase, etc.
This was tested in a Performa 6400 and is working.
More info from the web:The Sonnet Crescendo G3/L2 250/512k features a 250 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) processor with 512k of backside cache. There are two versions of this card, one for systems based on the Gazelle architecture, such as the Power Macintosh 5400 and 6400 (SKU BG3), and another... version for systems based on the Tanzania architecture, such as the Motorola StarMax series (SKU B4G3). Both versions of the card plug into the L2 cache slot and replace the existing L2 cache card.
Introduction Date: May 15, 1999 Discontinued Date: December 31, 2000Processor Type: PowerPC 750 (G3) Processor Speed: 250 MHzCard Type: L2 cache Speed Control: Fixed 1.FPU (Integrated): PowerPC 750 (G3)Backside Bus Speed: 125 MHz Data Path: 64-bitLevel 1 Cache: 64k Level 2 Cache: 512k (backside)Supported Systems: PM 5500, 6500, et al. 2. Supported MacOS: 8.0-9.0 3.Original Price: $300 US Notes: 1. The Crescendo G3/L2 series is designed to simply "plug-and-reboot".2. Includes Power Mac 5400, 5500, 6400, 6500, TAM, PowerBase, et al.3. Apple provides no official support for third-party upgrade cards.4. Photo Credit: Sonnet Technologies.
(https://everymac.com/upgrade_cards/sonnettech/crescendo_g3_l2/crescendo_g3_l2_250.html)
