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Copper Equals Speed (7/13/98)
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Time to start drooling... According to Reality, Newer Technology was showing off a top secret new upgrade card to selected MacWorld Expo guests last week. (Apparently somebody didn't take their non-disclosure agreement very seriously.) Reportedly, the card packs a wallop by giving its users the power of a blistering 400 MHz G3 processor, and it's one of the new copper-based models, to boot.
Watch, as your friendly AtAT staff temporarily ignores the solid financial reasons why such an upgrade card is beyond our grasp, and we sink into a reverie of suspected MacBench scores in the 1600 range. Mmmm, yummy. But considering that copper's used in pennies, based on our estimated price of $2500 or higher for the new card once it ships, the processor may as well be using plutonium-and-Kryptonite technology to justify the cost. Still, for the serious speed demons among you, keep your eyes peeled for this sucker.
No word on when this alleged 400 MHz screamer will hit the shelves, but most likely it'll be in the same time frame as Apple's release of its new Pro-level G3 Power Macs this fall. We just hope for Newer's sake that their supply problem (which rivals Apple's recent PowerBook G3 debacle in scope) has been ironed out, and won't repeat itself for the rollout of the copper wonder.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 7/13/98 episode: July 13, 1998: Don't stare straight at it, but Newer's got a 400 MHz surprise waiting in the wings. Meanwhile, Mac OS X continues to wear the "G3-only" label, and the Department of Justice decides to focus on its broad action against Microsoft rather than appealing its last setback...
Other scenes from that episode: 851: Backward Incompatibility (7/13/98) While we're on the subject of upgrade cards, it's probably a good time to mention what you've likely already heard from other sources, but it bears repeating: we heard from several Apple representatives at last week's Expo that Mac OS X, next year's breakthrough operating system, will not run on any hardware other than Apple-branded G3 systems and higher... 852: DoJ Lacking Appeal (7/13/98) Not that it's a big shock or anything, but word has it that the Department of Justice does not plan to appeal the last decision in the "Redmond Justice" case. They reportedly feel that they would have relatively little to gain if they win, and a lot to lose if the appeal fails...
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