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MOVED OVER PR NEWSWIRE AFTER 12:01 AM, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1993.<br />
<br />
<br />
Contact:<br />
Betty Taylor<br />
Apple Computer, Inc.<br />
408-974-3983<br />
<br />
or<br />
<br />
Kate Paisley<br />
Apple Computer, Inc.<br />
408-974-5453<br />
<br />
<br />
Apple Introduces Macintosh Centris:<br />
Affordable, New Midrange Macintosh Line<br />
<br />
MACWORLD, TOKYO--February 9, 1993--Apple Computer, Inc. today<br />
introduced the Apple Macintosh Centris line--new midrange personal<br />
computers that offer fast performance, flexibility, and expandability<br />
to mainstream business and professional users at an affordable price.<br />
The new line includes the Macintosh Centris 610 and Macintosh Centris<br />
650, which deliver the power of the high-performance Motorola 68040<br />
microprocessor at significantly lower price points.<br />
"Our goal with the Macintosh Centris line is to deliver a good<br />
balance of performance, expandability and affordability," said Eric<br />
Harslem, vice president of Apple's Desktop Products division. "We<br />
are delivering systems designed to meet the requirements of a broad<br />
range of professional and business users who need a personal computer<br />
that will get the job done in a demanding environment. These users<br />
want systems that are flexible enough to grow with their needs.<br />
"With the introduction of these systems, Apple is aggressively<br />
migrating 68040 processor performance down the Macintosh product<br />
line," Harslem added. "Until now, the entry-level 040 offering in<br />
the Macintosh family was a $4,000 investment. Today we are unveiling<br />
an 040 system for less than $2,000--delivering 040 power at half the<br />
price."<br />
The Macintosh Centris 610 base configuration is priced at $1,859 U.S.<br />
suggested retail price (SRP). The Macintosh Centris 650 base<br />
configuration is priced at $2,699 U.S. SRP.<br />
This product announcement also marks the debut of a new identity for<br />
the midrange of the Macintosh family. Today, Macintosh Centris<br />
becomes the line name for the Macintosh midrange.<br />
At the same time, Apple announced that the Macintosh IIvx and IIvi<br />
computers will take their place in the Macintosh Centris line as<br />
Apple's entry-level, multislot systems. They retain their current<br />
names, and prices have been reduced significantly. Apple is also<br />
offering a Macintosh Centris 650 Logic Board Upgrade consisting of a<br />
Macintosh Centris 650 logic board with Ethernet and 8MB of DRAM.<br />
This upgrade allows Macintosh IIvx and IIvi users to obtain the full<br />
capabilities of the Macintosh Centris 650.<br />
<br />
Performance<br />
The Macintosh Centris 610, which features a new low-profile<br />
industrial design, is powered by a 20MHz Motorola 68LC040<br />
microprocessor. The Motorola 68LC040 is a new low-cost member of the<br />
68040 processor family that does not include a floating-point unit.<br />
The Centris 610 offers up to two times the performance of the<br />
Macintosh IIvx or IIci, and is ideally suited for people who value a<br />
highly responsive computer more than extra expansion slots.<br />
The Macintosh Centris 650, based on the same flexible industrial<br />
design as the Macintosh IIvx and IIvi, offers the highest levels of<br />
performance and expansion in the Macintosh Centris line. Powered by<br />
either a 25MHz 68040 microprocessor or 68LC040, the Centris 650<br />
performs up to three times as fast as a Macintosh IIvx or IIci. With<br />
the Macintosh 650 computer's accelerated video architecture, high-<br />
speed SCSI and optional on-board Ethernet, Apple continues to offer<br />
its customers a wealth of built-in features.<br />
<br />
Expandability<br />
Both Macintosh Centris systems come with an 8K cache and 4MB of DRAM<br />
standard. The 610 is expandable to 68MB of DRAM and the 650 is<br />
expandable to 132MB of DRAM. Both systems also offer a wide range of<br />
expansion slot options. The Macintosh Centris 610 offers a processor<br />
direct slot (PDS) that accommodates either a PDS card, or a 7-inch<br />
NuBus card when combined with a special adapter. The Macintosh<br />
Centris 650 has three NuBus slots and one PDS. Both the Centris 610<br />
and the 650 have a high-speed SCSI port, two serial ports, and an<br />
internal 5.25-inch drive bay. This bay can accommodate devices such<br />
as an internal CD-ROM drive, or other high-capacity removable devices<br />
such as a SyQuest drive.<br />
<br />
Video Support<br />
The Macintosh Centris 610 and 650 systems have built-in accelerated<br />
video to support all Apple displays. Both the 610 and the 650 come<br />
standard with 512K of VRAM to render up to 256 colors on monitors as<br />
large as 16 inches. Both new computers can be upgraded to 1MB of<br />
VRAM for displaying up to 32,768 colors on monitors up to 16 inches,<br />
and up to 256 colors on 19-inch and 21-inch monitors. The built-in<br />
video also allows both new Macintosh Centris computers to drive many<br />
VGA and Super VGA monitors (commonly used with DOS PCs) in 32,768<br />
colors up to 800 x 600 resolution.<br />
<br />
More Flexibility<br />
The Macintosh Centris is "media-ready," with full stereo sound-out<br />
and mono sound-in. With an optional internal CD300i CD-ROM drive,<br />
users can have access to the hundreds of exciting CD-ROM titles<br />
currently available. And, with optional on-board Ethernet,<br />
interacting with other users on the network is faster than ever.<br />
Both the Macintosh Centris 610 and 650 can be purchased with an 80MB,<br />
230MB or 500MB hard drive.<br />
<br />
Pricing and Availability<br />
The Macintosh Centris 610 and 650 will be offered worldwide through<br />
authorized Apple resellers. The Macintosh IIvx also continues to be<br />
offered worldwide, and the Macintosh IIvi continues to be offered in<br />
selected markets outside the United States.<br />
Pricing and availability may vary outside the United States. U.S.<br />
suggested retail prices are as follows:<br />
<br />
Macintosh Centris Configurations U.S. SRP Availability<br />
Macintosh Centris 610 68LC040, 4MB/80HD $1,859 Immediate<br />
Macintosh Centris 610 68LC040, 4MB/80HD,<br />
Ethernet $1,969 Immediate<br />
Macintosh Centris 610 68LC040, 8MB/230HD,<br />
Ethernet $2,519 Immediate<br />
Macintosh Centris 610 68LC040, 8MB/230HD,<br />
CD, Ethernet, 1MB VRAM $2,899 Immediate<br />
Macintosh Centris 650 68LC040, 4MB/80HD $2,699 Immediate<br />
Macintosh Centris 650 8MB/80HD Ethernet $3,189 Immediate<br />
Macintosh Centris 650 8MB/230 HD, Ethernet $3,559 Immediate<br />
Macintosh Centris 650 8MB/230HD, CD, Ethernet,<br />
1MB VRAM $3,939 Immediate<br />
Macintosh Centris 650 8MB/500HD, Ethernet,<br />
1MB VRAM $4,379 Immediate<br />
<br />
<br />
Macintosh IIvx Logic Board Upgrade<br />
$1,199 for units ordered within the first 90 days<br />
of introduction, $1,599 thereafter April<br />
<br />
Macintosh Quadra VRAM Expansion Kit $159 Immediate<br />
<br />
<br />
Macintosh IIvx Configurations New U.S. SRP Previous %Change<br />
<br />
Macintosh IIvx 4MB/80HD $1,899 $2,949 -36%<br />
Macintosh IIvx 5MB/80 HD, CD, 1MB VRAM $2,339 $3,219 -27%<br />
Macintosh IIvx 4 MB/230 HD $2,269 $3,319 -32%<br />
Macintosh IIvx 8MB/230 HD $2,459 $3,599 -32%<br />
<br />
<br />
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<br />
Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks; and<br />
Macintosh Centris is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.<br />
<br />
END<br />
<br />
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Apple Press Releases<br />
PR Express<br />
News Break<br />
2/9/93<br />
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