Apple Computer Inc is expected to launch its first PowerPC-based servers on April 25, MacWeek reports – and it is working to put Novell Inc’s Processor-Independent NetWare up on them, although it won’t be ready until the autumn or early next year. The new servers are expected to cost about the same price as the […]
Apple Computer Inc is expected to launch its first PowerPC-based servers on April 25, MacWeek reports – and it is working to put Novell Inc’s Processor-Independent NetWare up on them, although it won’t be ready until the autumn or early next year. The new servers are expected to cost about the same price as the current 68040 configurations, and there will be RISC upgrades offered for these. The paper hears that the entry-level WS 6150 Workgroup Server will use the same housing as the Power Mac 6100/60 and Apple Workgroup Server 60, and will use a 66MHz PowerPC 601 with a 256Kb Level 2 cache and support for 8Mb to 72Mb of memory. The mid-range WS 8150 will have an 80MHz CPU, a 256Kb Level 2 cache, 8Mb memory on the logic board, and up to 256Mb in eight SIMM slots. The WS 9150 is expected to come in a slightly modified full-tower Quadra 950 box and to use the 80MHz 601. It should add a NuBus slot, bays for eight internal devices, a dual SCSI bus, and room for two removable-media bays. A desktop variant of this top model, called the Power Mac 9100/80, is also expected within weeks.
