Apple Delivers Advanced Radeon Graphics Card For Power Mac G4 and Power Mac
G4 Cube
APPLE EXPO PARIS-September 13, 2000-Apple today announced it is offering
the Radeon graphics accelerator card as a build-to-order option on The
Apple Store (www.apple.com) for all Power Mac G4 and Power Mac G4 Cube
systems. Priced at an additional $100, the Radeon graphics card provides
the most advanced 3D graphics processing available for the Macintosh.
“Apple’s new line of dual-processor Power Mac G4s and the all-new Power Mac
G4 Cube provide creative professionals supercomputing performance and
stunning design on the desktop,” said Phil Schiller, Apple’s vice president
of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The combination of the PowerPC G4 with
Velocity Engine and the Radeon graphics card make both the G4 and G4 Cube
incredible solutions for graphics applications and 3D games.”
Apple in July introduced the new dual-processor Power Mac G4 and all-new
Power Mac G4 Cube, both of which feature the PowerPC G4 with Velocity
Engine, delivering supercomputing performance on the desktop. The new G4
is the first mainstream personal computer to come standard with dual
processors. The Power Mac G4 Cube is an entirely new class of computer that
delivers the performance of a Power Mac G4 in an eight-inch cube suspended
in a stunning crystal-clear enclosure.
To perfectly complement the new G4 and G4 Cube, Apple also unveiled a
completely new family of displays. The new displays include: the 17-inch
(16-inch viewable) Apple Studio Display CRT; the 15-inch Apple Studio
Display flat panel and the 22-inch Apple Cinema Display, the largest
all-digital flat panel ever brought to market.
Pricing and Availability
The Radeon graphics card is available immediately for order through The
Apple Store (www.apple.com) for all Power Mac G4 and Power Mac G4 Cube
models for an additional $100. The addition of the Radeon graphics card
means the G4 is available in more than 90,000 build-to-order configurations
and the G4 Cube is available in over 2,000 configurations through The Apple
Store.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.
Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to
students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world
through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.