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MAGMA Announces PCI Expansion for the Apple PowerBook G3 Series

San Diego, CA: MAGMA announced that their three and seven slot PCI
expansion systems are now compatible with the G3 Series PowerBooks from
Apple. A MAGMA PCI expansion system adds PCI slots to Apple's PowerBook.G3
Series in a separate enclosure. The portable 3 slot PCI expansion system is
an ideal solution for users who need more PCI slots, but do not want to
deal with a bulky full size expansion system. The 7 slot system is an ideal
solution for users who need more than three slots to get the most out of
their portable computer. This product is essential for PowerBook users who
need their portable computer to function like a desktop or tower Mac.

PowerBook G3 customers now have the freedom to attach practically anything
to their portable computer, including video cards, digital video editing
board sets, multiple graphics accelerators, fast ethernet cards, PC
compatibility cards, RAID arrays and more. MAGMA's PCI expansion system
also gives customers the ability to use multiple independent monitors with
their PowerBook G3. The expansion systems also include mounting bays for
fixed or removable media disk and tape drives, such as CD-ROMs, CD-Writers,
DVD, Jaz and Zip drives. The expansion capabilities are only limited by
your imagination.

"The new PowerBook G3 series are the fastest notebooks in the world. For
the first time creative customers can truly get desktop performance in a
notebook package. With MAGMA's PCI expansion system these PowerBook G3
customers can also get desktop expansion," said Greg Joswiak, Director of
Apple's PowerBook Product Marketing. "This solution is sure to please
Apple's creative customers in design and publishing, and education."

The MAGMA PowerBook PCI expansion system connects to the PowerBook through
a multimedia bay module and special expansion cable. Prices start at $975
for 7 slot systems and $1015 for 3 slot systems. The expansion system can
also be connected to a desktop Power Macintosh computer. Purchase a PCI
host interface card from MAGMA and you have a PCI expansion system for both
your portable and desktop Power Mac.

Apple's new PowerBook G3 series is an extremely scalable product line that
lets customers select among key variables such as screen sizes and
processor speeds. Some of the many options customers can chose include
either a 12.1-inch passive matrix, or 13.3-inch and 14.1-inch active matrix
flat panel display; and PowerPC G3 processors running at 233MHz, 250MHz and
292MHz.

MAGMA's PCI expansion product line is compatible with many PCI based
computers, including Macs and PCs. MAGMA is very excited to be at the
forefront of the PCI industry and will continue to develop products that
break new ground in the PCI world.

For more information, contact MAGMA at 619.457.0750, fax 619.457.0798,
email sales@magma.com or go to http://www.magma.com for additional
information.

MAGMA Tel: (619) 457-0750
6725 Mesa Ridge Road (800) 285-8990
Suite 100 Fax: (619) 457-0798
San Diego, CA 92121 Web: http://www.magma.com
Email: sales@magma.com