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FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1997


PowerTools offers the most comprehensive upgrade & trade-in program for
the Macintosh market in history. 


AUSTIN, TEXAS -- PowerTools, the makers of the infiniti line of MacOS
compatible systems announced today the most comprehensive upgrading and
trade-in program ever to be offered to the Macintosh industry. Starting
with the LCIII series of MacOS computers including all models by any
manufacturer thereafter, PowerTools will upgrade these systems to the
popular line of infiniti computer line using state of the art 603e and
604e PowerPC processors.

By offering this program, users of older Macintosh systems can upgrade to
the newest technology available while recovering value for their
equipment. In upgrading their systems with PowerTools, endusers will be
eligible for future upgrades and will always be in step with the latest
models. 

The program is as follows:

1.) Starting with any system from the LCIII, the enduser can use a special
CPU upgrading page  located on our web-site (www.pwrtools.com) to key in
their current system and  configuration.

2.) After keying in the current system to be upgraded, the on-line
configuration engine will  determine the upgrades that are possible with
each system and prompt the enduser to key in  the one that they would
like.

3.) For models that do not have a processor daughter card slot, the
configuration engine will  allow components such as hard drives and cd-rom
drives to be reused. For those that have a  daughter card slot,
PowerSource processor daughter cards by PowerTools will be offered as  an
upgrade.

4.) After entering the information of the system to be upgraded, the
enduser can then select the  new system and configuration that they would
like to upgrade to. After this process is  complete, the upgrade cost will
be computed automatically.

5.) The value for the system that is being traded in will contain credit
for all components including  30pin SIMMs, 72pin SIMMs and 168pin DIMMs
(5v) which cannot be used in the infiniti  series systems. There will be
no credit for NUBUS cards at this time.

6.) In additional to the reuse of existing components in the new system,
additional hard drives,  cd-roms, Zip drives, Jaz drives, CDR recorders,
Multi-Disk CD-Rom drives, RAID  systems, Video-In/Video Out cards and PCI
expansion cards can be added.

7.) Options to upgrade to either a 603e/200MHz or 604e/200MHz processor is
available at this  time.

8.) A copy of the trade-in work sheet can be printed from our Web-Site for
the endusers record.  For those that do not have access to the internet,
PowerTools can provide the same service via  our toll-free sales and
tech-support lines. (800-891-4307)

9.) After determining the upgrades that they would like, the enduser can
then call our sales staff to  place the order.

10.) The enduser will be given a total charge including shipping and a
processing number. 

11.) The system to be upgraded is then shipped to PowerTools where it will
be upgraded and  shipped back to the enduser.

12.) At this time, the process will take about 5 working days starting
after receiving the system to  be upgraded.

13. The new system will have a full one year warranty. Reused components
will not have a  warranty from PowerTools. A 1-year and a 4-year on-site
warranty is provided as an option.

14.) A free upgrade to system 7.6 will also be included with all systems
that require a motherboard  swap.

15.) It is recommend for the enduser to back-up their data before sending
the system in to be  upgraded. PowerTools will not be responsible for any
data loss that may occur.

16.) PowerTools will perform data transfer from a hard drive being upgrade
to a new one or an  additional one to be added to the new system for a $75
service fee. (Up to 2GB). PowerTools  will not be responsible for any data
loss that may occur.

17.) PowerTools guarantees that the new system will boot up to the desktop
level when using  system 7.6 OS. However, conflicts due to incompatible
software or older versions will not be  supported by PowerTools.

18.) Prices and trade-in values may change from time to time so the
enduser should always confirm  the prices from the web-site with a
PowerTools sales executive.

"PowerTools has stated over and over again its dedication to the MacOS
market. This program is exactly what many MacOS loyalist have asked for
because they have been abandoned without an upgrade path." states Victor
Wong CEO of PowerTools. "Since we are one of only a few handful of
manufacturers that can provide this type of upgrade, we feel that it is
our duty to offer them instead of making people buy a completely
configured new machine in order to maximize our profits."

Without this program, there would not be an upgrade path for these
systems. Since support for NUBUS and other older technologies are being
dropped by APPLE computer, it is even more important to keep in step with
today's technologies. By allowing the use of existing components and
giving credit on ones that cannot be used, the total cost of the upgrade
is much more affordable.

Additional information can be found on our web-site or can be obtained by
contacting Albert McMurray at PowerTools.


PowerTools can be reached at:

Contact: Albert McMurry
Tel:   512-891-0646 ext. 371
Fax:  512-476-6399
E-Mail: albertm@pwrtools.com
url:  www.pwrtools.com