Newer Technology is an American

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headquartered in

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, that designs and manufactures accessories primarily for Apple, Inc. products.

History

Founded in 1988 Newer Technology initially focused on manufacturing computer upgrades and accessories such as processor cards,

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, memory, and

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batteries. At its peak in the mid-1990s the company was known in Apple Macintosh communities for its end-of-life extending upgrades. This included user-installable MAXpowr CPU cards that could upgrade an obsolete Macintosh computer across architectures, such as from

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thereby extending the usable life of the computer by years. NewerTech filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 1996 due to a rapidly declining Apple Macintosh market and sharp decrease in memory prices. An effort to diversify revenue by developing Windows products was announced, but by the end of 2000 and the company was dissolved. The name and remaining intellectual property were purchased in 2001 by Rick Estes, NewerTech's former Vice President of Operations. In 2002 their name and products were acquired by Other World Computing and now do business as "NewerTech an OWC brand". As of 2019 they continue to supply Macintosh,

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, and iPhone accessories.

References

External links

Newer Technology Homepage
Macintosh platform Macintosh peripherals Computer companies of the United States {{Mac-stub