Power Macintosh 7100
PowerPC 601 @ 66 and 80 MHz | |
Memory | 8 MB, expandable to 136 MB (80 ns 72 pin SIMM) |
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Dimensions | Height: 6 inches (15 cm) Width: 13 inches (33 cm) Depth: 16.5 inches (42 cm) |
Mass | 25 pounds (11 kg) |
Predecessor | Macintosh Quadra 650 Macintosh Quadra 840AV |
Successor | Power Macintosh 7200 Power Macintosh 7500 |
Related | Power Macintosh 6100 Power Macintosh 8100 Macintosh Quadra 630 |
The Power Macintosh 7100 is a
Models
The 7100AV variants include a 2 MB VRAM card with S-Video in/out. The non-AV 7100s have a video card containing 1 MB VRAM which was expandable to 2 MB, and no S-Video in/out capability.[citation needed]
Apple did not release a "DOS Compatible" card for the 7100 as they had for some contemporary
Introduced March 14, 1994:
Introduced January 3, 1995:
Codename lawsuits
The Power Macintosh 7100's internal code name was "
Following the letter, a rogue programmer at Apple renamed the project to "BHA" (for
Timeline
Timeline of Power Macintosh, Pro, and Studio models |
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References
- ^ a b c d Poole, Lon (May 1994). "The Power Macintosh Arrives". MacWorld Magazine. pp. 92–101.
- ^ Gruman, Galen (May 1994). "Are Power Macs Good Windows PCs?". MacWorld Magazine. p. 105.
- ^ "Power Macintosh 7100/66: Technical Specifications". Apple.
- ^ "Power Macintosh 7100/66AV: Technical Specifications". Apple.
- ^ "Power Macintosh 7100/80: Technical Specifications". Apple.
- ^ "Power Macintosh 7100/80AV: Technical Specifications". Apple.
- ^ An account of this lawsuit is given in Carl Sagan: A Life in the Cosmos, pages 363–364 and 374–375.
- ^ a b "When Carl Sagan sued Apple ... TWICE".