Power Macintosh 8500
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 The Power Macintosh 8500/180 | |
| Developer | Apple Computer |
|---|---|
| Product family | Power Macintosh |
| Release date | August 8, 1995 |
| Introductory price | US$3,999 (equivalent to $7,996 in 2023) |
| Discontinued | February 17, 1997 |
| Operating system | 7.5.2 - Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | PowerPC 604, 120–150 MHz PowerPC 604e, 180 or 200 MHz |
| Memory | 16 MB, expandable to 512 MB (Apple), 1024 MB (actual), (70 ns 168-pin FPM or EDO DIMM) |
| Predecessor | Power Macintosh 8100 |
| Successor | Power Macintosh 8600 |
The Power Macintosh 8500 (sold as the Power Macintosh 8515 in
"AV" hard drives were made available that could delay thermal recalibration until after a write operation had completed. With special care to minimize fragmentation
, these drives were able to keep up with the 8500's video circuitry.
The 8500 was introduced alongside the
Intel Pentium
chip, with the performance nearly double on graphics and publishing tasks.
The 8500's CPU was updated twice during its production run. It originally shipped with a 120 MHz PowerPC 604, later with the same chip running at 150 MHz, and finally with a PowerPC 604e running at 180 MHz. It was succeeded by the Power Macintosh 8600 in February 1997.
Models
Introduced August 8, 1995:
- Power Macintosh 8500/120[2]
Introduced January 11, 1996:
- Power Macintosh 8515/120[3]
Introduced February 26, 1996:
- Workgroup Server 8550/132[4]
Introduced April 22, 1996:
Introduced August 5, 1996:
- Power Macintosh 8500/180[7]
Introduced September 9, 1996:
- Workgroup Server 8550/200[8][9] 200 MHz PowerPC 604e CPU, 32 MB RAM. US$5,799. Sold with one of three software bundles, titled "Application Server Solution", "Apple Internet Server Solution 2.1", and "AppleShare Server Solution".
Timeline
| Timeline of Power Macintosh, Pro, and Studio models |
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References
- ^ a b Epler, Anita (August 7, 1995). "Apple's PCI risk". InfoWorld Magazine. pp. 1, 80.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "Power Macintosh 8500/120: Technical Specifications". Apple.
- ^ "Power Macintosh 8515/120: Technical Specifications". Apple.
- ^ "Workgroup Server 8550/132: Technical Specifications". Apple.
- ^ "Power Macintosh 8500/132: Technical Specifications". Apple.
- ^ "Power Macintosh 8500/150: Technical Specifications". Apple.
- ^ "Power Macintosh 8500/180: Technical Specifications". Apple.
- ^ "Apple Energizes Workgroup Servers and Network Servers with 200MHz PowerPC 604e Systems". Apple. September 9, 1996.
- ^ "Workgroup Server 8550/200: Technical Specifications". Apple.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Power Macintosh.
- Power Macintosh 8500/120 at everymac.com.