Power Macintosh 8500

Introduced: May 1995
Terminated: Early 1997

Description

Packaged in a mini-tower case, the Power Macintosh 8500 had a PowerPC 604 processor running at 120Mhz. It had 24-bit composite video and an S-video input and output.

History

The Power Macintosh 8500 was a midrange machine with impressive audio/visual features.

The processor speed was increased to 132 and 150Mhz in April of 1996. It was increased again in August to 180Mhz.

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Specifications

Processor: PowerPC 604
Processor Speed: 120, 132, 150, or 180 MHz
Cache: 16/32 KB data 16/32 KB instruction L1, 256 KB L2
System Bus: 40, 45, or 50 MHz
Hard Drive: 1.0 - 2.0 GB
Media: Optional 4x or 8x CD-ROM, 1.44 MB floppy
Weight and Dimensions (US): 25 lbs., 14” H x 7.7” W x 15.75” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 11.3 kg, 35.6 cm H x 19.6 cm W x 40 cm D
Original Mac OS: System 7.5.2 (System Enabler 701 v1.2)
Maximum Mac OS: Mac OS 9.1
Firmware: Open Firmware with Macintosh ROM
Logicboard RAM: None
Maximum RAM: 1.0 GB (Actual) 512 MB (Apple)
Type of RAM Slots: 8 -168 Pin DIMMs
Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns
Interleaving Support: Yes
Graphics Card: None
Graphics Memory: 2 - 4 MB
Built-in Display: None
Display Connection: DB-15, Composite, S-Video
Expansion Slots: 3 - PCI, 1 - DAV
Hard Drive Bus: SCSI
Backup Battery: 3.6 V Lithium
Max Watts: 225 W
Line Voltage: 100-125/200-240 V
Ethernet: AAUI and 10BASE-T
Modem: None
ADB: 1
Serial: 2
SCSI: 1 - DB-25
USB: None
FireWire: None
Audio In: 2 - RCA input, 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack
Audio Out: 2 - RCA output, 1 - 3.5-mm analog output jack, 1 - Built-in speaker
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