The Performa 6300, one of the many models of the 6200 family

The Power Macintosh 6200 (Codename: "Crusader" / "Elixir", also sold under variations of the name Performa 6200, Performa 6300 and Power Macintosh 6300) is a series of mid-range personal computers that are a part of Apple Computer's Power Macintosh and Macintosh Performa series of Macintosh computers. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Power Macintosh, later Power Mac, is a line of Apple Macintosh Workstation -class Personal computers based on various models of PowerPC The Macintosh Performa series was Apple Computer 's Consumer product family of Apple Macintosh Personal computers from 1992 until 1997 when the Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc It was introduced in May 1995 with a PowerPC 603 CPU at 75 MHz as a PowerPC-based replacement of the Quadra 630, and continued using the 630's case. The PowerPC 600 family was the first family of PowerPC processors built PowerPC is a RISC Instruction set architecture created by the 1991 Apple – IBM – Motorola alliance known as AIM The Macintosh Quadra 630 (Codenames "Crusader" "Show Biz" "Show & Tell" also sold with minor variations as the Macintosh LC 630 in In June 1996 new models using a PowerPC 603e CPU at 100 MHz followed, and in April 1996 the series culminated in models using a 603e at 120 MHz. The PowerPC 600 family was the first family of PowerPC processors built In early 1997, the rather different Power Macintosh 6300/160 / Performa 6360 based on the Power Macintosh 6400 were introduced. The Power Macintosh 6400 (Codenames "InstaTower" "Alchemy" "Hacksaw" also sold under variations of the name Performa 6400) is a mid-range In July 1997 the whole 6x00 line was discontinued in favor of the desktop model of the Power Macintosh G3. The Power Macintosh G3, commonly called "beige G3s" or "platinum G3s" for the color of their cases was a series of Personal computers designed manufactured

The 6200's naming conventions confused many; in addition to the many Performa variants, it also includes model numbers above 6300 (which would normally indicate a different model). The model numbers above 6260 use a PowerPC 603e processor, but are otherwise virtually identical. The PowerPC 600 family was the first family of PowerPC processors built Finally, some computers with model numbers that indicate they belong to the 6200/6300 family (the above-mentioned Power Macintosh 6300/160 and its Performa version 6360) are rather different on the inside.

Generally, the 6200 series is closely related to the 5200 series. The Macintosh Performa 5200 LC series (also sold under variations of the name Performa 5200) is a series of all-in-one (meaning the cases feature an integrated monitor For nearly every 6xxx (desktop) model, there is a 5xxx (all-in-one) model with an integrated CRT screen.

Power Macintosh 6200

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Models

• Power Macintosh 6200: The 6200 was only sold in Asia under this name. Uses a 500 MB hard drive.
• Performa 6200CD: Basically identical to the Power Macintosh 6200, but comes with a 1 GB hard drive, a 14. 4k modem, a bundled monitor and software.
• Performa 6205CD: The 6200CD with an 28. 8k modem instead of a 14. 4k one.
• Performa 6210CD: The 6205CD with a different software bundle.
• Performa 6214CD: The 6200CD with a different software bundle.
• Performa 6216CD: The 6200CD without the monitor.
• Performa 6218CD: The 6200CD with 16 MiB of RAM instead of 8 MiB.
• Performa 6220CD: The 6218CD without the monitor, but with a TV / video in/out card.
• Performa 6230CD: The 6220CD with a hardware MPEG decoder card.

Power Macintosh 6300

In May 1996, the 6200 series was upgraded to use the new PowerPC 603e CPU. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The PowerPC 600 family was the first family of PowerPC processors built System 7 (codenamed "Big Bang" and sometimes called Mac OS 7) is a single-user Graphical user interface -based Operating system for Macintosh The PowerPC 600 family was the first family of PowerPC processors built The rest of the logic board remained unchanged, retaining the same problems and inconsistencies as the earlier models. Two 120 MHz models were introduced in April 1996, again without any change to the underlying architecture.

Models

• Performa 6260CD: The Power Macintosh 6200 with a 100 MHz 603e processor and 800 MB hard drive. Only sold in Europe and Asia.
• Performa 6290CD: The 6260CD with 1 1. 2 GB hard drive. Only sold in North America.
• Power Macintosh 6300/120: The 6290CD with a 120 MHz 603e processor and 16 MiB of RAM. Sold only in Asia.
• Performa 6300CD: The 6290CD with 16 MiB of RAM and a bundled monitor. Sold only in North America.
• Performa 6310CD: Identical to the 6300CD, but only sold in Asia and Europe.
• Performa 6320CD: The Power Macintosh 6300/120, but with a bundled monitor and a TV/video card.

Power Macintosh 6300/160 / Performa 6360

The Power Macintosh 6300/160 (sold in North America as the Performa 6360) was introduced in October 1996. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The PowerPC 600 family was the first family of PowerPC processors built System 7 (codenamed "Big Bang" and sometimes called Mac OS 7) is a single-user Graphical user interface -based Operating system for Macintosh It still used the same case as the 6200, but featured a new motherboard with a full 64-bit data path and 64-bit DIMM RAM, PCI slot, and Comm Slot II (non compatible upgrade to earlier Comm Slot). The Apple Communication Slot is an internal expansion data interface (slot found in older Apple computers from the early to mid 1990's The board design was first used in the Power Macintosh 5400/120, and would continue to be used until the Power Macintosh 5400 and 6400 series.

Models

• Power Macintosh 6300/160: 160 MHz PowerPC 603e-based desktop computer. Sold only in Europe and Asia.
• Performa 6360: Identical to the Power Macintosh 6300/160. Sold only in North and South America.

External links

• Power Macintosh 6200, 6300/120, 6300/160 and Macintosh Performas at AppleSpec
• Performa 6200 and Performa 6360 at apple-history. com
• Performa 6200, Performa 6300 and Performa 6360 at Low End Mac
• Power Macintosh 6200, 6300/120 and Macintosh Performas at EveryMac. com

References

1. ^ Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac: The 10 worst Macs ever built
2. ^ Low End Mac: Road Apples - Power Mac x200 series