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| Power Macintosh 8600 | |
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| Manufacturer | Apple Computer |
| Introduced | February 17, 1997 |
| Discontinued | February 17, 1998 |
| Price | US$2700 |
| CPU | PowerPC 604e/604ev, 200 - 300 MHz |
| RAM | 32 MiB, expandable to 1 GiB, 70 ns 168-pin DIMM |
| OS | System 7.5.5 |
The Power Macintosh 8600 (Codename: "Kansas") is a personal computer that is a part of Apple Computer's Power Macintosh series of Macintosh computers. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 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 A mebibyte (a contraction of me ga bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated MiB. A gibibyte (a contraction of gi ga bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated GiB. System 7 (codenamed "Big Bang" and sometimes called Mac OS 7) is a single-user Graphical user interface -based Operating system for Macintosh 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 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 at a processor speed of 200 MHz in February 1997 alongside the Power Macintosh 7300 and the Power Macintosh 9600. The Power Macintosh 7300 (Codename "Montana" also sold with server software as the Apple Workgroup Server 7350) is a Personal computer that The Power Macintosh 9600 (Codename "Kansas" also sold with additional server software as the Apple Workgroup Server 9650) is a Personal computer It replaced the Power Macintosh 8500. The Power Macintosh 8500 (the 120 MHz model is also known as Power Macintosh 8515 in Europe and Japan) was a High-end Macintosh In August 1997, the original model was replaced with two faster ones, at 250 and 300 MHz. The 8600 was discontinued in February 1998, in favour of the Power Macintosh G3 minitower that had been introduced in November 1997. 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
Like the Power Macintoshes 7300 and 9600, the 8600 featured the new PowerPC 604e and 604ev CPU, an enhanced version of the PowerPC 604 used in the predecessor models 8500 and 9500. The PowerPC 600 family was the first family of PowerPC processors built The PowerPC 600 family was the first family of PowerPC processors built The Power Macintosh 9500 (the 132 MHz model is also known as Power Macintosh 9515 in Europe and Japan) is a high-end Macintosh Personal It used the same new case as the 9600, but was somewhat less expandable (8 instead of 12 RAM sockets, 3 instead of 6 PCI slots) at a lower price, a distinction that was carried over from the x500 generation. The 8600 was plagued with supply problems from the beginning, and only in June 1997, four months ofter its introduction, the computer was widely available. The 300 MHz model was also delayed after its introduction, but not as heavily as the original model had been had been. [1]
External links
- Power Macintosh 8600/200, 8600/250 and 8600/300 specifications at AppleSpec
- Power Macintosh 8600 at Low End Mac
- Power Macintosh 8600/200, 8600/250 and 8600/300 at EveryMac. com
References
- ^ Power Macintosh 8600 at apple-history. com
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