| Power Macintosh 9600 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer |
| Introduced | February 17, 1997 |
| Discontinued | March 17, 1998 |
| Price | US$3700 - 4700 |
| CPU | PowerPC 604e or 604ev, dual 200, single 200 - 350 MHz |
| RAM | 32 MB, expandable to 1. 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 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger 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 5 GB, 70 ns 168-pin DIMM |
| OS | System 7.5.5-Mac OS 9.1, or with G3 upgrade Mac OS X 10.2.9 |
The Power Macintosh 9600 (Codename: "Kansas"; also sold with additional server software as the Apple Workgroup Server 9650) is a personal computer that is a part of Apple Computer's Power Macintosh series of Macintosh computers. System 7 (codenamed "Big Bang" and sometimes called Mac OS 7) is a single-user Graphical user interface -based Operating system for Macintosh Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's "Classic" Mac OS. Mac OS X (mæk oʊ ɛs tɛn is a line of computer Operating systems developed marketed and sold by Apple Inc, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently Apple Workgroup Server (AWS or sometimes WGS and later Macintosh Server, were the names given to selected models of Macintosh computers which were sold by 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 in February 1997 alongside the Power Macintosh 7300 and the Power Macintosh 8600, and replaced the Power Macintosh 9500 as Apple's flagship desktop computer. 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 8600 (Codename "Kansas" is a Personal computer that is a part of Apple Computer 's Power Macintosh series of Macintosh 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
The 9600 came in the same new case as the 8600, but was internally very similar to the 9500 that preceded it, with 12 RAM slots and 6 PCI slots instead of the 8 RAM and 3 PCI slots on the 8600. The 9600 used the new PowerPC 604e CPU, an enhanced version of the 9500 604. The PowerPC 600 family was the first family of PowerPC processors built The PowerPC 600 family was the first family of PowerPC processors built On introduction, three processor configurations were available: single 200 MHz, dual 200 MHz and single 233 MHz. In August 1997, they were replaced by two new models, with a single 300 MHz or 350 MHz "Mach 5" 604ev with a larger L2 cache. The PowerPC 600 family was the first family of PowerPC processors built The 350 MHz model was initially discontinued in October due to CPU supply problems, but reintroduced in February 17 when the 300 MHz model was discontinued in favor of the new Power Macintosh G3 minitower - while the G3 was faster, its expandability was only on par with the 8600, so the 9600 was kept available until March for users that needed that kind of expandability. 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 PowerMac 9600 has no built-in video, but comes with an 8MB IXMICRO TwinTurbo 128-bit video card installed in the PCI slot. Integrated Micro Solutions (IMS San Jose CA later iXMicro, a privately-held company was a graphics chipsets and video card manufacturer
The Power Macintosh 9600/350 was the most powerful Mac ever in Apple's four-digit model numbering system, the last multiprocessor Mac for three years, and the last six-slot Macintosh ever.
External links
- Power Macintosh 9600/200, 9600/200MP, 9600/233, 9600/300 and 9600/350 specifications at AppleSpec
- Power Macintosh 9600 at Low End Mac
- Power Macintosh 9600 at apple-history. com
- Power Macintosh 8600/200, 8600/200MP, 8600/233, 8600/300 and 8600/350 at EveryMac. com
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