- Power Macintosh 8500
Mac_specs|
August 8 ,1995 |MSRP=3999|CPU=PowerPC 604 or PowerPC 604e
CPUspeed=120,132,150,180 MHz|OS=System 7.5.2|RAM=16MiB , expandable to 512 MiB|RAMtype=70 ns 168-pin FPM or EDODIMM |Discontinued=February 17 ,1997 The Power Macintosh 8500 (the 120 MHz model is also known as Power Macintosh 8515 in
Europe andJapan ) was ahigh-end Macintoshpersonal computer designed, manufactured and sold byApple Computer from 1995 until 1997. Billed as a high-end graphics computer, the Power Macintosh 8500 was also the first Macintosh to ship with a replaceabledaughtercard . Though slower than the 132 MHzPower Macintosh 9500 , it featured several audio and video (S-Video andcomposite video ) in/out ports not found in the 9500.As with the other models in the x500 series, the 8500 underwent several "speed bump" modifications during its production. It originally shipped with a 120 MHz
PowerPC 604 CPU, later with the same chip running at 150 MHz, and finally with a PowerPC 604e running at 180 MHz. It was succeeded by thePower Macintosh 8600 in February 1997.Screenshots
See also
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List of Macintosh models grouped by CPU type
*List of products discontinued by Apple Computer References
* [http://web.archive.org/web/19961023021045/www.apple.ca/doc/ds/8500-150.html The Power Macintosh 8500/150 offical page 1996]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/19961023021248/www.apple.ca/doc/ds/8500-180.html The Power Macintosh 8500/180 offical page 1996]
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