Applefritter - Power Mac

Beige G3 Power PC

Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:17:34 -0700

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General Specs:

Codename: FritterTower
Introduction date: May 1, 1996
Discontinued date: July 15, 1998
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Logic Board Specs:

Processor: 68030
Processor Speed: 25 MHz
PMMU: integrated
FPU: 68882
Data Path: 32-bit
Bus Speed: 25 MHz
L1 Cache: 0.5K
L2 Cache: 32K
2nd Processor: none
Slots: 3 NuBus, 1 cache

Memory Specs:

Logic Board: none
RAM Slots: 8
RAM Type: 30-pin SIMM
Min - Max RAM: 1 MB - 128 MB
Min RAM Speed: 80
RAM Sizes: 256 K, 512 K, 1, 2, 4, 16 MB
Install in Groups of: 4

Physical Specs:

Form Factor: IIcx
Gestalt ID: 11
Weight (lbs): 13.6
Dimensions: 12"x5"x18"
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Storage Specs:

Floppy Size: 1.44MB
Floppy Inject: auto
Min. Int HD Size: 40-80MB
Int HD Interface: SCSI
Orig CD Speed: n/a
Int CD Support: none
Expansion bays (free): 2 (5.25"), 1 (3.5")

Video Memory Specs:

VRAM type: Video EDO SGRAM
VRAM onboard: 2MB
Maximum VRAM: 6 MB
Max resolution: n/a

Power Specs:

Max Watts: 159
Amps: 1.3
BTU per Hr: 543.78
Voltage: 100-240
Freq Range: 50-60 Hz
Battery Type: 3.6V lithium
Soft Power: yes
Pass Through: yes

Software Specs:

Addressing Modes: 24-, 32-bit
Orig SSW: 6.0.4
Orig Enabler: none
ROM ID: $067C
ROM Ver: n/a
ROM Size: 512K
AppleTalk Ver: 52
Mac OS Supported: 6.0.5 - 7.6.1

Ports:

Video: 1 DB-15
ADB: 2
Serial: 1 mini-Din 8
Geoport: 1 mini-Din 9
External Floppy: 1 DB-19
SCSI: 1 DB-25
USB: 2
Firewire: 2
Ethernet: 1 10/100 Base-T (RJ-45)
Modem: 1 56Kbps (RJ-11)
Sound In: 1
Microphone: 1 Plaintalk
Sound Out: 1
Headphones: 2
S-Video In: 0
S-Video Out: 0
Airport Ready: no

PowerComputing PowerBase

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:35:38 -0800

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The PowerComputing PowerBase System was release in October of '96 and discontinued in May '97. The computer was available in both Desktop and Tower forms and features either a 180/200/240 MHz 603e processor with 32k of L1 Cache and 0-256k L2 Cache. The CPU came on a daughter card so that upgrades were made easy as the other 603 Macintosh's CPU's were directly on the motherboard. The Motherboard was based off of the Alchemy design that the 6400 used. The System was a Cheap alternative to Apple's PowerMacintosh/Performa: 6360/6400

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General Specs:

Introduced: Oct. 1996
Discontinued: May 1997

Logic Board Specs:

Processor: 603e
Processor Speed: 180/200/240 MHz
PMMU: integrated
Data Path: 32-bit
Memory Addresing: 64-bit
Bus Speed: 40 MHz
L1 Cache: 32K
L2 Cache: 0 or 256K
2nd Processor: none
Slots: 1 CPU, 1 PDS, 1 Cache, 3 Ram

Memory Specs:

Logic Board: Base off of the 6360/6400
RAM Slots: 3/ 2 64MB max./ 1 32MB Max
RAM Type: 168-pin 5v EDO DIMM
Min. Ram Speed: 60ns
Min - Max RAM: 0MB - 160MB
RAM Sizes: 8, 16, 32, 64 MB
Install in Groups of: 1

Physical Specs:

Form Factor: PowerBase Tower/Desktop
Gestalt ID: 58
Weight (lbs): unkown
Dimensions: Unkown

Storage Specs:

Floppy Size: 1.44MB
Floppy Inject: auto
Min. Int HD Size: 1.2 - 3.0GB
Int HD Interface: IDE/SCSI
Orig CD Speed: 8x SCSI
Int CD Support: Yes, x3
Expansion bays (free): (5.25")2 or 1 with optional Internal Zip,

Video Memory Specs:

VRAM type: Video EDO SGRAM
VRAM onboard: 2MB
Graphics Card: ATI Mach64 (On Riser Card)
Maximum VRAM: 4 MB
Max resolution: 1280x1024

Power Specs:

Max Watts: 145 (desktop) , 200 (tower)
Amps: Unkown
BTU per Hr: Unkown
Voltage: 100-240
Freq Range: 50-60 Hz
Battery Type: 4.5V lithium
Soft Power: yes
Pass Through: No

Software Specs:

Addressing Modes: 32 , 64-bit
Orig SSW: Mac OS 7.5.3
Orig Enabler: none
Mac OS Supported: 7.5.3 - 8.1 (Apple) 9.1 (Actual)

Ports:

1 Internal IDE (Master Only)
1 Internal SCSI
1 External SCSI
1 ADB
2 PS2
2 Serial
1 DB-15
1 HD-15 (VGA)
Sound-In
Sound-out
1 Floppy

Power Macintosh G3 Destop

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:42:38 -0800

This computer began the modern "generation" line. It even was dubbed the wicked fast computer, and came with spedometer images on every box. I still have both of my G3s to date.

Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)

Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:22:44 -0700

This was the third computer to bear the name PowerMac G4, and it certainly lived up to the title. It sported four PCI and one AGP 4x slots, as well as dual USB and FireWire. Between 466 and 733 MHz and one dual 533 model, this computer was- and still is- one tough customer.

Power Mac G4 Quicksilver

Sat, 07 Aug 2004 14:36:59 -0700

In 2001, Apple re-designed the PowerMac G4 Line with the Quicksilver. This had a diffirent form factor than the previous Power Mac G4 computers, sporting a much sleeker case. This tough computer also includes one more PCI slot, has three PC133 RAM ports, and came with MacOS 9.2 and 10.1.

PowerExpress Manhattan Prototype

Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:55:35 -0700

PowerExpress Manhattan was to be the next evolution of the Power Macintosh desktop line, due to replace the Power Mac 7300 with the new PowerExpress architecture. In 1996 when Apple was working on the PowerExpress project, it was planned to be based on two motherboard configurations. PowerExpress was the more widely known, 6 PCI slot tower board. PowerExpress Manhattan was virtually unknown, as a 3 slot version of PowerExpress, designed to be put in desktop and mini-tower configurations. Though it is not known when Apple killed the PowerExpress Manhattan design, it is very similar to the Gossamer (Beige G3) board design, and the Power Macintosh G3 (Beige) Series got its start from it. The PowerExpress was supposed to be a melding of technologies, blending the best features of the 8600/9600 series (processor card upgradability, 6 PCI cards on the PowerExpress tower) and next generation systems (SDRAM, G3 optimizations, upgraded DAV capabilities). With a quick glance and untrained eye, the PowerExpress Manhattan motherboard looks virtually identical to that of a Power Mac 7300/7500/7600. The main difference that sets it apart is the new DAV slot, located behind the top PCI card slot. The slot itself is labeled "VCI" likely meaning "Video Component Interface" (similar to Peripheral Component Interface, or PCI), and would have provided additional bandwidth for faster and better video cards to be used. PowerExpress Manhattan contains many unique chipsets not found on production Macs. Some, like Heathrow, Denali, and Screamer, were used on other Macs such as the Power Mac 9600, where as other ones, such as Radical, Nine99, Kaos, Fatman, Little Boy, and 53C860 are native to the PowerExpress Manhattan board. It is also obvious that Manhattan, Fatman, and Little Boy are all references to the Manhattan Project, the United States Nuclear Weapons program, which took place during the 1940's. (Fatman and Little Boy were the names of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945) Though I have yet to be able to get PowerExpress Manhattan to boot successfully, it does have an [url=node/view/3356]altered Chimes of Doom.[/url] Thanks to the help of fellow 68KMLA member and AppleFritter contributer [url=http://www.applefritter.com/user/view/33]jt[/url], we have also been able to obtain the [url=node/view/3376]boot chime of a PowerExpress tower[/url], which likely is also on the PowerExpress Manhattan.

PowerMac 9500/200

Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:32:46 -0700

What can I say? This is my third mac, but its the first thats been around long enough (and was capable enough) for me to tinker with. Since I bought it last year, I've added another 128mb ram (totaling 256), a small storage drive from a performa 550, and a 4x SCSI CD RW. Future plans may involve a CPU upgrade, adding an ATA, USB, and possibly a firewire controller. Its main drive at the moment is a 2gb scsi, but once I get the ATA controller in I will upgrade it to something larger. Its current specs are as follows: 200mhz PPC (604) 256mb ram 2gb primary 150mb secondary 4x CD-ROM 4x/16x external SCSI CD-R (no RW support) OS 9.1 Everything else is pretty much in it is original. These machines offer great expandability, and you can usually pick one up nowdays for $50-100, depending on configuration. Matt