Apple Power Macintosh 8500

E885189

The Apple Power Macintosh 8500 is a mid-1990s high-end Macintosh desktop computer known for its advanced video and audio capabilities and use of PowerPC processor technology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Power Macintosh
desktop computer
alsoKnownAs Power Mac 8500 NERFINISHED
Power Macintosh 8500 NERFINISHED
Power Macintosh 8515 NERFINISHED
architecture PowerPC 32-bit
audioFeatures 16-bit stereo audio in
16-bit stereo audio out
3.5 mm audio jacks
RCA audio connectors
busSpeed 40 MHz
50 MHz
caseDesign same minitower case as Power Macintosh 9500
clockSpeed 120 MHz
132 MHz
150 MHz
180 MHz
200 MHz
cpu PowerPC 604 NERFINISHED
PowerPC 604e NERFINISHED
cpuFamily PowerPC NERFINISHED
discontinuationYear 1997
expansionSlots 3 PCI slots
floppyDrive 1.44 MB 3.5-inch floppy drive
formFactor minitower
introductionYear 1995
manufacturer Apple Computer, Inc. NERFINISHED
maximumRAM 512 MB
networking 10BASE-T Ethernet via AAUI transceiver
notableFor advanced audio input and output
advanced video capture capabilities
use of PowerPC 604 processor
operatingSystem System 7.5.2 NERFINISHED
opticalDrive 4x CD-ROM drive
ports AAUI Ethernet port
ADB port
SCSI port
serial ports
predecessor Apple Power Macintosh 8100 NERFINISHED
productLine Power Macintosh 8000 series NERFINISHED
ramSlots 8
ramType 168-pin 5V EDO DIMM
168-pin 5V FPM DIMM
releaseDate 1995-08
releasePrice US$4000 range (configuration-dependent)
standardHardDiskCapacity 1 GB
2 GB
standardRAM 16 MB
storageInterface SCSI
successor Apple Power Macintosh 8600 NERFINISHED
supportedOperatingSystem Mac OS 8 NERFINISHED
Mac OS 9 NERFINISHED
System 7.5.2 NERFINISHED
targetMarket high-end professional users
videoFeatures S-Video input
S-Video output
composite video input
composite video output
hardware video digitizing
videoOutput built-in video with VRAM

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PowerPC 604 usedIn Apple Power Macintosh 8500
Power Macintosh notableModel Apple Power Macintosh 8500
this entity surface form: Power Macintosh 8500