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Apple Macintosh Performa 5200CD vs Apple Macintosh Plus

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AppleMacintosh Performa 5200CDAppleMacintosh Plus
Overview
Released1995January 1986
Performance
ProcessorPowerPC 603 75 MHz (Macintosh Performa 5200CD)68000 8 MHz (Macintosh Plus)
CPU cores11
Memory8 MB1 MB
Storage512 MB to 1 GB–
CPU75 MHz PowerPC 603 with integrated floating-point unit, 16 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 37.5 MHz8 MHz 68000 with 16-bit data path; no PMMU, FPU, cache or second processor. BYTE descriptive coverage identifies Motorola and 7.8336 MHz; maker's nominal 8 MHz retained
GPUIntegrated 1 MB DRAM video; 640 × 480 at 16-bit colour or 832 × 624 at 8-bit colour–
Memory typeTwo 72-pin SIMM slots; 8 MB standard and 64 MB maximum with 80 ns memory1 MB standard, expandable to 4 MB using four 30-pin SIMM slots; maker lists 256K or 1 MB modules installed in pairs, minimum speed 150 ns, and excludes two-chip 1 MB SIMMs. 128K ROM
Storage typeApple lists 500 MB and 1 GB internal IDE hard-drive options, a 1.44 MB floppy drive and 2× or 4× CD-ROM drive options800K removable floppy drive with automatic loading; no internal hard drive or hard-drive interface. External storage connects over SCSI
Expansion slotsMacintosh LC processor-direct slot, communications slot, TV-tuner bay and video input/output slotNone
Display
Screen size15″9″
Resolution832 × 624512 × 342
PanelCRTCRT
Display typeBuilt-in 15-inch multiscan colour CRT with tilt and swivel; it has selectable pixel modes rather than a fixed native LCD resolutionBuilt-in one-bit monochrome CRT; 9-inch diagonal confirmed in Apple's original SE/30 owner manual, Macintosh product-line appendix. Maker's explicit 512 × 342 note corrects its generic 512 × 384 table
Display featuresMaximum listed pixel mode 832 × 624 at 8-bit colour; the developer note also lists 640 × 480 at 16-bit colour–
Connections
PortsHeadphone jackHeadphone jack
Back portsApple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two serial connectors, microphone input and stereo sound output; optional DB-15 video-mirroring portDB-25 SCSI, DB-19 external floppy, printer and modem serial ports, speaker/headphone output; separate keyboard and mouse connections. No Ethernet or external video
Keyboard and mouse–Separate mouse and keyboard; BYTE describes the keyboard's numeric keypad and cursor keys
SpeakersBuilt-in stereo speakers and microphone–
Design and power
TypeAll-in-oneAll-in-one
Operating systemmacOSmacOS
Size and weight detailApple lists 17.5 × 15.1 × 16 inches and 47 lb for the 5200 form factorMaker 16.5 lb; 13.6 in height × 9.6 in width × 10.9 in depth, retained in original units
Power supplyMaximum 125 W; 110–240 V AC at 50–60 Hz; 4.5 V alkaline clock batteryMaximum 60 W, 105–125 V, 50–60 Hz, 0.5 A; 4.5 V alkaline
In the boxOriginal System Software 7.5.1. Apple lists 1 May 1995 as introduction; a separate first-sale date was not established.Original system software 1.1; maker introduced 16 January 1986, discontinued 15 October 1990. Release month from Macworld's historical timeline; exact first-sale day unverified

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