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Macintosh Quadra 800

Released 1993

A 33 MHz 68040 tower with three NuBus slots, built-in AAUI Ethernet and support for 136 MB of RAM.

Specifications

Processor: 68040 33 MHz (Macintosh Quadra 800)
CPU cores: 1
Memory: 8 MB
Storage: 230 MB
CPU: 33 MHz Motorola 68040 with integrated memory management and floating-point unit, 8 KB L1 cache and 32-bit data path
GPU: Built-in video with 512 KB VRAM supports 8-bit colour at 640 × 480 and 832 × 624; 1 MB VRAM raises both to 16-bit colour
Memory type: 8 MB on the logic board plus four 72-pin SIMM slots; Apple supports 8–136 MB total with 60 ns memory
Storage type: Internal 1.44 MB floppy drive, SCSI hard drive in Apple's 230 MB–1 GB range and optional 2× CD-ROM drive
Expansion slots: Three NuBus slots and one processor-direct slot

Ports: Ethernet
Back ports: Two Apple Desktop Bus ports, DB-15 video, DB-25 SCSI, printer and modem serial ports, AAUI-15 Ethernet, microphone input and speaker output
External displays: Built-in video supports up to 1152 × 870 pixels; colour depth depends on VRAM

Type: Tower
Weight: 10.89 kg
Width × depth × height: 196 × 400 × 356 mm
Operating system: macOS
Size and weight detail: Apple's 14 × 7.7 × 15.75 inch and 24 lb reference dimensions; metric fields are rounded conversions
Power supply: Maximum 200 W; 100–240 V AC, 47–63 Hz; 3.6 V lithium clock battery
In the box: Original System Software 7.1 with System Enabler 040. Apple lists 10 February 1993 as introduction; a separate first-sale month was not established.

Processor	Memory	Storage	Storage type
68040 33 MHz (Macintosh Quadra 800)	8 MB	230 MB	Hard drive

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ApplePower Macintosh 8100/80AV	Tower	PowerPC 601 80 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/80AV)	8 MB	250 MB – 1 GB	–	11.48 kg	1994
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