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Power Macintosh 8100/80

Released 1994

An 80 MHz PowerPC tower with three NuBus slots and expandable video memory.

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Processor: PowerPC 601 80 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/80)
CPU cores: 1
Memory: 8 MB or 16 MB
Storage: 250 MB to 1 GB
CPU: 80 MHz PowerPC 601 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 40 MHz; 4 MB ROM
GPU: Power Macintosh video card with 2 MB VRAM, expandable to 4 MB using four 512 KB SIMMs; separate HDI-45 video shares system DRAM. The non-AV model has no S-video input or output.
Memory type: 8 MB soldered to the logic board and eight 72-pin noncomposite SIMM sockets, using matched pairs rated 80 ns or faster; maximum 264 MB total
Storage type: Internal SCSI hard drive and 1.44 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy; 2× AppleCD 300i Plus CD-ROM is configuration-dependent. Apple's US brochure lists 8 MB/250 MB with or without CD-ROM, 16 MB/500 MB with or without CD-ROM, and 16 MB/1 GB with CD-ROM; an additional 16 MB/500 MB bundle includes SoftWindows.
Expansion slots: Three NuBus slots for long or short cards; processor-direct slot occupied by the video card. Internal space accommodates a half-height 5.25-inch device, one full-height 3.5-inch hard drive and one removable 3.5-inch device.

Ports: Ethernet
External displays: Up to 2
Back ports: ADB, AAUI-15 Ethernet, HDI-45 and DB-15 video, external DB-25 SCSI, two LocalTalk/GeoPort serial ports, and 16-bit stereo audio input and output; the brochure includes an HDI-45 display adapter with the non-AV model
External displays: Maker brochure supports two simultaneous displays. The VRAM output supports 24-bit colour at 640 × 480 and 832 × 624; 2 MB VRAM gives 16-bit colour at 1024 × 768 and 1152 × 870, while 4 MB gives 24-bit colour at those resolutions.
Keyboard and mouse: Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II and display adapter included in the US non-AV bundles; keyboard and monitor separate

Type: Tower
Weight: 11.5 kg
Width × depth × height: 196 × 396 × 360 mm
Operating system: macOS
Size and weight detail: Original Apple Service Source lists 360 × 196 × 396 mm and 11.5 kg, varying by installed devices. The US brochure's 30.6 cm height conflicts with its own 14.25-inch figure; the UK brochure and Service Source give 36 cm. Apple's support sheet lists 14 × 7.7 × 15.75 inches and 25.3 lb; metric headline dimensions use the original service document.
Power supply: Automatically configured 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; Service Source distinguishes 298 W maximum continuous and 453 W peak AC input, excluding the monitor, from 200 W continuous DC output. Brochures and support list 200 W maximum without that distinction.
In the box: Original System Software 7.1.2 with PowerPC Enabler 1.0, setup and reference documentation and limited warranty. Apple records introduction on 14 March 1994; April 1994 Apple Directions states the exact model is available in large quantities worldwide, establishing sale in 1994 without resolving the first-sale month.

Processor	Memory	Storage	Storage type
PowerPC 601 80 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/80)	8 MB	250 MB	Hard drive
PowerPC 601 80 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/80)	16 MB	500 MB	Hard drive
PowerPC 601 80 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/80)	16 MB	1 GB	Hard drive

Model	Type	Processor	Memory	Storage	Screen	Weight	Released
ApplePower Macintosh 8100/110	Tower	PowerPC 601+ 110 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/110)	16 MB	2 GB	–	–	1994
ApplePower Macintosh 8100/100	Tower	PowerPC 601 100 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/100)	16 MB	700 MB	–	11.3 kg	1995
ApplePower Macintosh 8100/100AV	Tower	PowerPC 601 100 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/100AV)	16 MB	1 GB	–	11.3 kg	1995