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Apple Power Macintosh 8500/150

Apple · Power Mac

Power Macintosh 8500/150

Released 1996

A 150 MHz PowerPC 604 tower with three PCI slots, built-in 10BASE-T Ethernet and analogue video capture.

Type
Tower
Processor
PowerPC 604 150 MHz (Power Macintosh 8500/150)
Memory
16 MB
Storage
2 GB
Screen
–
Weight
11.34 kg

Specifications

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Performance

Processor
PowerPC 604 150 MHz (Power Macintosh 8500/150)
CPU cores
1
Memory
16 MB
Storage
2 GB
CPU
150 MHz PowerPC 604 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 50 MHz
GPU
Built-in video with 2 MB VRAM supports 24-bit colour through 832 × 624; 4 MB VRAM raises 1152 × 870 to 24-bit colour and is required for video mirroring
Memory type
Eight 168-pin DIMM slots; Apple supports 16–512 MB total with 70 ns memory
Storage type
Internal 1.44 MB floppy drive, 2 GB SCSI hard drive and 4× or 8× CD-ROM drive
Expansion slots
Three PCI slots; optional PC Compatibility Card

Display

Screen
None built in

Connections

Ports
Ethernet
Back ports
Apple Desktop Bus, DB-15 video, DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connections, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, S-video and RCA video input and output, RCA audio input and output, microphone input and speaker output
External displays
Built-in video supports up to 1280 × 1024 pixels; available colour depth depends on VRAM

Design and power

Type
Tower
Weight
11.34 kg
Width × depth × height
196 × 400 × 356 mm
Operating system
macOS
Size and weight detail
Apple's 14 × 7.7 × 15.75 inch and 25 lb reference dimensions; metric fields are rounded conversions
Power supply
Maximum 225 W; 100–125 or 200–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; 3.6 V lithium clock battery
In the box
Original System Software 7.5.3. Apple lists 22 April 1996 as introduction; a separate maker first-sale date was not established.

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorageStorage type
PowerPC 604 150 MHz (Power Macintosh 8500/150)16 MB2 GBHard drive

Pros and cons

Pros

  • S-video and RCA video input and output
  • Three PCI expansion slots
  • Eight DIMM slots with 512 MB official memory ceiling

Cons

  • No USB ports
  • 2 MB standard VRAM limits higher-resolution colour depth
  • Video mirroring needs a VRAM upgrade

Closest rivals

Model
TypeProcessorMemoryStorageScreenWeightReleased
AppleMacintosh Performa 6400/180
TowerPowerPC 603e 180 MHz (Performa 6400)16 MB1.6 GB––1996
ApplePower Macintosh 8200/120
TowerPowerPC 601 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 7200/120)16 MB1.2 GB–11.3 kg1996
ApplePower Macintosh 8500/132
TowerPowerPC 604 132 MHz (Power Macintosh 9500/132)16 MB1.2 GB––1996

Sources

  1. support.apple.com/en-mo/112057
  2. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Power_Macintosh_8500_150.jpg

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