Apple · Power Mac

Power Macintosh 9500/120

Released 1995

A 120 MHz PowerPC 604 tower with six PCI slots and a supplied graphics accelerator.

Type
Tower
Processor
PowerPC 604 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 9500/120)
Memory
16 MB
Storage
1 GB
Screen
–
Weight
12.7 kg

Performance

Processor
PowerPC 604 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 9500/120)
CPU cores
1
Graphics
Apple Accelerated Graphics card
Memory
16 MB
Storage
1 GB
CPU
120 MHz PowerPC 604; 32 KB L1 and 512 KB L2 cache, integrated floating-point unit and 40 MHz system bus; processor on an upgradeable card
GPU
Bundled PCI Apple Accelerated Graphics card with 2 MB video memory, expandable to 4 MB; Apple's October 1995 catalogue identifies ATI mach64. No onboard video; card occupies one of six PCI slots
Memory type
Twelve 168-pin, 70 ns DIMM slots; 16 MB supplied in the listed 120 MHz configuration, expandable to 768 MB in the maker's technical sheets
Storage type
1 GB SCSI hard drive, 4× AppleCD 600i CD-ROM and 1.44 MB SuperDrive floppy drive
Expansion slots
Six PCI slots, one occupied by graphics; two additional 3.5-inch storage devices supported

Display

Screen
None built in

Connections

Ports
Ethernet
Back ports
DB-15 video on the supplied PCI card, ADB, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort-compatible serial connectors and stereo sound input/output. AAUI and 10BASE-T connectors serve the same Ethernet interface; only one is used at a time

Design and power

Type
Tower
Weight
12.7 kg
Width × depth × height
196 × 400 × 430 mm
Operating system
macOS
Size and weight detail
Japan sheet 430 × 196 × 400 mm and approximately 12.7 kg, varying with internal devices; October catalogue rounds dimensions to 429 × 196 × 401 mm and weight to 12.6 kg
Power supply
Maximum 225 W; support table specifies 100–125 or 200–240 V at 50–60 Hz, while Japan's sheet states 100–240 V automatic selection. 3.6 V lithium clock battery
In the box
Original System 7.5.2 and System Enabler 701; Japanese package includes ADB Mouse II, power cable and software CD. Keyboard and display separate. Support lists introduction on 1 May 1995; an actual first-sale date was not established

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorageStorage typeGraphics
PowerPC 604 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 9500/120)16 MB1 GBHard driveApple Accelerated Graphics card

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Six PCI slots and twelve memory slots
  • Upgradeable processor card
  • Supplied graphics card with expandable video memory

Cons

  • No USB ports
  • Graphics card occupies one PCI slot
  • SCSI storage and legacy peripheral connections

Closest rivals

Model
TypeProcessorMemoryStorageScreenWeightReleased
TowerPowerPC 601 100 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/100)16 MB700 MB–11.3 kg1995
TowerPowerPC 601 100 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/100AV)16 MB1 GB–11.3 kg1995
TowerPowerPC 604 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 8500/120)16 MB1 GB – 2 GB–11.34 kg1995

Sources

  1. support.apple.com/en-ug/112050
  2. apple.com/jp/support/datasheet/desktop/PM9500.html
  3. vintageapple.org/applefacts/pdf/Apple_Facts_9510_10.95_October_1995.pdf

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