Apple · Power Mac

Power Macintosh 9600/300

Released August 1997

A 300 MHz PowerPC tower with six PCI slots, a bundled graphics card and a built-in Zip drive.

Specifications

Processor: PowerPC 604e 300 MHz (Power Macintosh 9600/300)
CPU cores: 1
Graphics: IXMICRO Twin Turbo 128M8 (8 MB VRAM)
Memory: 64 MB
Storage: 4 GB
CPU: 300 MHz PowerPC 604e with 64 KB L1 cache, 1 MB L2 cache, 100 MHz cache bus and 50 MHz system bus
GPU: Bundled IXMICRO Twin Turbo 128M8 PCI video card with 8 MB VRAM; Apple lists output up to 1600 × 1200 pixels
Memory type: 64 MB standard with twelve 168-pin DIMM slots, expandable to 768 MB according to Apple
Storage type: 4 GB internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy, 24× CD-ROM and built-in Iomega Zip drive
Expansion slots: Six PCI slots, one occupied by the bundled graphics card; pre-wired 5.25-inch SCSI expansion bay and two 3.5-inch drive bays

Ports: Ethernet
Back ports: Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two serial ports, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, DB-15 video on the graphics card, stereo audio input and output
External displays: Bundled graphics card supports one external display at up to 1600 × 1200 pixels

Type: Tower
Operating system: macOS
Size and weight detail: Apple lists 17.3 × 9.7 × 17.3 inches (height × width × depth) and 35 lb
Power supply: Apple lists a 560 W maximum
In the box: Apple's 5 August 1997 announcement says the 9600/300 was available immediately worldwide with Mac OS 8. Its support sheet lists original system software as 7.6.1.

Processor	Memory	Storage	Storage type	Graphics
PowerPC 604e 300 MHz (Power Macintosh 9600/300)	64 MB	4 GB	Hard drive	IXMICRO Twin Turbo 128M8 (8 MB VRAM)

Model	Type	Processor	Memory	Storage	Screen	Weight	Released
ApplePower Macintosh 6500/300	Tower	PowerPC 603e 300 MHz (Power Macintosh 6500)	64 MB	4 GB – 6 GB	–	–	1997
ApplePower Macintosh 9600/350	Tower	PowerPC 604e 350 MHz (Power Macintosh 9600/350)	64 MB	4 GB	–	–	Aug 1997
ApplePower Macintosh 6500/250	Tower	PowerPC 603e 250 MHz (Power Macintosh 6500/250)	32 MB – 48 MB	4 GB	–	–	1997