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Power Macintosh 8100

Personal computer by Apple Computer

Field	Value
Name	Power Macintosh 8100 / Power Macintosh 8115 / Workgroup Server 8150
family	Power Macintosh, Workgroup Server
developer	Apple Computer
Image	Power-Macintosh-8100-80av.jpg
caption	A Power Macintosh 8100/80AV
aka	"Cold Fusion", "Flagship"
release date
MSRP
CPU	PowerPC 601, 80–100 MHz
PowerPC 601v, 110 MHz
OS	System 7.1.2 – 9.1 (except 7.5.2)
RAM	8 MB, expandable to 264 MB
RAMtype	80 ns 72-pin SIMM
discontinued
predecessor	Macintosh Quadra 650
Macintosh Quadra 800
Macintosh Quadra 840AV
successor	Power Macintosh 8500
related	Power Macintosh 6100
Power Macintosh 7100

PowerPC 601v, 110 MHz Macintosh Quadra 800 Macintosh Quadra 840AV Power Macintosh 7100

The Power Macintosh 8100 (also sold in Japan as the Power Macintosh 8115 and with bundled server software as the Workgroup Server 8150) is a personal computer that is a part of Apple Computer's Power Macintosh series of Macintosh computers. It was introduced in March 1994 alongside the Power Macintosh 6100 and the 7100 as the high end model of the first generation of the Power Macintosh family, and is a direct replacement of the prior Macintosh Quadra 800. It retains the Quadra 800's enclosure.

The 8100 originally featured a PowerPC 601 at 80 MHz, and was speed-bumped to 100 MHz in January 1995. The main variant of the 8100 are the 8100AV models, which came with an analog video in/out card in its Processor Direct Slot. A faster 110 MHz model was released in November 1994 without an AV variant.

The case has received criticism for being difficult to work with. Dan Knight, writing for Low End Mac, noted that "except for replacing the CPU card in the 8500, changing anything on the motherboard required completely removing it. That included removing the reset button, removing a screw, disconnecting several cables, then sliding the motherboard assembly forward about an inch, then pulling it away from its mounts."{{cite web

In August 1995, the 8100 was discontinued, with the Power Macintosh 8500 taking its place.

Models

An upgraded Workgroup Server 8150, operating in 2020

Introduced March 14, 1994:

Power Macintosh 8100/80:{{cite web
Power Macintosh 8100/80AV:{{cite web

Introduced April 25, 1994:

Workgroup Server 8150:{{cite web

Introduced November 3, 1994:

Power Macintosh 8100/110:{{cite web

Introduced January 3, 1995:

Power Macintosh 8100/100:{{cite web
Power Macintosh 8100/100AV:{{cite web

Introduced February 23, 1995:

Power Macintosh 8115/110:{{cite web

Introduced April 3, 1995:

Workgroup Server 8150/110:{{cite web

In popular culture

Sandra Bullock, starring as systems analyst Angela Bennett, uses a Power Macintosh 8100 as her primary workstation in the movie The Net (1995).

Timeline

References

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