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Power Macintosh 9600

Personal computer by Apple Computer

Power Macintosh 9600

Personal computer by Apple Computer

FieldValue
NamePower Macintosh 9600 / Workgroup Server 9650
familyPower Macintosh
developerApple Computer
ImagePower Macintosh 9600 350.jpg
ImageWidth150
release date
MSRP
processorPowerPC 604e, 200×1–2 and 233 MHz
PowerPC 604ev, 300 and 350 MHz
OSSystem 7.5.5 - Mac OS 9.1
RAM32 MB, expandable to 1.5 GB
RAMtype70 ns 168-pin DIMM
discontinued
predecessorPower Macintosh 9500
Workgroup Server 9150
successorPower Macintosh G3 (Mini Tower)
relatedPower Macintosh 7300
Power Macintosh 8600

PowerPC 604ev, 300 and 350 MHz Workgroup Server 9150 Power Macintosh 8600

The Power Macintosh 9600 (also sold with additional server software as the Apple Workgroup Server 9650) is a personal computer that is a part of Apple Computer's Power Macintosh series of Macintosh computers. It was introduced in February 1997 alongside the Power Macintosh 7300 and 8600, and replaced the Power Macintosh 9500 as Apple's flagship desktop computer.

The 9600 was replaced by the Power Macintosh G3 Mini Tower in Apple's product lineup in November 1997, with sales of the 9600 continuing until March 1998.

Models

When introduced, the Power Macintosh 9600 was available with three processor configurations: single-processor 200 MHz, dual-processor 200 MHz, and single-processor 233 MHz. The line was updated in August 1997 with a single-processor 300 MHz or 350 MHz "Mach 5" 604ev with a larger L2 cache, priced at $4,500 and $5,300, respectively. An updated Workgroup Server 9650 was introduced at the same time with a 350 MHz CPU, and could be ordered pre-configured as an application server, AppleShare server or Internet server, with prices ranging from $6,800 to US$7,500 depending on the software package chosen.

The 350 MHz model was initially discontinued in October due to CPU supply problems, but reintroduced on February 17, 1998 when the 300 MHz model was discontinued in favor of the new Power Macintosh G3 Mini Tower. While the G3 was faster, its expandability was only on par with the 8600, so the 9600 was kept available until March for users that required it.

Hardware

The "Tsunami" logic board the Power Macintosh 9600 inherited from the [[Power Macintosh 9500

The 9600 came in a new case identical to the 8600, but was internally similar to the 9500 that preceded it, with 12 memory slots and 6 PCI expansion card slots instead of the 8 memory and 3 PCI slots on the 8600. The 9600 used the new PowerPC 604e CPU, an enhanced version of the 9500 604.

IMS IXMICRO TwinTurbo 128<br/>video card

Like its predecessor, the Power Macintosh 9600 has no built-in video; instead, it shipped with an 8 MB IXMICRO TwinTurbo 128-bit PCI video card installed.

The Power Macintosh 9600/350 was the most powerful Mac ever in Apple's four-digit model numbering system, the last multiprocessor Mac for three years, and the last model with six or more expansion slots until the 2019 Mac Pro. No version of OS X was officially supported by Apple on the 9600; its installation and use required the use of the third-party software solution XPostFacto. Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4 was only possible with a G3 processor upgrade installed, and OS X 10.5 was possible with a G4 upgrade. The 9600 was part of the final generation of Macs to ship with a SCSI hard drive as a standard feature; subsequent Macs adopted IDE for the internal hard drive bus.

Technical specifications

ModelPower Macintosh 9600 / 200Power Macintosh 9600 / 200MPPower Macintosh 9600 / 233Power Macintosh 9600 / 300Power Macintosh 9600 / 350TimelineIntroducedDiscontinuedModelModelOrder numberPerformanceProcessorPowerPC 604eDual PowerPC 604ePowerPC 604ePowerPC 604evClock speedCPU cacheFront side busMemoryGraphicsStorageHard driveOptical driveConnectivityNetworkingExpansionOperating SystemInitialLatestDimensions and weight
February 17, 1997August 5, 1997
August 5, 1997February 17, 1998March 17, 1998
M5433
M5456M4952M5883M5901M5906
200 MHz233 MHz300 MHz350 MHz
64 kB L1; 512 kB L264 kB L1; 1.0 MB L2
50 MHz46.6 MHz50 MHz
32 MB 168-pin DIMM
64 MB 168-pin DIMM
Twin Turbo 128 M4A with 4 MB EDO SGRAMTwin Turbo 128 with 8 MB EDO SGRAM
4 GB SCSI
12x CD-ROM24x CD-ROM
AAUI, 10BASE-T
6x PCI slots; 3x 5.25" bays (which can also accept 3.5" drives without adapters); 3x 3.5" bays (including two in base of PCI area and one above the PSU); 1x floppy bay6x PCI slots; 3x 5.25" bays (which can also accept 3.5" drives without adapters); 3x 3.5" bays (including two in the base of the PCI area and one above the PSU) ; 1x floppy bay
System 7.5.5System 7.6.1
Mac OS 9.1
17.3 x 9.7 x 17.3
35.0 lbs (15.9 kg)

Timeline

Notes

References

References

  1. Walsh, Jeff. (August 11, 1997). "350-MHz Mac among Apple's onslaught".
  2. Tafael, Kathy. (January 1998). "Power Macintosh G3 Kicks Ass". MacAddict.
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