Powermac 9500
The Apple Power Macintosh 9500/180MP, based on the Tsunami architecture, features dual 180 MHz PowerPC 604e processors, 16 MB or 32 MB of RAM, a 2.0 GB hard drive, and a 2 MB ATI video card in an expandable tower case.
The Power Macintosh 9500 (the 132 MHz model is also known as Power Macintosh 9515 in Europe and Japan) was a high-end Macintosh personal
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computer which was designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from May 1995 until early 1997. It was powered by a PowerPC 604 processor, a second-generation PowerPC chip which was faster than the earlier PowerPC 601 chip. The 180MP and 200 used the enhanced PowerPC 604e processor. The CPU was connected via a daughterboard, and so could be swapped easily. Available were single-processor cards ranging from 120 to 200 MHz, and a dual processor card with two 180 MHz CPUs. It was the first Macintosh to use the PCI standard, with six PCI slots available, with one always needed for the graphics card. The basic design of the logic board, called “Tsunami”, was used by various Macintosh clone makers as a reference design and a modified version was used in the non-Macintosh Apple Network Server series. The 9500 was superseded by the Power Macintosh 9600 in February 1997.
Utilizing a third party G4 CPU upgrade and the XPostFacto installation utility it is possible to run up to Mac OS X v10.5 “Leopard” on a 9500, making it the oldest model capable of running Mac OS X.
| Introduction Date: |
August 7, 1996 | Discontinued Date: |
February 17, 1997 |
| Processor Type: | PowerPC 604e | Processor Speed: |
Dual 180 MHz |
| Processor Upgrade: |
Daughtercard | FPU (Integrated): |
PowerPC 604e |
| System Bus Speed: |
45 MHz | Lookaside Bus Speed: |
45 MHz |
| ROM Size: | 4 MB | Data Path: | 64-bit |
| Level 1 Cache: | 64k | Level 2 Cache: | 512k |
| RAM Type: | 70 ns 168-pin DIMM |
VRAM Type: | Video card |
| Standard RAM: | 16 MB, 32 MB | Maximum RAM: | 1536 MB |
| Motherboard RAM: |
None | RAM Slots: | 12 1. |
| Standard VRAM: | 2 MB 2. |
Maximum VRAM: | 4 MB 2. |
| Standard Hard Drive: |
2.0 GB | Int. Hard Drive Type: |
SCSI |
| Standard CD-ROM: |
8X 3. |
Standard Disk: | 1.44 MB (manual) |
| Standard Modem: | N/A | Standard Ethernet: |
AAUI, 10Base-T |
| Case Type: | Tower | Form Factor: | Power Mac 9500 |
| Exp. Slots: | 6 PCI | Exp. Bays (Free): |
1 (5.25″) 3. |
| Battery Type: | 3.6V Lithium | Battery Life: | N/A |
| Built-in Display: |
N/A | Supported MacOS: |
7.5.3-7.6.1, 8.0-9.0 |
| Dimensions: | 16.9 x 7.7 x 15.75 4. |
Avg. Weight: | 28 lbs. |
| Original Price: | $4900 US | Est. Current Price: |
N/A |
| Notes: | 1. RAM can be interleaved to improve performance.2. 2 MB video card be expanded to 4 MB with 2 MB daughtercard. 3. 4. 5. |
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