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| Developer | Apple Computer |
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| Product family | Power Macintosh |
| Released | February 17, 1997 (1997-02-17) |
| Introductory price | US$3,700 (equivalent to $7,250 in 2024) |
| Discontinued | March 17, 1998 (1998-03-17) |
| Operating system | System 7.5.5 -Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | PowerPC 604e, 200×1–2 and 233 MHz PowerPC 604ev, 300 and 350 MHz |
| Memory | 32MB, expandable to 1.5GB (70ns 168-pinDIMM) |
| Predecessor | Power Macintosh 9500 Workgroup Server 9150 |
| Successor | Power Macintosh G3 (Mini Tower) |
| Related | Power Macintosh 7300 Power Macintosh 8600 |
ThePower Macintosh 9600 (also sold with additional server software as theApple Workgroup Server 9650) is apersonal computer that is a part ofApple Computer'sPower Macintosh series ofMacintosh computers. It was introduced in February 1997 alongside thePower Macintosh 7300 and8600, and replaced thePower Macintosh 9500 as Apple's flagship desktop computer.
The 9600 was replaced by thePower Macintosh G3 Mini Tower in Apple's product lineup in November 1997, with sales of the 9600 continuing until March 1998.
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 largerL2 cache, priced at $4,500 and $5,300, respectively.[1] 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.[1]
The 350 MHz model was initially discontinued in October due to CPU supply problems,[2] but reintroduced on February 17, 1998[3] when the 300 MHz model was discontinued in favor of the newPower 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.
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 6PCI expansion card slots instead of the 8 memory and 3 PCI slots on the 8600.[4] The 9600 used the newPowerPC 604e CPU, an enhanced version of the 9500604.
Like its predecessor, the Power Macintosh 9600 has no built-in video; instead, it shipped with an 8 MBIXMICRO 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 the2019 Mac Pro. No version ofOS 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 or10.4 was only possible with a G3 processor upgrade installed, andOS X 10.5 was possible with a G4 upgrade. The 9600 was part of the final generation of Macs to ship with aSCSI hard drive as a standard feature; subsequent Macs adoptedIDE for the internal hard drive bus.
According to Apple, all of these models are obsolete.[a][5]
| Model | Power Macintosh 9600 / 200[6] | Power Macintosh 9600 / 200MP[7] | Power Macintosh 9600 / 233[4] | Power Macintosh 9600 / 300[8] | Power Macintosh 9600 / 350[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline | Introduced | February 17, 1997 | August 5, 1997 | ||||
| Discontinued | August 5, 1997 | February 17, 1998 | March 17, 1998 | ||||
| Model | Model | M5433 | |||||
| Order number(Cost $USD) | M5456($3699) | M4952($4699) | M5883($4199) | M5901($4599) | M5906($5399) | ||
| Performance | Processor | PowerPC 604e | DualPowerPC 604e | PowerPC 604e | PowerPC 604ev | ||
| Clock speed | 200 MHz | 233 MHz | 300 MHz | 350 MHz | |||
| CPU cache | 64 kB L1; 512 kB L2 | 64 kB L1; 1.0 MB L2 | |||||
| Front side bus | 50 MHz | 46.6 MHz | 50 MHz | ||||
| Memory | 32 MB 168-pinDIMM Supported Maximum 768 MB Actual Maximum 1.5 GB | 64 MB 168-pinDIMM Supported Maximum 768 MB Actual Maximum 1.5 GB | |||||
| Graphics | Twin Turbo 128 M4A with 4 MBEDO SGRAM | Twin Turbo 128 with 8 MBEDO SGRAM | |||||
| Storage | Hard drive | 4 GBSCSI | |||||
| Optical drive | 12x CD-ROM | 24x CD-ROM | |||||
| Connectivity | Networking | AAUI,10BASE-T | |||||
| Expansion | 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 bay | 6x 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 | |||||
| Operating System | Initial | System 7.5.5 | System 7.6.1 | ||||
| Latest | Mac OS 9.1 | ||||||
| Dimensions and weight | 17.3 x 9.7 x 17.3 35.0 lbs (15.9 kg) | ||||||
| Timeline of Power Macintosh, Pro, and Studio models |
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 See also:List of Mac models |
