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The 8600 case is later used for the [[Power Macintosh G3]] tower. | The 8600 case is later used for the [[Power Macintosh G3]] tower. | ||
Although announced in February 1997, It was not until June that the 8600 actually shipped in bulk. It came in the same innovative case design as the [[Power Macintosh 9600]], and ran on a 200 Mhz [[PowerPC 604e]]. It included an internal Zip drive (a Power Mac first). It also included video input and output. The 8600 used the Nitro motherboard, as did its predecessor, the [[Power Macintosh 8500]]. The 8600 initially sold for $2,700. In August, Apple announced "speed bumped" versions of the 8600 with a 250 or 300 Mhz "Mach 5" 604e. Like its predecessor, the 8600/300 did not ship for several months after it was announced due to supply problems. The 8600 was discontinued in early 1998. | |||
=General Information= | |||
===CPU=== | |||
The enhanced Power Macintosh 8600 and 9600 computers use a new microprocessor, code named Mach 5, that is based on the [[PowerPC 604e]] architecture. Among the features of the Mach 5 microprocessor are: | |||
* on-chip data and instruction caches of 32 KB each | |||
* processor clock speed up to 7 times the bus clock speed | |||
=Documentation= | =Documentation= | ||
* [[Enhanced Power Macintosh 8600 and 9600 Developer Note]] | * [[Enhanced Power Macintosh 8600 and 9600 Developer Note]] | ||
* [[Power Macintosh 7300, 7600, 8600, and 9600 Developer Note]] | |||
* [[Power Macintosh 8600/9600/WS 9650 Service Source]] | |||
=See Also= | =See Also= | ||
* [[Apple Computer]] | * [[Apple Computer]] | ||
* [[Power Macintosh 9600]] | |||
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|+The Power Macintosh Series from [[Apple Computer]] | |||
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|[[Power Macintosh 4400]] -- [[Power Macintosh 5200]] -- [[Power Macintosh 5260]] -- [[Power Macintosh 5300]] -- [[Power Macintosh 5400]] -- [[Power Macintosh 5500]] -- [[Power Macintosh 6100]] -- [[Power Macintosh 6200]] -- [[Power Macintosh 6300]] -- [[Power Macintosh 6360]] -- [[Power Macintosh 6400]] -- [[Power Macintosh 6500]] -- [[Power Macintosh 7100]] -- [[Power Macintosh 7200]] -- [[Power Macintosh 7300]] -- [[Power Macintosh 7500]] -- [[Power Macintosh 7600]] -- [[Power Macintosh 8100]] -- [[Power Macintosh 8500]] -- [[Power Macintosh 8600]] -- [[Power Macintosh 9500]] -- [[Power Macintosh 9600]] -- [[Power Macintosh G3]] | |||
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[[Category:Apple]] | [[Category:Apple]] | ||
[[Category:PowerPC]] | [[Category:PowerPC]] | ||
[[Category:1997]] | |||
Revision as of 23:13, 14 September 2020
The 8600 case is later used for the Power Macintosh G3 tower.
Although announced in February 1997, It was not until June that the 8600 actually shipped in bulk. It came in the same innovative case design as the Power Macintosh 9600, and ran on a 200 Mhz PowerPC 604e. It included an internal Zip drive (a Power Mac first). It also included video input and output. The 8600 used the Nitro motherboard, as did its predecessor, the Power Macintosh 8500. The 8600 initially sold for $2,700. In August, Apple announced "speed bumped" versions of the 8600 with a 250 or 300 Mhz "Mach 5" 604e. Like its predecessor, the 8600/300 did not ship for several months after it was announced due to supply problems. The 8600 was discontinued in early 1998.
General Information
CPU
The enhanced Power Macintosh 8600 and 9600 computers use a new microprocessor, code named Mach 5, that is based on the PowerPC 604e architecture. Among the features of the Mach 5 microprocessor are:
- on-chip data and instruction caches of 32 KB each
- processor clock speed up to 7 times the bus clock speed
Documentation
- Enhanced Power Macintosh 8600 and 9600 Developer Note
- Power Macintosh 7300, 7600, 8600, and 9600 Developer Note
- Power Macintosh 8600/9600/WS 9650 Service Source
See Also
| Power Macintosh 4400 -- Power Macintosh 5200 -- Power Macintosh 5260 -- Power Macintosh 5300 -- Power Macintosh 5400 -- Power Macintosh 5500 -- Power Macintosh 6100 -- Power Macintosh 6200 -- Power Macintosh 6300 -- Power Macintosh 6360 -- Power Macintosh 6400 -- Power Macintosh 6500 -- Power Macintosh 7100 -- Power Macintosh 7200 -- Power Macintosh 7300 -- Power Macintosh 7500 -- Power Macintosh 7600 -- Power Macintosh 8100 -- Power Macintosh 8500 -- Power Macintosh 8600 -- Power Macintosh 9500 -- Power Macintosh 9600 -- Power Macintosh G3 |