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Macintosh Performa 630

M3076 · 1994–1996 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Motorola 68LC040 33 MHz (no FPU; the Quadra 630 sibling has a full 68040)
Gpu: Onboard video with 1 MB DRAM frame buffer
Ram: max: 36 MB official (4 MB onboard + 32 MB 72-pin SIMM); ~68 MB reported with oversized SIMMs · base: 4 MB (soldered)
Ports: LC PDS slot · Comm slot (modem/Ethernet cards) · Video slot (Apple TV/Video System tuner card) · DB-15 video (onboard) · ADB · SCSI (DB-25, external) · Serial ×2 (printer, modem) · Microphone in · Audio out (stereo) + front headphone jack
Display: None built in; onboard video with 1 MB DRAM drives 640×480 at 16-bit and up to 832×624 at 8-bit
Storage: base: 250 MB IDE HDD (first Mac desktop with an IDE internal drive) · options: Optional 2X SCSI CD-ROM (caddy-loading Apple CD 300i Plus) · 1.44 MB manual-inject floppy
Os Support: latest: Mac OS 8.1 · shipped: System 7.1.2P

Variants

Revisions

Performa 630CDM3424LL/AAdds the caddy-loading 2X Apple CD 300i Plus drive

Macintosh LC 630Same board sold into education, same 68LC040

Quadra 630Business channel version with a full 68040 (adds FPU)

Performa 637CD / 638CDRetail bundles with the Apple TV/Video System tuner card included

Upgrade paths

CPU

Full 68040 swap adds the FPU, matching Quadra 630 performance · Documented community swap; the socketed 68LC040 comes out cleanly.

MODERATE

RAM

36 MB official via the single 72-pin SIMM slot · The logic board slides out the back on a tray. Community reports of larger single-banked SIMMs reaching ~68 MB.

~$20-$40 for period 72-pin SIMMs

EASY

storage

Larger 3.5" IDE drive, or IDE-to-CF/SD adapters · IDE makes modern flash adapters cheaper here than on SCSI Macs.

EASY

other

Apple TV/Video System card in the video slot: NTSC/PAL tuner, IR remote, video-in-a-window · The signature trick of the 630 family's TV case.

EASY