Power Macintosh 9600

M5433 · 1997–1998 · tower

Specifications

Cpu: PowerPC 604e 200-233 MHz (dual 200 MHz option); Kansas revision up to 604ev 350 MHz
Gpu: ixMicro TwinTurbo 128 PCI (IMS TT128), 4 MB VRAM
Ram: max: 1.5 GB EDO DIMM (12 slots, 12x128 MB; Apple officially listed 768 MB) · base: 32 MB
Ports: SCSI (internal and external) · ADB · Serial (printer/modem) · 10BASE-T Ethernet + AAUI · Audio in/out · 6 PCI slots
Storage: base: 4 GB SCSI HDD · options: 8 GB SCSI HDD (Kansas models)
Os Support: latest: Mac OS 9.1 · shipped: Mac OS 7.5.5

Variants

Revisions

9600/200launch config, single 200MHz PowerPC 604e, 1997

9600/200MPdual 200MHz processor config, 1997

9600/233233MHz PowerPC 604e, 1997

9600/300300MHz PowerPC 604e, 1998

9600/350350MHz PowerPC 604e, final revision, 1998

Upgrade paths

CPU

G3/G4 processor daughtercard upgrades up to 1 GHz class (Sonnet, PowerLogix, XLR8) · Slot-loading CPU daughtercard made this the definitive upgrade platform of the clone era; G3 and G4 cards keep these towers alive.

EASY

RAM

1.5 GB EDO (12 DIMM slots, interleaved pairs for best performance) · 12 slots was the most of any Mac of its day.

EASY

storage

Multiple internal SCSI bays; SCSI2SD and other flash adapters common today

EASY

GPU

PCI graphics cards (ATI Rage/Radeon PCI, 3dfx Voodoo) · Six PCI slots; Mac-flashed PCI cards required.

MODERATE