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Power Computing PowerCenter

1996–1997 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: PowerPC 604, 120 to 180 MHz depending on model, mounted on a daughter card for easy CPU upgrades
Gpu: Built-in graphics accelerator, 1 to 4 MB VRAM
Ram: max: 256 MB via four 168-pin 70 ns (or faster) FPM DIMM slots · base: 8 MB
Ports: ADB port · Two GeoPort-compatible serial ports (mini-DIN 8) · DB-25 SCSI connector · AAUI and 10Base-T Ethernet · 3 PCI expansion slots
Display: Integrated video, 1 to 4 MB VRAM, 512x384 up to 1280x1024
Storage: base: 1 GB SCSI hard drive with a 4x (or faster) SCSI CD-ROM drive · options:
Os Support: latest: Mac OS 9.1 · shipped: System 7.5.2
Release Price: $1,895

Variants

Revisions

PowerCenter 120120 MHz PowerPC 604, entry model

PowerCenter 132132 MHz PowerPC 604

PowerCenter 150150 MHz PowerPC 604

PowerCenter 166166 MHz PowerPC 604

PowerCenter 180180 MHz PowerPC 604, top of the original 1996 lineup

PowerCenter Pro 210Later 1996/1997 revision with a 210 MHz PowerPC 604e

Upgrade paths

CPU

Faster PowerPC 604e or third-party G3 daughter cards, up to and beyond the original 210 MHz ceiling · The CPU sat on a removable daughter card by design, a signature feature of the PowerCenter line marketed as upgrade-friendly.

EASY

RAM

256 MB across four 168-pin FPM DIMM slots · Standard user-accessible DIMM slots, no proprietary modules.

EASY